How much municipal tax do you pay in Mechelen?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Mechelen is 6,8% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Mechelen?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Mechelen are 1.100 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Mechelen?

The median price for a house in Mechelen is € 355.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Mechelen

Taxes, housing prices & more · Antwerpen

Wie het Rivierenland verkent, komt al snel uit bij Mechelen, een stad met 89.655 inwoners. De aanvullende personenbelasting bedraagt 6,8%, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde van 7,2% ligt. De lagere gemeentebelasting compenseert deels de hogere vastgoedprijzen.

Municipal tax

6,8%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.100

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 355.000

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

89.655

Avg. rent price

€ 1.007

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,8%

5% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.100

23% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

145,33

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.212,75

Based on a gross income of € 40.000 and a cadastral income (KI) of € 1.200. Calculate with your own details →

Source: Gemeente-Stadsmonitor Vlaanderen, tax year 2025

Calculate your housing cost

Gross annual income (€)

Cadastral income (€)ⓘ

Simplified calculation · AJ 2026

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 2.212,75

or per month€ 184,40

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 355.000

4% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 260.000

Price evolution

+0,4%

Transactions

790

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 1.007 / month

↑ Avg. € 889

▲ +4,6% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 1.041(Fl. avg. € 990)

Gebaseerd op nieuwe huurcontracten afgesloten via een vastgoedkantoor. Bron: CIB Huurbarometer, S1 2025.

Demographics

Inhabitants

89.655

Surface area

65,8 km²

Population density

1.363/km²

Average income

€ 40.158

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

7.218 offences

80,8 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -6,7% vs 2023#266 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

80,8

Theft

24,7

Violence

6,7

Vandalism

6,7

Crime statistics are based on police-registered offences (source: Federal Police, 2024). This only includes reported and registered crimes. Cities tend to score higher because more people pass through, work and go out there.

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Source: Federale Politie via Gemeente-Stadsmonitor, 2024

Education & childcare

104 schools

16.571 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

3.098

Kindergarten

6.380

Primary

7.093

Secondary

Childcare

1.661

licensed spots

57,5

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UAntwerpen

Nearest university · Antwerpen · 21,5 km

Thomas More

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Mechelen · 2,0 km

campuses within 15 km

campuses within 30 km

School counts represent the number of locations in the municipality. Student numbers are based on the student's place of residence, not the school's location. Source: Dataloep, Flemish Ministry of Education, school year 2025-2026.

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