Living in Mesen
Taxes, housing prices & more · West-Vlaanderen
Mesen is met 1.071 inwoners een van de kleinste gemeenten van Vlaanderen, gelegen in de Westhoek. De aanvullende personenbelasting van 9% behoort tot de hoogste van Vlaanderen, waar het gemiddelde 7,2% bedraagt.
Municipal tax
9,0%
↑Avg. 7,2%
Property tax surcharges
1.196
↑Avg. 895
Median price house
€ 152.500
↓Avg. € 341.499
Inhabitants
1.071
Taxes
Municipal tax (APB)
9,0%
Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)
1.196
Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)
186,22
Estimated yearly municipal tax burden
€ 2.609,59
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
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Simplified calculation · AJ 2026
Real estate prices
Median price house
€ 152.500
Median price villa
Insufficient data
Median price apartment
Insufficient data
Price evolution
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Transactions
10
Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024
Rental prices
Insufficient data available for this municipality.
Flemish average: € 889 / maand
Based on new rental contracts concluded through a real estate agency. Source: CIB Huurbarometer, S1 2025.
Demographics
Inhabitants
1.071
Surface area
3,6 km²
Population density
298/km²
Average income
€ 30.410
Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024
Safety & crime
66 offences
61,4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average
Source: Federale Politie via Gemeente-Stadsmonitor, 2024
Education & childcare
2 schools
177 students (place of residence)
Schools by type
1
Kindergarten
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0
Special education
Students by level (place of residence)
32
Kindergarten
65
Primary
80
Secondary
Childcare
22
licensed spots
59,1
spots per 100 children (age 0-3)
Higher education nearby
UGent
Nearest university · Gent · 66,2 km
Howest
Nearest college (hogeschool) · Kortrijk · 25,7 km
0
campuses within 15 km
3
campuses within 30 km