How much municipal tax do you pay in Mortsel?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Mortsel is 6,5% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Mortsel?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Mortsel are 830 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Mortsel?

The median price for a house in Mortsel is € 427.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Mortsel

Taxes, housing prices & more · Antwerpen

Mortsel is een verstedelijkte gemeente in de Antwerpse rand, in de provincie Antwerpen. Het gemiddeld netto-inkomen per inwoner bedraagt € 24.663, wat rond het Vlaamse gemiddelde ligt. De bevolkingsdichtheid van 3.428 inwoners per km² wijst op een sterk verstedelijkt karakter.

Municipal tax

6,5%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

830

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 427.000

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

26.736

Avg. rent price

€ 972

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,5%

9% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

830

7% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

145,33

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.889,87

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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Gross annual income (€)

Cadastral income (€)ⓘ

Simplified calculation · AJ 2026

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 1.889,87

or per month€ 157,49

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 427.000

25% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 250.000

Price evolution

-12,3%

Transactions

176

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 972 / month

↑ Avg. € 889

▲ +7,5% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 1.023(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

26.736

Surface area

7,8 km²

Population density

3.428/km²

Average income

€ 42.284

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.870 offences

70,3 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -8,1% vs 2023#249 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

70,3

Theft

22,5

Violence

7,0

Vandalism

6,0

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

23 schools

4.723 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

980

Kindergarten

1.817

Primary

1.926

Secondary

Childcare

374

licensed spots

38,9

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UAntwerpen

Nearest university · Antwerpen · 6,8 km

AP Hogeschool

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Antwerpen · 6,8 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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