How much municipal tax do you pay in Oostende?

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

How much are the property tax surcharges in Oostende?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Oostende are 1.259,5 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Oostende?

The median price for a house in Oostende is € 290.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Oostende

Taxes, housing prices & more · West-Vlaanderen

In de provincie West-Vlaanderen behoort Oostende tot de Vlaamse Kust, als stad. Het gemiddeld netto-inkomen per inwoner bedraagt € 21.827, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 804 per maand.

Municipal tax

6,5%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.259,5

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 290.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

72.817

Avg. rent price

€ 804

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,5%

9% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.259,5

41% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

186,22

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.392,87

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€ 2.392,87

or per month€ 199,41

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 290.000

15% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 425.000

Median price apartment

€ 215.000

Price evolution

+8,3%

Transactions

452

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 804 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +3,4% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 799(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

72.817

Surface area

41 km²

Population density

1.776/km²

Average income

€ 33.660

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

7.342 offences

101,2 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -3,0% vs 2023#281 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

101,2

Theft

34,6

Violence

6,5

Vandalism

8,2

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

75 schools

10.550 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

2.030

Kindergarten

4.002

Primary

4.518

Secondary

Childcare

728

licensed spots

41,7

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 59,2 km

VIVES

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Torhout · 20,6 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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