Living in Oudenaarde

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

Oudenaarde, een regionale stad in de provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, maakt deel uit van de Vlaamse Ardennen. De mediaanprijs voor een woonhuis bedraagt € 285.000, wat rond het Vlaamse gemiddelde van € 303.263 ligt. De vastgoedprijzen stegen het afgelopen jaar met 12,1%.

Municipal tax

7,0%

Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

756

Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 297.000

Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

32.930

Avg. rent price

€ 782

Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,0%

2% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

756

16% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.871,03

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

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 1.871,03
or per month€ 155,92

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 297.000

13% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 430.000

Median price apartment

€ 255.000

Price evolution

+12,1%

Transactions

281

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 782 / month

Avg. € 889

+3,7% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 850(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

32.930

Surface area

68,9 km²

Population density

478/km²

Average income

€ 40.865

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

2.000 offences

61,2 per 1,000 inhabitants

-14,9% vs 2023#229 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total
61,2
Theft
12,3
Violence
7,9
Vandalism
4,2
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

58 schools

5.305 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

20

Kindergarten

18

Primary

14

Secondary

6

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

989

Kindergarten

1.854

Primary

2.462

Secondary

Childcare

553

licensed spots

60,6

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 23,0 km

HoGent

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Gent · 21,4 km

0

campuses within 15 km

6

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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