How much municipal tax do you pay in Pajottegem?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Pajottegem is 7,3% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Pajottegem?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Pajottegem are 895 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Pajottegem?

The median price for a house in Pajottegem is € 354.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Pajottegem

Taxes, housing prices & more · Vlaams-Brabant

Pajottegem is een fusiegemeente die op 1 januari 2025 ontstond uit de samenvoeging van Galmaarden, Gooik en Herne. Gelegen in Pajottenland in de provincie Vlaams-Brabant, is het een landelijke gemeente met 25.287 inwoners. De mediaanprijs voor een woonhuis bedraagt € 275.000, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde van € 303.263 ligt. De betaalbare vastgoedprijzen compenseren deels de hogere belastingdruk.

Municipal tax

7,3%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

895

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 354.000

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

25.287

Avg. rent price

€ 889

Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,3%

2% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

895

Rond het Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

171,75

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.078,71

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€ 2.078,71

or per month€ 173,23

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 354.000

4% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

Insufficient data

Price evolution

-4,5%

Transactions

216

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 889 / month

→ Avg. € 889

▲ +8,5% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 1.008(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

25.287

Surface area

120,2 km²

Population density

210/km²

Average income

€ 25.689

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

788 offences

31,2 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +4,7% vs 2023#27 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

31,2

Theft

6,2

Violence

2,5

Vandalism

3,6

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

26 schools

3.974 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

732

Kindergarten

1.466

Primary

1.776

Secondary

Childcare

253

licensed spots

37,7

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

VUB

Nearest university · Brussel · 26,6 km

HoGent

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Aalst · 24,3 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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