How much municipal tax do you pay in Poperinge?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Poperinge is 8,0% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Poperinge?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Poperinge are 1.215 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Poperinge?

The median price for a house in Poperinge is € 233.500 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Poperinge

Taxes, housing prices & more · West-Vlaanderen

Als regionale stad in de Westhoek combineert Poperinge een landelijk karakter met een goede bereikbaarheid. Met een mediaanprijs van € 167.000 voor een woonhuis behoort Poperinge tot de meest betaalbare gemeenten van Vlaanderen. Met 166 inwoners per km² is het een uitgesproken landelijke gemeente.

Municipal tax

8,0%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.215

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 233.500

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

19.962

Avg. rent price

€ 678

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

8,0%

12% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.215

36% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

186,22

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.516,06

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€ 2.516,06

or per month€ 209,67

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 233.500

32% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 306.000

Median price apartment

€ 210.000

Price evolution

-20,7%

Transactions

215

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 678 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +9,5% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 730(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

19.962

Surface area

120,4 km²

Population density

166/km²

Average income

€ 35.473

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.004 offences

50,4 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -0,5% vs 2023#188 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

50,4

Theft

9,1

Violence

4,2

Vandalism

6,5

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

43 schools

3.251 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

578

Kindergarten

1.196

Primary

1.477

Secondary

Childcare

264

licensed spots

54,2

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 75,6 km

VIVES

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Roeselare · 32,0 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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