Living in Ronse

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

Ronse ligt in de Vlaamse Ardennen en telt 27.577 inwoners. Met een mediaanprijs van € 180.000 voor een woonhuis behoort Ronse tot de meest betaalbare gemeenten van Vlaanderen. De vastgoedprijzen daalden het afgelopen jaar met 10,7%.

Municipal tax

8,0%

Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

944

Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 212.000

Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

27.577

Avg. rent price

€ 749

Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

8,0%

12% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

944

5% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.185,90

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€ 2.185,90
or per month€ 182,16

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 212.000

38% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 165.000

Price evolution

-10,7%

Transactions

307

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 749 / month

Avg. € 889

+1,4% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 795(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

27.577

Surface area

34,7 km²

Population density

795/km²

Average income

€ 32.536

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

2.018 offences

73,8 per 1,000 inhabitants

+6,2% vs 2023#256 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total
73,8
Theft
15,5
Violence
6,9
Vandalism
7,8
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

36 schools

5.296 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

15

Kindergarten

16

Primary

4

Secondary

1

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

909

Kindergarten

2.031

Primary

2.356

Secondary

Childcare

395

licensed spots

50,3

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 33,9 km

Howest

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Kortrijk · 26,5 km

0

campuses within 15 km

2

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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