How much municipal tax do you pay in Sint-Martens-Latem?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Sint-Martens-Latem is 5,5% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Sint-Martens-Latem?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Sint-Martens-Latem are 472 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Sint-Martens-Latem?

The median price for a house in Sint-Martens-Latem is € 747.500 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Sint-Martens-Latem

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

Met 8.149 inwoners is Sint-Martens-Latem een landelijke gemeente in de Leiestreek. Met opcentiemen van slechts 472 heeft Sint-Martens-Latem een van de laagste OOV-tarieven van heel Vlaanderen. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 1.288 per maand.

Municipal tax

5,5%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

472

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 747.500

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

8.149

Avg. rent price

€ 1.288

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

5,5%

23% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

472

47% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.396,57

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€ 1.396,57

or per month€ 116,38

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 747.500

119% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 1.190.000

Median price apartment

Insufficient data

Price evolution

+43,0%

Transactions

108

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 1.288 / month

↑ Avg. € 889

▲ +3,9% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 1.598(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

8.149

Surface area

14,5 km²

Population density

562/km²

Average income

€ 58.591

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

268 offences

32,7 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -6,6% vs 2023#37 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

32,7

Theft

7,7

Violence

1,3

Vandalism

2,8

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

11 schools

1.242 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

252

Kindergarten

457

Primary

533

Secondary

Childcare

143

licensed spots

76,1

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 8,5 km

HoGent

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Gent · 6,4 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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