How much municipal tax do you pay in Sint-Niklaas?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Sint-Niklaas is 7,5% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Sint-Niklaas?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Sint-Niklaas are 834,4 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Sint-Niklaas?

The median price for a house in Sint-Niklaas is € 300.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Sint-Niklaas

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

Sint-Niklaas is een stad in het arrondissement Sint-Niklaas, in het Waasland. De mediaanprijs voor een woonhuis bedraagt € 288.000, wat rond het Vlaamse gemiddelde van € 303.263 ligt. De betaalbare vastgoedprijzen compenseren deels de hogere belastingdruk.

Municipal tax

7,5%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

834,4

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 300.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

82.661

Avg. rent price

€ 825

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,5%

5% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

834,4

7% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.011,78

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€ 2.011,78

or per month€ 167,65

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 300.000

12% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 385.500

Median price apartment

€ 210.000

Price evolution

+0,7%

Transactions

760

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 825 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +2,9% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 884(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

82.661

Surface area

84,2 km²

Population density

982/km²

Average income

€ 37.085

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

7.125 offences

87,0 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -5,2% vs 2023#272 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

87,0

Theft

21,3

Violence

8,7

Vandalism

7,3

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

102 schools

16.432 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

3.013

Kindergarten

6.303

Primary

7.116

Secondary

Childcare

1.200

licensed spots

42,6

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UAntwerpen

Nearest university · Antwerpen · 21,7 km

AP Hogeschool

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Antwerpen · 21,4 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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