How much municipal tax do you pay in Wetteren?

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

How much are the property tax surcharges in Wetteren?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Wetteren are 976 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Wetteren?

The median price for a house in Wetteren is € 265.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Wetteren

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

In de provincie Oost-Vlaanderen behoort Wetteren tot het Scheldeland, als regionale stad. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 7,5% en opcentiemen van 976 op de onroerende voorheffing. De vastgoedprijzen stegen het afgelopen jaar met 12,6%.

Municipal tax

7,5%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

976

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 265.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

26.926

Avg. rent price

€ 839

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,5%

5% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

976

9% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.163,20

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€ 2.163,20

or per month€ 180,27

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 265.000

22% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 245.000

Price evolution

+12,6%

Transactions

267

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 839 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +7,5% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 915(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

26.926

Surface area

37 km²

Population density

728/km²

Average income

€ 39.201

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.834 offences

68,0 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +5,5% vs 2023#245 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

68,0

Theft

14,4

Violence

6,9

Vandalism

6,6

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

31 schools

4.561 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

855

Kindergarten

1.697

Primary

2.009

Secondary

Childcare

399

licensed spots

55,7

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 11,7 km

HoGent

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Gent · 12,7 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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