How much municipal tax do you pay in Wevelgem?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Wevelgem is 6,8% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Wevelgem?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Wevelgem are 1.133,5 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Wevelgem?

The median price for a house in Wevelgem is € 250.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Wevelgem

Taxes, housing prices & more · West-Vlaanderen

Wie Zuid-West-Vlaanderen verkent, komt al snel uit bij Wevelgem, een gemeente met 31.940 inwoners. De mediaanprijs voor een woonhuis bedraagt € 235.000, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde van € 303.263 ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 731 per maand.

Municipal tax

6,8%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.133,5

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 250.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

31.940

Avg. rent price

€ 731

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,8%

5% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.133,5

27% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

186,22

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.292,30

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€ 2.292,30

or per month€ 191,03

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 250.000

27% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 346.250

Median price apartment

€ 199.431

Price evolution

+12,2%

Transactions

299

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 731 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +5,3% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 792(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

31.940

Surface area

39,1 km²

Population density

817/km²

Average income

€ 40.275

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.326 offences

41,6 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +4,7% vs 2023#111 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

41,6

Theft

10,7

Violence

3,3

Vandalism

3,2

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

5.497 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

972

Kindergarten

2.168

Primary

2.357

Secondary

Childcare

464

licensed spots

52,0

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 45,9 km

VIVES

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Kortrijk · 5,7 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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