How much municipal tax do you pay in Zele?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Zele is 7,8% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Zele?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Zele are 870 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Zele?

The median price for a house in Zele is € 293.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Zele

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

In het Scheldeland vind je Zele, een landelijke gemeente met een oppervlakte van 33,3 km². Het gemiddeld netto-inkomen per inwoner bedraagt € 21.556, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 810 per maand.

Municipal tax

7,8%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

870

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 293.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

21.521

Avg. rent price

€ 810

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,8%

9% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

870

3% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.084,00

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€ 2.084,00

or per month€ 173,67

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 293.000

14% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 254.500

Price evolution

+8,0%

Transactions

163

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 810 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +5,9% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 886(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

21.521

Surface area

33,3 km²

Population density

646/km²

Average income

€ 38.235

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.286 offences

59,8 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +3,7% vs 2023#227 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

59,8

Theft

11,6

Violence

5,9

Vandalism

5,8

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

26 schools

3.837 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

720

Kindergarten

1.429

Primary

1.688

Secondary

Childcare

236

licensed spots

37,4

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 22,0 km

HoGent

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Aalst · 14,6 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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