How much municipal tax do you pay in Zottegem?

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

How much are the property tax surcharges in Zottegem?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Zottegem are 1.070 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Zottegem?

The median price for a house in Zottegem is € 275.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Zottegem

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

In de provincie Oost-Vlaanderen behoort Zottegem tot de Vlaamse Ardennen, als regionale stad. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 7,5% en opcentiemen van 1.070 op de onroerende voorheffing. De betaalbare vastgoedprijzen compenseren deels de hogere belastingdruk.

Municipal tax

7,5%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.070

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 275.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

28.236

Avg. rent price

€ 752

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,5%

5% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.070

20% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.263,72

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€ 2.263,72

or per month€ 188,64

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 275.000

19% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 225.000

Price evolution

-9,6%

Transactions

238

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 752 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +5,5% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 822(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

28.236

Surface area

57,5 km²

Population density

491/km²

Average income

€ 42.745

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

2.001 offences

71,3 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +0,7% vs 2023#250 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

71,3

Theft

12,2

Violence

8,4

Vandalism

5,5

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

35 schools

4.510 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

874

Kindergarten

1.696

Primary

1.940

Secondary

Childcare

321

licensed spots

45,0

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 20,4 km

HoGent

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Aalst · 17,5 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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