How much municipal tax do you pay in Zulte?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Zulte is 5,9% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Zulte?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Zulte are 875 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Zulte?

The median price for a house in Zulte is € 330.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Zulte

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

Gelegen in de Leiestreek, is Zulte een landelijke gemeente met 16.233 inwoners. De aanvullende personenbelasting bedraagt 5,9%, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde van 7,2% ligt. Zowel de belastingdruk als de vastgoedprijzen liggen onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde.

Municipal tax

5,9%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

875

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 330.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

16.233

Avg. rent price

€ 749

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

5,9%

18% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

875

2% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.873,05

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€ 1.873,05

or per month€ 156,09

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 330.000

3% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 245.000

Price evolution

+11,0%

Transactions

130

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 749 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +3,9% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 862(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

16.233

Surface area

32,8 km²

Population density

495/km²

Average income

€ 42.024

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

671 offences

41,7 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +14,9% vs 2023#113 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

41,7

Theft

9,1

Violence

3,2

Vandalism

3,4

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

12 schools

2.796 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

517

Kindergarten

1.074

Primary

1.205

Secondary

Childcare

165

licensed spots

37,5

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 21,5 km

HoGent

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Gent · 19,4 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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