IMI rate in Faro: 0,3 %
In 2025 the IMI rate in Faro is 0,3 % — the lowest in the table, shared with 198 other municipalities. On a property with a VPT of 100 000 € that is 300,00 € a year.
Updated on
New developments in Faro: 3 projects, from 380 000 €
What that is per year
IMI is charged on the VPT, the taxable value in the caderneta predial — almost always below the market price.
| VPT | IMI per year | More than in the cheapest municipality | How it is paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 000 € | 300,00 € | 0,00 € | in two instalments — May and November |
| 150 000 € | 450,00 € | 0,00 € | in two instalments — May and November |
| 250 000 € | 750,00 € | 0,00 € | in three instalments — May, August and November |
Faro charges the lowest rate in the 2025 table: 0,3 %. Another 198 of the 300 municipalities with a single rate do the same. The highest rate in the table is 0,45 %.
Faro and the nearest municipalities
Faro: 80 256 residents (INE, 2025); new homes licensed in 2025: 77.
The 5 municipalities whose centre is closest to the centre of Faro, side by side:
| Municipality | Distance | IMI 2025 | €/m² (sales) | New homes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faro | 0,3 % | 3 125 € | 0.96 | |
| Olhão | 9 km | 0,37 % | 2 725 € | 3.42 |
| São Brás de Alportel | 15 km | 0,41 % | 2 381 € | 2.44 |
| Loulé | 16 km | 0,3 % | 4 091 € | 1.63 |
| Tavira | 28 km | 0,3 % | 3 152 € | 2.51 |
| Albufeira | 29 km | 0,3 % | 3 354 € | 0.84 |
IMI: Tax Authority (AT), 2025. €/m²: INE, median of sales over the 12 months to Q1 2026. New homes: INE, dwellings licensed in new residential buildings in 2025, per 1,000 residents.
How the rate changed
The rate came down: 0,32 % in 2023, 0,3 % in 2025.
| Year | Urban rate |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0,32 % |
| 2024 | 0,3 % |
| 2025 | 0,3 % |
Median price per m² in Faro
In Faro the median sale value of family dwellings was 3 125 € per m². It is a 12-month median; the last quarter counted is Q1 2026.
- New housing only: 3 860 € per m².
- Existing housing only: 2 831 € per m².
- Flats only: 3 269 € per m².
It is the price paid in sales recorded by the Tax Authority, not asking prices — and not a valuation of your home: half the sales were above it, half below.
Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estatística, «Estatísticas de preços da habitação ao nível local». INE data as of 2026-07-17. Licence CC BY 4.0.
Purchasing power in Faro
Purchasing power per capita in Faro is 116.01, on a scale where Portugal = 100 (2021).
100 is the national average; it is not income or salary but an INE index.
Source: INE — Municipal purchasing power study. Indicator 0008614. INE data updated on 2023-11-06. CC BY 4.0 licence.
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In the same district
Rates in the other municipalities of Faro district:
- Albufeira 0,3 %
- Alcoutim 0,3 %
- Aljezur 0,3 %
- Castro Marim 0,39 %
- Lagoa (Algarve) 0,36 %
- Lagos No single rate
- Loulé 0,3 %
- Monchique 0,3 %
- Olhão 0,37 %
- Portimão 0,37 %
- São Brás de Alportel 0,41 %
- Silves 0,3 %
- Tavira 0,3 %
- Vila do Bispo 0,3 %
- Vila Real de Santo António 0,45 %
Common questions
- What is the IMI rate in Faro in 2025?
- 0,3 % for urban property.
- How much IMI is paid in Faro on a VPT of 100 000 €?
- 300,00 € a year.
- What IMI rate do the municipalities nearest to Faro charge?
- Olhão 0,37 %, São Brás de Alportel 0,41 %, Loulé 0,3 %, Tavira 0,3 %, Albufeira 0,3 %.
How IMI works
What the municipality decides and what the law decides
The law sets the urban rate between 0,3 % and 0,45 % and the rural rate at 0,8 % (CIMI, article 112.º). The municipal assembly picks the rate every year, for the whole municipality or per freguesia; if no decision reaches the Tax Authority by 31 December, the minimum applies.
The 2025 bill arrives between February and April 2026. Up to 100 € it is paid in May; up to 500 € in May and November; above that in May, August and November. Below 10 € nothing is charged.
Articles of the IMI Code on the Autoridade Tributária portal, checked on 2026-09-14:
Portal das Finanças, Consultar taxas de IMI — table checked line by line on 2026-09-12
What you pay on top of the price