IMI in Porto Santo: the rate is set per parish
The municipality of Porto Santo (Funchal district) does not set a single IMI rate: it sets one per freguesia. So there is no figure here — printing a zero would be printing something untrue. Your own rate is on the Autoridade Tributária bill and at the câmara municipal.
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Why there is no figure
8 of the 308 municipalities do not report a single rate to the Autoridade Tributária: they report one per freguesia. The cell stays empty and we say why, instead of filling it with a zero nobody pays.
Porto Santo and the nearest municipalities
Porto Santo: 6 916 residents (INE, 2025); new homes licensed in 2025: 48.
The 5 municipalities whose centre is closest to the centre of Porto Santo, side by side:
| Municipality | Distance | IMI 2025 | €/m² (sales) | New homes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Santo | — | 2 484 € | 6.94 | |
| Machico | 54 km | 0,3 % | 2 027 € | 2.50 |
| Santana | 56 km | 0,3 % | 1 605 € | 0.90 |
| Santa Cruz | 62 km | 0,3 % | 2 617 € | 1.45 |
| Funchal | 69 km | 0,3 % | 3 322 € | 3.08 |
| São Vicente | 71 km | 0,3 % | 1 331 € | 7.16 |
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. “—”: no figure for this period.
How the rate changed
Porto Santo set no single rate in any of the verified years — it sets one per freguesia, so there is no series to show.
Median price per m² in Porto Santo
In Porto Santo the median sale value of family dwellings was 2 484 € per m². It is a 12-month median; the last quarter counted is Q1 2026.
- Existing housing only: 2 487 € 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 Porto Santo
Purchasing power per capita in Porto Santo is 97.51, 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 Funchal district:
- Calheta (Madeira) 0,3 %
- Câmara de Lobos 0,3 %
- Funchal 0,3 %
- Machico 0,3 %
- Ponta do Sol 0,3 %
- Porto Moniz 0,3 %
- Ribeira Brava 0,3 %
- São Vicente 0,3 %
- Santa Cruz 0,3 %
- Santana 0,3 %
Common questions
- What is the IMI rate in Porto Santo?
- There is no single rate: Porto Santo sets one per freguesia. Your own rate is on the Autoridade Tributária bill.
- When is IMI paid in Porto Santo?
- The 2025 IMI bill arrives in February-April 2026. Up to 100 €, one instalment in May; above 100 €, two (May and November); above 500 €, three (May, August and November).
- What IMI rate do the municipalities nearest to Porto Santo charge?
- Machico 0,3 %, Santana 0,3 %, Santa Cruz 0,3 %, Funchal 0,3 %, São Vicente 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