IMI rate in Serpa: 0,3 %
In 2025 the IMI rate in Serpa 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.
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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 |
Serpa 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 %.
Serpa and the nearest municipalities
Serpa: 14 428 residents (INE, 2025); new homes licensed in 2025: 10.
The 5 municipalities whose centre is closest to the centre of Serpa, side by side:
| Municipality | Distance | IMI 2025 | €/m² (sales) | New homes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serpa | 0,3 % | 662 € | 0.69 | |
| Moura | 26 km | 0,3 % | 792 € | 0.73 |
| Beja | 26 km | 0,3 % | 1 252 € | 0.43 |
| Mértola | 34 km | 0,3 % | 723 € | 1.67 |
| Vidigueira | 35 km | 0,3 % | 763 € | 0.36 |
| Cuba | 36 km | 0,3 % | 692 € | 2.59 |
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
Serpa has not touched the rate since 2023: 0,3 % for 3 years running.
| Year | Urban rate |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0,3 % |
| 2024 | 0,3 % |
| 2025 | 0,3 % |
Median price per m² in Serpa
In Serpa the median sale value of family dwellings was 662 € per m². It is a 12-month median; the last quarter counted is Q1 2026.
- Existing housing only: 674 € 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 Serpa
Purchasing power per capita in Serpa is 74.42, 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 Beja district:
- Aljustrel 0,3 %
- Almodôvar 0,3 %
- Alvito 0,3 %
- Barrancos 0,3 %
- Beja 0,3 %
- Castro Verde 0,3 %
- Cuba 0,3 %
- Ferreira do Alentejo 0,3 %
- Mértola 0,3 %
- Moura 0,3 %
- Odemira 0,3 %
- Ourique 0,3 %
- Vidigueira 0,3 %
Common questions
- What is the IMI rate in Serpa in 2025?
- 0,3 % for urban property.
- How much IMI is paid in Serpa on a VPT of 100 000 €?
- 300,00 € a year.
- What IMI rate do the municipalities nearest to Serpa charge?
- Moura 0,3 %, Beja 0,3 %, Mértola 0,3 %, Vidigueira 0,3 %, Cuba 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