IMI rate in Vila Real de Santo António: 0,45 %
In 2025 the IMI rate in Vila Real de Santo António is 0,45 % — the highest in the table. On a property with a VPT of 100 000 € that is 450,00 € 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 € | 450,00 € | 150,00 € | in two instalments — May and November |
| 150 000 € | 675,00 € | 225,00 € | in three instalments — May, August and November |
| 250 000 € | 1 125,00 € | 375,00 € | in three instalments — May, August and November |
0,45 % is the highest rate in our 2025 table. Below it sit 296 of the 300 municipalities with a single rate, and the lowest in the country is 0,3 %.
Vila Real de Santo António on the map
The municipality of Vila Real de Santo António is highlighted. Neighbours in the same district link to their IMI rate pages.
Administrative boundaries: CAOP, Direção-Geral do Território (DGT).
Vila Real de Santo António on the map of Portugal
Vila Real de Santo António and the nearest municipalities
Vila Real de Santo António: 22 349 residents (INE, 2025); new homes licensed in 2025: 165.
The 5 municipalities whose centre is closest to the centre of Vila Real de Santo António, side by side:
| Municipality | Distance | IMI 2025 | €/m² (sales) | New homes per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vila Real de Santo António | 0,45 % | 3 116 € | 7.38 | |
| Castro Marim | 3 km | 0,39 % | 2 710 € | 2.51 |
| Tavira | 22 km | 0,3 % | 3 282 € | 2.51 |
| Alcoutim | 30 km | 0,3 % | 1 016 € | 0.81 |
| São Brás de Alportel | 42 km | 0,41 % | 2 452 € | 2.44 |
| Olhão | 42 km | 0,37 % | 2 771 € | 3.42 |
IMI: Tax Authority (AT), 2025. €/m²: INE, median of sales over the 12 months to Q2 2026. New homes: INE, dwellings licensed in new residential buildings in 2025, per 1,000 residents.
How the rate changed
The rate came down: 0,5 % in 2021, 0,45 % in 2025.
| Year | Urban rate |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0,5 % |
| 2022 | 0,5 % |
| 2023 | 0,5 % |
| 2024 | 0,45 % |
| 2025 | 0,45 % |
Median price per m² in Vila Real de Santo António
In Vila Real de Santo António the median sale value of family dwellings was 3 116 € per m². It is a 12-month median; the last quarter counted is Q2 2026.
- New housing only: 3 621 € per m².
- Existing housing only: 2 959 € per m².
- Flats only: 3 081 € 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 2026-10-23. Licence CC BY 4.0.
Purchasing power in Vila Real de Santo António
Purchasing power per capita in Vila Real de Santo António is 93.83, 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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New homes, stage by stage
From the case filed with the council to the home for sale: what is known about house building in this municipality. Each row has its own period and source.
No data collected What we have for this municipality Building cases: no data (we do not collect open data for this municipality yet)Energy pre-certificates (ADENE): fullDwellings licensed (INE): fullDwellings completed (INE): fullDevelopments in the catalogue: no dataLicensing time: no data (we do not collect open data for this municipality yet)Income per tax household (INE): fullNew-build price (INE): full
| Stage | Number | Period | Per 1,000 res. | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building-works cases filed with the council | — | — | — | — |
| Energy pre-certificates for new homes (ADENE) | 96 | Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 | 4.30 | −30% |
| Dwellings licensed, last 12 months (INE) | 105 | Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 | 4.70 | −49% |
| Dwellings licensed in the year (INE) | 165 | 2025 | 7.38 | −1% |
| Dwellings completed in the year (INE) | 113 | 2025 | 5.06 | −37% |
| Units for sale in our catalogue | 0 | 31.10.2026 | ||
| Catalogue developments with no published price | 0 | 31.10.2026 | ||
| Completed 2023–2025 against licensed 2021–2023 (lag of 2 years) | 125% |
Sources: municipal councils (cases), ADENE (pre-certificates), INE (dwellings licensed and completed, population), the flatin.pt catalogue. Compare with other municipalities
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 %
- Faro 0,3 %
- 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 %
Common questions
- What is the IMI rate in Vila Real de Santo António in 2025?
- 0,45 % for urban property.
- How much IMI is paid in Vila Real de Santo António on a VPT of 100 000 €?
- 450,00 € a year.
- What IMI rate do the municipalities nearest to Vila Real de Santo António charge?
- Castro Marim 0,39 %, Tavira 0,3 %, Alcoutim 0,3 %, São Brás de Alportel 0,41 %, Olhão 0,37 %.
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
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