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A tool for choosing where to invest: all 308 municipalities side by side on four numbers — IMI rate, median sale price per m², purchasing power and licensed housing per thousand residents. Pick a layer on the map or compare everything in the table.

IMI rate

Municipal rate, by municipality.

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Informação geográfica cedida pela Direção-Geral do Território

IMI is the annual municipal tax on property: each municipality sets its rate within a legal band, and that rate multiplies the taxable value on the yearly bill. For a buy-to-let investor it is a fixed cost of ownership that varies widely between neighbouring municipalities.

Median price per m²

Median of sales, last 12 months.

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Informação geográfica cedida pela Direção-Geral do Território

The median of sale prices registered with the tax authority — what was paid, not what is asked in listings — per m² of area. It says how much it costs to enter a market; set against local purchasing power, it shows where price has already outrun income.

Purchasing power per capita

Index, Portugal = 100.

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Informação geográfica cedida pela Direção-Geral do Território

An INE index where Portugal = 100: how much is bought per resident against the national average. It is not income or wages, but it approximates local demand — high purchasing power sustains prices and rents; low, with prices rising, signals a stretched market.

Licensed housing per 1000 residents

New licensed dwellings, per thousand residents. (2025)

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Informação geográfica cedida pela Direção-Geral do Território

Dwellings in new construction licensed by town halls, per thousand residents: it measures the intensity of future supply. Much building per resident means competition from new stock on the way; little, in an expensive place, points to persistent scarcity.

The top 20 municipalities by indicator

20 of 308 municipalities, sorted by “Price €/m²”. To see every municipality of a district, pick it below.

Municipality IMI Price €/m² Purchasing power Licensed /1000
Lisboa 0,3 % 5082 186.34 1.78
Cascais 0,35 % 4687 121.83 2.37
Oeiras 0,45 % 4297 165.5 4.3
Loulé 0,3 % 4091 115.41 1.63
Lagos — 3855 94.37 5.16
Porto 0,324 % 3510 147.63 6.96
Odivelas 0,33 % 3462 94.74 1.2
Albufeira 0,3 % 3354 107.03 0.84
Funchal 0,3 % 3322 109.59 3.08
Almada 0,35 % 3267 104.49 0.84
Aljezur 0,3 % 3240 71.57 2.95
Vila do Bispo 0,3 % 3236 67.19 5.65
Lagoa (Algarve) 0,36 % 3220 91.4 4.62
Loures 0,361 % 3191 102.3 5.38
Tavira 0,3 % 3152 93.74 2.51
Amadora 0,3 % 3143 102.25 1.37
Faro 0,3 % 3125 116.01 0.96
Portimão 0,37 % 3125 102.11 7.6
Matosinhos 0,37 % 3058 118.06 3.19
Vila Real de Santo António 0,45 % 3001 93.83 7.38

Sources

IMI: Autoridade Tributária. Price, purchasing power and licensed housing: INE — Statistics Portugal, under CC BY 4.0. Boundaries: CAOP / Direção-Geral do Território.

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