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Elche/Elx

Alicante · Comunitat Valenciana. What a retired American couple would pay in tax here, and how the town scores for daily life.

Liveability60.1#56 of 252 towns
Tax per year€14,555at €1.7M net wealth, property tax included
Regional tax rank8 of 15Comunitat Valenciana, cheapest first

Daily life

Scored from 0 to 100 against the other towns in the Index, with Tertulia's default weights. Strongest on governance, climate and cost of living; weakest on integration and lifestyle.

Healthcare79
Connectivity50
Climate86
Cost of living84
Housing73
Integration21
Lifestyle22
Aging & care47
Safety68
Governance89
  • Nearest general hospital: in town · 13 hospitals within 30 km
  • Nearest private general hospital: in town
  • Nearest hospital with an international patient service: in town
  • About 4.9 hours to board a flight to the United States, connecting via ALC
  • About 18 places in private care homes per 1,000 residents aged 65+ within 30 km
  • Private health insurance: about €228 a month at 65, no co-payments

Tax

Income tax, wealth tax and the solidarity tax are set by the region, so they are the same in every town in Comunitat Valenciana. Property tax (IBI) is the town's own. Figures for a couple aged 65 to 74, €90,000 a year in income and a €500,000 home:

Net wealthRegional taxProperty taxPer year
€1.7M€12,438€2,117€14,555
€3.0M€13,887€2,117€16,004
€5.0M€31,680€2,117€33,797

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Read about Elche/Elx on Wikipedia. Figures from Engine v4.1; how they are built is on the Method page.