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Manresa

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

Liveability59.3#62 of 252 towns
Tax per year€15,773at €1.7M net wealth, property tax included
Regional tax rank12 of 15Cataluña, cheapest first

Daily life

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

Healthcare87
Connectivity84
Climate46
Cost of living24
Housing76
Integration22
Lifestyle30
Aging & care79
Safety53
Governance48
  • Nearest general hospital: in town · 17 hospitals within 30 km
  • Nearest private general hospital: in town
  • Nearest hospital with an international patient service: 35.3 km
  • About 3.8 hours to board a flight to the United States, direct from BCN
  • About 41 places in private care homes per 1,000 residents aged 65+ within 30 km
  • Private health insurance: about €277 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 Cataluña. 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€13,261€2,512€15,773
€3.0M€19,646€2,512€22,158
€5.0M€42,015€2,512€44,527

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Other towns in Cataluña

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