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Vilagarcía de Arousa

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

Liveability48.4#209 of 252 towns
Tax per year€13,659at €1.7M net wealth, property tax included
Regional tax rank6 of 15Galicia, cheapest first

Daily life

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

Healthcare60
Connectivity36
Climate51
Cost of living69
Housing68
Integration14
Lifestyle23
Aging & care47
Safety69
Governance78
  • Nearest general hospital: in town · 4 hospitals within 30 km
  • Nearest private general hospital: 20.7 km
  • Nearest hospital with an international patient service: 36.1 km
  • About 5.4 hours to board a flight to the United States, connecting via VGO
  • About 17 places in private care homes per 1,000 residents aged 65+ within 30 km
  • Private health insurance: about €248 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 Galicia. 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€12,384€1,275€13,659
€3.0M€14,298€1,275€15,573
€5.0M€23,676€1,275€24,951

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