Illes Balears · Illes Balears · CP 07037
Es Mercadal
Es Mercadal: living in Illes Balears
Es Mercadal offers 2667 sunshine hours a year, broad local services and fibre available for remote work — worth considering if you are looking at life in Spain.
Population
6,459
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1016 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 3,254 €/m²; cost of living at 148% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~242 min; airport ~61 min; Renfe ~258 min; coach ~43 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,667 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 80% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 80.6% of padrón; international residents 19.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −40.3% over the series; mean age 42.9; foreign residents 19.4%; property prices +8.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 48.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Es Mercadal in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.9
<16
13.7%
16–64
68.8%
65+
17.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,062 (80.6%)
Foreign residents: 976 (19.4%)
- United Kingdom: 299
- Italy: 160
- France: 79
- Germany: 47
- Morocco: 46
- Colombia: 46
- Romania: 31
- Ecuador: 31
English speakers ≈ 299
Housing
Price €/m²
€3,254
Flats €/m²
2994 €
Houses €/m²
3514 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 67 · 399% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 07002 (10.6km)
314 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
79.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palma
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01S'Albufera des Grau (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.4 km
- 02Illes des Porros, s'Estany, la bassa de Morella, es Prat i l'illa d'en Colom (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 7.8 km
Day trip
- 03Corredor de migración de cetáceos del Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Área Marina Protegida · 57 km
- 04Península de Llevant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 60.6 km
- 05Cap des Freu (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 63.2 km
- 06Cap Farrutx (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 68.7 km
- 07Serra de Tramuntana (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 77.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Es Mercadal
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Es Mercadal you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
1.6%
SEPE unemployed
71
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,189
Self-employed (approx.)
533
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Jesus Ivan Gomila Pons (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Menorca (MAH) · 25.6 km · 61 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Palma) · 152.8 km · 242 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 304.1 km · 261 min
Nearest coast
Platja de Palma · 175.8 km · 151 min
Nearest city
Palma · 152.8 km · 242 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BARCELONA ESTACIÓ DE FRANÇA · 300.8 km · 258 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació Autobusos · 25 km · 43 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
3,455
535 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
848
131 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
690
107 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
25
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2667 sunshine hours
Es Mercadal averages about 2667 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~49%
About 49% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 79.5%
SETELECO reports 79.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Es Mercadal
Es Mercadal is a municipality in Illes Balears (Illes Balears) with about 2,977 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 777 €/m². Compare Es Mercadal with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 07037 · CP 07037 · lat 40.01249256896171, lon 4.1120961047686775 · 92 m · Income: €48,100