Illes Balears · Illes Balears · CP 07041
Petra
Petra: living in Illes Balears
Petra offers 2655 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,231
Avg. summer temp
25.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#2196 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 6.0/10
Average. Hospital ~48 min; airport ~59 min; Renfe ~245 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.0/10
Average. About 2,655 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.4/10
Average. Spanish residents 87.4% of padrón; international residents 12.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.2% over the series; mean age 43.9; foreign residents 12.6%; 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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~223; Natura 2000 covers about 25.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
Petra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.9
<16
16.2%
16–64
62.9%
65+
20.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,501 (87.4%)
Foreign residents: 359 (12.6%)
- Morocco: 240
- Germany: 39
- Argentina: 10
- Senegal: 7
- France: 6
- Romania: 6
- Brazil: 5
- Colombia: 5
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€3,254
Flats €/m²
2994 €
Houses €/m²
3514 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 67 · 387% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 07001 (31.0km)
312 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palma
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Península de Llevant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.6 km
- 02S'Albufera de Mallorca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15 km
- 03Cap Farrutx (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 23.9 km
- 04Serra de Tramuntana (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 24.1 km
- 05Ses Fonts Ufanes (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.2 km
Day trip
- 06S'Albufereta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 25.3 km
- 07Mondragó (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.4 km
- 08Cap des Freu (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.6 km
- 09Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.3 km
- 10Torrent de Pareis (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 33.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Petra
€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 Petra you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.1%
SEPE unemployed
63
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,454
Self-employed (approx.)
244
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- EL P
Salvador Femenias Riera (EL PI)
2023–2027 · El Pi - Proposta Per Les Illes Balears
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 Palma de Mallorca (PMI) · 47.5 km · 59 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Palma) · 48.1 km · 48 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 286.6 km · 246 min
Nearest coast
Platja de Palma · 47.2 km · 54 min
Nearest city
Palma · 48.1 km · 48 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BARCELONA ESTACIÓ DE FRANÇA · 285.3 km · 245 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 12.6 km · 22 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
2,011
622 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
544
168 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
335
104 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
16
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
10
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2655 sunshine hours
Petra averages about 2655 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~25%
About 25% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Petra
Petra is a municipality in Illes Balears (Illes Balears) with about 3,002 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 802 €/m². Compare Petra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 07041 · CP 07041 · lat 39.62873197994959, lon 3.1429760339692994 · 117 m · Income: €40,458