Illes Balears · Illes Balears · CP 07048
Sant Josep de sa Talaia
Sant Josep de sa Talaia: living in Illes Balears
Sant Josep de sa Talaia offers 2786 sunshine hours a year, broad local services and fibre available for remote work — worth considering if you are looking at life in Spain.
Population
29,761
Avg. summer temp
25.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#877 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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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 · 4.9/10
Average. Hospital ~234 min; airport ~47 min; Renfe ~280 min; coach ~8 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.2/10
Better than other places. About 2,786 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 76% 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 · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 80.8% of padrón; international residents 19.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −40.4% over the series; mean age 41.0; foreign residents 19.2%; 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 37.8% of the area (nearest site ~2.0 km).
Place location
Sant Josep de sa Talaia in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41
<16
15.3%
16–64
72.5%
65+
12.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 22,138 (80.8%)
Foreign residents: 5,275 (19.2%)
- Italy: 1,011
- United Kingdom: 544
- Morocco: 451
- Romania: 412
- Germany: 357
- France: 316
- Argentina: 278
- Brazil: 185
English speakers ≈ 544
Housing
Price €/m²
€3,254
Flats €/m²
2994 €
Houses €/m²
3514 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 67 · 383% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.91, 1.31)
328 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
76.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palma
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Ses Salines d'Eivissa i Formentera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.4 km
- 02Es Vedrà i es Vedranell (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 9.2 km
- 03Illots de Ponent (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 9.9 km
Day trip
- 04Corredor de migración de cetáceos del Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Área Marina Protegida · 26.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sant Josep de sa Talaia
€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 Sant Josep de sa Talaia you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
1.7%
SEPE unemployed
369
Affiliated workers (approx.)
15,480
Self-employed (approx.)
2,589
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Vicent Roig Tur (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
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 Ibiza (IBZ) · 14.2 km · 47 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Palma) · 162.5 km · 234 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 284.3 km · 317 min
Nearest coast
Platja de Palma · 166.5 km · 242 min
Nearest city
Palma · 162.5 km · 234 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BENIGÀNIM · 211.1 km · 280 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Av. Diputat Josep Ribas · 1.9 km · 8 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
19,523
656 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
5,356
180 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
6,232
209 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
160
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
33
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2786 sunshine hours
Sant Josep de sa Talaia averages about 2786 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~38%
About 38% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Sant Josep de sa Talaia
Sant Josep de sa Talaia is a municipality in Illes Balears (Illes Balears) with about 3,009 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 809 €/m². Compare Sant Josep de sa Talaia with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 07048 · CP 07048 · lat 38.90821875063096, lon 1.3083123434363932 · 124 m · Income: €50,156