Illes Balears · Illes Balears · CP 07017
Costitx
Costitx: living in Illes Balears
Costitx offers 2655 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and several local amenities — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
1,591
Avg. summer temp
25.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#1828 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~37 min; airport ~54 min; Renfe ~234 min; coach ~11 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 71% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 84.3% of padrón; international residents 15.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 9.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +4.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −44.6% over the series; mean age 42.8; foreign residents 15.7%; 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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Costitx in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.8
<16
15.9%
16–64
64.8%
65+
19.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,086 (84.3%)
Foreign residents: 202 (15.7%)
- Germany: 63
- United Kingdom: 44
- Italy: 14
- France: 13
- Romania: 5
- Uruguay: 4
- Argentina: 3
- Bulgaria: 2
English speakers ≈ 44
Housing
Price €/m²
€3,254
Flats €/m²
2994 €
Houses €/m²
3514 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 67 · 433% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 07001 (14.7km)
312 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
71.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palma
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra de Tramuntana (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 10.3 km
- 02Ses Fonts Ufanes (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16 km
- 03S'Albufera de Mallorca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.1 km
- 04Torrent de Pareis (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.8 km
- 05Península de Llevant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.2 km
Day trip
- 06Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.2 km
- 07Cap Farrutx (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.1 km
- 08Mondragó (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.9 km
- 09Cap des Freu (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 44.5 km
- 10Corredor de migración de cetáceos del Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Área Marina Protegida · 46.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Costitx
€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 Costitx you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.5%
SEPE unemployed
36
Affiliated workers (approx.)
737
Self-employed (approx.)
124
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- EL P
Antoni Salas Roca (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) · 29.1 km · 54 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Palma) · 40.8 km · 37 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 274.7 km · 235 min
Nearest coast
Platja de Palma · 47.1 km · 44 min
Nearest city
Palma · 40.8 km · 37 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ · 273.1 km · 234 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 7.9 km · 11 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
917
576 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
279
175 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
228
143 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2655 sunshine hours
Costitx averages about 2655 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 71.3%
SETELECO reports 71.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Founded ~950
Historical record places Costitx around 950 — older settlement heritage.
About Costitx
Costitx is a municipality in Illes Balears (Illes Balears) with about 2,915 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 715 €/m². Compare Costitx with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 07017 · CP 07017 · lat 39.65543107158427, lon 2.9493193480838684 · 30 m · Income: €39,260