Illes Balears · Illes Balears · CP 07024
Formentera
Formentera: living in Illes Balears
Formentera offers 2786 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
11,661
Avg. summer temp
25.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1076 / 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 · 2.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~261 min; airport ~87 min; Renfe ~317 min; coach ~64 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.5/10
Better than other places. About 2,786 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 88% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 71.0% of padrón; international residents 29.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −48.8% over the series; mean age 41.7; foreign residents 29.0%; 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 84.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.7 km).
Place location
Formentera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.7
<16
13.1%
16–64
73.8%
65+
13.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 8,596 (71.0%)
Foreign residents: 3,515 (29.0%)
- Italy: 1,059
- Morocco: 452
- Romania: 343
- Germany: 331
- Colombia: 268
- Argentina: 236
- France: 160
- Brazil: 123
English speakers ≈ 46
Housing
Price €/m²
€3,254
Flats €/m²
2994 €
Houses €/m²
3514 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 67 · 417% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.69, 1.46)
328 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88%
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 · 2.3 km
Day trip
- 02Es Vedrà i es Vedranell (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.8 km
- 03Illots de Ponent (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.7 km
- 04Corredor de migración de cetáceos del Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Área Marina Protegida · 42.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Formentera
€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 Formentera you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
1%
SEPE unemployed
84
Affiliated workers (approx.)
6,184
Self-employed (approx.)
1,033
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- SA U
Lorenzo Cordoba Marí (SA UNIÓ)
2023–2027 · Sa Unió de Formentera (pp-Compromis)
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) · 39.6 km · 87 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Palma) · 174.8 km · 261 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 235.1 km · 202 min
Nearest coast
Platja de Palma · 178.8 km · 268 min
Nearest city
Palma · 174.8 km · 261 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LA POBLA DEL DUC · 221.9 km · 317 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · sa Casilla. ses Salines · 39.7 km · 64 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
8,125
697 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,839
243 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
5,397
463 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
43
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
11
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2786 sunshine hours
Formentera averages about 2786 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~85%
About 85% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 88%
SETELECO reports 88% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Formentera
Formentera is a municipality in Illes Balears (Illes Balears) with about 2,943 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 743 €/m². Compare Formentera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 07024 · CP 07024 · lat 38.69197158329468, lon 1.4589451882117979 · 58 m · Income: €52,443