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Regions

Retiring in Galicia

Income tax, wealth tax and the solidarity tax are set by the region, so every town in Galicia pays the same. Only property tax changes from town to town.

Tax

For a couple aged 65 to 74 with €90,000 a year in income, mostly US Social Security and retirement accounts, before property tax:

Net wealthIncome taxWealth taxesPer yearRank of 15
€1.7M€12,384–€12,3846
€3.0M€12,384€1,914€14,2989
€5.0M€12,384€11,292€23,6768

Wealth taxes are the regional wealth tax (Patrimonio) and the national solidarity tax (ITSGF) together. Rank 1 is the cheapest region. Your own figures change the result: enter them on the Index.

Towns in Galicia

15 towns in the Index, best liveability first:

TownProvinceLiveabilityRank of 252
Santiago de CompostelaA Coruña62.326
FerrolA Coruña61.634
A CoruñaA Coruña61.438
CangasPontevedra60.946
NarónA Coruña59.758
VigoPontevedra59.560
LugoLugo58.965
PontevedraPontevedra57.487
OurenseOurense55.7116
CulleredoA Coruña54.2137
OleirosA Coruña53.6146
AmesA Coruña53.4151
Vilagarcía de ArousaPontevedra48.4209
RibeiraA Coruña46221
CarballoA Coruña45.9222

Figures from Engine v4.1; how they are built is on the Method page.