Municipality · Guarda
Fornos de Algodres: Cost of living in Fornos de Algodres
The year's bill · Single person · Buy€2,203€184 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
11%of the local median salary
Home price502 €/m²
Median salary€966/month
The year's bill · Couple · Buy€2,785€232 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
7%of 2 local median salaries
Home price502 €/m²
Median salary€966/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Buy€4,662€388 a monthSeveral sources: each line’s source in “The year’s costs” ↓
10%of 2 local median salaries
Home price502 €/m²
Median salary€966/month
The year's bill · Single person · Rentno data
no dataof the local median salary
Rentno data
Median salary€966/month
The year's bill · Couple · Rentno data
no dataof 2 local median salaries
Rentno data
Median salary€966/month
The year's bill · Family with 2 children · Rentno data
no dataof 2 local median salaries
Rentno data
Median salary€966/month
Home
What it costs to buy or rent, and the yearly property tax.
Median sale price (€/m²)€ per m², last 12 months
502 €/m²
House price rise over 5 yearsSale €/m²
+116%from 233 to 502 €/m²
Median rent (€/m² per month)€ per m² a month, new contracts
no data
Property tax rate (IMI)On the taxable property value
0.41%
IMI FamiliarProperty tax discount on your own home, by dependants
No
Bills and taxes
What you pay every year, for the chosen household.
Water, sewage and waste
€150€215€310
Electricity
€380€459€1,188
Gas
€360€360€755
Income tax refunded by the municipalityThe municipality keeps the full 5%: nothing comes back
€0€0€0
Work and income
What people earn here, and how long it takes to get to work.
Median salary (gross)Half of workers earn less than this, by place of work
€966/month
Average salary (gross)Average monthly earnings, by place of work
€1,099/month
Purchasing power (Portugal = 100)Per-capita index
66.8
Average commuteOne way to work or school
16 min
Health and family
Emergency care, crèches and pharmacies.
Nearest emergency departmentAverage straight-line distance from where residents live to the nearest hospital emergency department
23.8 kmHospital Sousa Martins - Guarda (Guarda) · · 0% of residents within 15 km
PharmaciesPer 1,000 people
0.50 per 1,000 people
CrèchesPublic, non-profit (IPSS) and private crèches and childminders, children under 3 (above 100: more places than children)
56 places per 100 children
Crèche placesCreche Feliz: free up to age 3 in public crèches and those with a state agreement; in adhering private ones, only if there is no agreement place near home or work.
35
35 places in public or not-for-profit crèches, 0 in private ones
Safety and population
Recorded crime, the population's age and wildfires.
Crime rateRecorded crimes per 1 000 residents
26.0 per 1,000 people
Ageing indexOlder people per 100 young (lower = younger)
362 older people per 100 young
Burnt land over 10 yearsShare of the land that burnt at least once
26% of the land
The year's costs
Everything in the year's bill, for the three households. The chosen one is highlighted.
| Single personSingle | CoupleCouple | Family with 2 childrenFamily | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated home price | €30,120 | €40,160 | €55,220 |
| Mortgage payments | €1,252 | €1,669 | €2,295 |
| 1 | €62 | €82 | €113 |
| Water, sewage and waste | €150 | €215 | €310 |
| Electricity | €380 | €459 | €1,188 |
| Gas | €360 | €360 | €755 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Total per year | €2,203 | €2,785 | €4,662 |
| Housing effort rate2 | 11% | 7% | 10% |
| Monthly payment | €104 | €139 | €191 |
| On the day you buy | €3,416 | €4,554 | €6,262 |
| Single personSingle | CoupleCouple | Family with 2 childrenFamily | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | no data | no data | no data |
| Water, sewage and waste | €150 | €215 | €310 |
| Electricity | €380 | €459 | €1,188 |
| Gas | €360 | €360 | €755 |
| Income tax refunded by the municipality | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Total per year | no data | no data | no data |
| Housing effort rate2 | no data | no data | no data |
1 Property tax estimated using a taxable value (VPT) of 50% of market price. Enter the VPT from your property record for an exact figure.
2 Effort rate on the local median gross salary (half of workers earn less), × 1 salary for a single person and × 2 for a couple or family.
Fuel: average of 3 stations, DGEG · 26 October 2026
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