Municipality · Lugo

Investing in Baralla: 3 €/m²/month in rent and 5.5% gross yield

Buying in Baralla costs 679 €/m² on average and renting goes for 3 €/m² a month, leaving a gross yield of 5.5% before costs and taxes. It sits clearly above the Spanish average (4.2%), with purchase prices below the Spanish average.

3 €/m²/monthRent90 m² home: €279/month
679 €/m²Purchase90 m² home: €61,110
5.5%Gross yieldAnnual rent over purchase price
51/100Momentum50 = flat market
The map

Baralla within Lugo

Where the municipality sits and how it compares with its neighbours.

Lugo · 4.3% gross yieldMonforte de Lemos · 5.2% gross yieldViveiro · 3.9% gross yieldVilalba · 5.9% gross yieldSarria · 4.5% gross yieldFoz · 5.0% gross yieldRibadeo · 4.9% gross yieldBurela · 4.8% gross yieldChantada · 5.4% gross yieldOuteiro de Rei · 4.9% gross yieldGuitiriz · 5.4% gross yieldCastro de Rei · 6.1% gross yieldCospeito · 6.4% gross yieldCervo · 5.0% gross yieldMonterroso · 5.4% gross yieldFriol · 5.5% gross yieldSaviñao, O · 6.3% gross yieldCorgo, O · 6.4% gross yieldMondoñedo · 5.9% gross yieldXove · 5.6% gross yieldPalas de Rei · 5.2% gross yieldFonsagrada, A · 6.6% gross yieldQuiroga · 5.9% gross yieldBarreiros · 5.0% gross yieldBegonte · 4.8% gross yieldBecerreá · 6.2% gross yieldPastoriza · 6.4% gross yieldTaboada · 6.4% gross yieldGuntín · 5.9% gross yieldLáncara · 6.3% gross yieldCastroverde · 6.8% gross yieldPantón · 6.0% gross yieldAbadín · 6.4% gross yieldPontenova, A · 5.7% gross yieldSober · 7.0% gross yieldLourenzá · 6.3% gross yieldCarballedo · 6.0% gross yieldValadouro, O · 6.0% gross yieldAntas de Ulla · 6.2% gross yieldMeira · 5.2% gross yieldXermade · 7.3% gross yieldPobra do Brollón, A · 6.1% gross yieldParadela · 6.7% gross yieldVicedo, O · 4.7% gross yieldPol · 6.3% gross yieldRábade · 5.5% gross yieldIncio, O · 7.7% gross yieldAlfoz do Castrodouro · 5.6% gross yieldBóveda · 6.0% gross yieldPortomarín · 5.2% gross yieldPáramo, O · 7.0% gross yieldRiotorto · 6.6% gross yieldSamos · 6.8% gross yieldCervantes · 6.9% gross yieldBaleira · 5.9% gross yieldTrabada · 6.2% gross yieldNavia de Suarna · 6.6% gross yieldOurol · 6.7% gross yieldFolgoso do Courel · 6.5% gross yieldNogais, As · 6.5% gross yieldRibas de Sil · 6.4% gross yieldPedrafita do Cebreiro · 6.8% gross yieldTriacastela · 7.3% gross yieldMuras · 7.2% gross yieldA Ribeira de Piquín · 6.9% gross yieldNegueira de Muñiz · 6.7% gross yieldBaralla · 5.5% gross yield Baralla5.5% Baralla5.5%
Gross yield < 3%3–4 %4–5 %5–6 %≥ 6% sin datos

Administrative boundaries from the Spanish National Geographic Institute (CC BY 4.0). The Canary Islands are drawn shifted, as on any map of Spain.

The verdict

What the analysis sees

The specific signals the official data leaves about this market, before going into detail.

On gross yield it ranks 49 of 67 among the municipalities of its province.

Baralla has 2,396 residents, an average gross household income of €20,694 a year, an approximate unemployment rate of 8% (below the Spanish average). These are signals of how deep housing demand runs, not of the risk of any one tenant.

In favour

  • Gross yield of 5.5%Above the Spanish average (4.2%) on the same calculation method.
  • Approximate unemployment of 8%A stronger labour market than the Spanish average, measured on registered unemployed and contributors.

Against

  • 2.5 transactions per 1,000 residentsAn illiquid market: expect longer selling times.
The market

What it costs and what it earns

The market level in Baralla and what it means for a buy-to-let buyer. Per-m² figures are converted to a reference home of 90 m².

18.2 yearsPrice / Rent (PER)Years of rent to pay off the purchase
3 yearsAffordabilityHousehold incomes to pay for 90 m²
16%Rent burdenAnnual rent as a share of household income
0.50%Urban IBIRate approved by the town hall
679 €/m²Purchase price
Spain 2,028 €/m² €/m² of transactions, population-weighted average
3 €/m²/monthRent
Spain 7 €/m² €/m² a month, population-weighted average
5.5%Gross yield
Spain 4.2% annual rent over purchase price, before costs
The comparison

Where it stands against the rest

Baralla's percentile among the municipalities with enough data, computed on the same figure for all of them.

Gross yield5.5%
44
PeorMedianaMejor
Rent level3 €/m²/month
56
PeorMedianaMejor
Momentum51/100
65
PeorMedianaMejor

Within Lugo it ranks 49 of 67 on gross yield.

The demand

Demand, employment and liquidity

The structural depth of the market: how many people live here, what they earn, how much changes hands and what stress it carries. This is market context, never a measure of tenant risk.

2.5Market turnover
Spain 3.3 transactions a year per 1,000 residents · more turnover, easier to resell
8%Unemployment (approx.)
Spain 11% registered unemployed over unemployed + social security contributors
€20,694Gross household income
Spain €31,185 annual income tax returns (AEAT), population-weighted territorial average
3.3‰Net migration
Spain 12.8‰ arrivals minus departures from abroad per 1,000 residents
0.1Repossession pressure
Spain 0.55 housing repossessions per 1,000 dwellings of the provincial stock · 2025

Repossessions are a provincial figure (INE): they describe the market in Lugo, not this municipality alone.

The costs

Municipal costs and taxes

What the town hall and the cadastre set for this municipality, which is what the owner pays every year whether it is let or not.

0.500%Urban IBI rateApproved by the town hall
1990Last cadastral revisionThe older it is, the more outdated the cadastral value
€153/yearIBI on a standard homeEstimated on 90 m² and the average cadastral value
The trend

How it has moved

Official series for Baralla over recent years. Where a series is missing, the municipality does not publish it.

Housing transactions

MIVAU · deals per year

−14.3% interanual
12 20112015201820222025 12 · 201112 · 201112 · 201212 · 20128 · 20138 · 201311 · 201411 · 20145 · 20155 · 201513 · 201613 · 201615 · 201715 · 20178 · 20188 · 20186 · 20196 · 201913 · 202013 · 202012 · 202112 · 202114 · 202214 · 202213 · 202313 · 202314 · 202414 · 202412 · 202512 · 2025

Registered unemployment

SEPE · yearly average

+8.6% interanual
63 20192021202320242026 103 · 2019103 · 201999 · 202099 · 202093 · 202193 · 202178 · 202278 · 202271 · 202371 · 202359 · 202459 · 202458 · 202558 · 202563 · 202663 · 2026

Average gross income

AEAT · annual tax return

+8.6% interanual
€20,694 20132016201820212023 €13,723 · 2013€13,723 · 2013€14,299 · 2014€14,299 · 2014€14,078 · 2015€14,078 · 2015€15,195 · 2016€15,195 · 2016€15,986 · 2017€15,986 · 2017€16,680 · 2018€16,680 · 2018€16,156 · 2019€16,156 · 2019€16,446 · 2020€16,446 · 2020€18,574 · 2021€18,574 · 2021€19,058 · 2022€19,058 · 2022€20,694 · 2023€20,694 · 2023

Registered population

INE · yearly population register

0.0% interanual
2,396 20112014201820222025 2,889 · 20112,889 · 20112,889 · 20112,889 · 20112,834 · 20122,834 · 20122,834 · 20122,834 · 20122,798 · 20132,798 · 20132,798 · 20132,798 · 20132,774 · 20142,774 · 20142,774 · 20142,774 · 20142,724 · 20152,724 · 20152,724 · 20152,724 · 20152,660 · 20162,660 · 20162,660 · 20162,660 · 20162,630 · 20172,630 · 20172,630 · 20172,630 · 20172,566 · 20182,566 · 20182,566 · 20182,566 · 20182,556 · 20192,556 · 20192,556 · 20192,556 · 20192,482 · 20202,482 · 20202,482 · 20202,482 · 20202,445 · 20212,445 · 20212,445 · 20212,445 · 20212,436 · 20222,436 · 20222,436 · 20222,436 · 20222,484 · 20232,484 · 20232,484 · 20232,484 · 20232,455 · 20242,455 · 20242,455 · 20242,455 · 20242,396 · 20252,396 · 20252,396 · 20252,396 · 2025

Net international migration

INE · immigration − emigration · yearly

−60.0% interanual
8 2021202220232024 7 · 20217 · 202131 · 202231 · 202220 · 202320 · 20238 · 20248 · 2024
Nearby

Alternatives in Lugo

Territories of the same level ranked by gross yield, to compare before deciding.

The method

How this page is calculated

Where each figure comes from, over which territory and from what date. Confidence measures data coverage, never investment quality.

Data coverage

90/100

What this page does not show is what is not published about the municipality, not a zero.

  • official rent series (SERPAVI)
  • series sufficient to measure momentum
  • official appraised value (MIVAU)
  • estimated market level
  • our own adverts

When each figure is from

This is the latest figure published by each source for this municipality.

rent
2025
sale
2025
household income
2023
population register
2025
registered transactions
2026Q1
registered unemployment
2026M06
MIVAUAppraised housing value and registered transactions
SERPAVIOfficial reference rent index
INEPopulation register, migration and repossessions
AEATAverage gross household income
SEPE and Social SecurityRegistered unemployment and contributions
CatastroCadastral value, age and IBI rate
InmobliaOur own catalogue of adverts, each with its investment score

An indicative statistical estimate for comparing markets, not an appraisal or an investment recommendation. Gross yield does not deduct costs, IBI, insurance, voids or taxes.