What rents in Maó actually are
Five years have added 30,4 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation. 2.261 declared leases sit behind it: enough to inform, small enough that one street can sit outside the range. A flat in Maó rents at a reference of 6,89 €/m², the middle of the Spanish range and the level at which old and new contracts diverge most.
Rents declared on income-tax returns for main-residence leases, not asking prices. They lag the market and exclude holiday lets.
Against the rest of the province
Among the Illes Balears towns and cities covered here, it records the second highest five-year change in the reference rent.
Against every municipality in this guide, its number of declared leases lands in the thirteenth twentieth from the bottom.
Take Illes Balears alone: among the municipalities here, its median declared monthly rent is the third lowest.
How it compares
On a national view, its median floor area of a let flat falls into the thirteenth twentieth from the bottom.
Of the Illes Balears municipalities covered here, this one comes third lowest on upper-quartile rent per square metre.
Taking every municipality covered here together, the share of dwellings that are not a main residence is in the upper middle of the range.
How it ranks
On population it is the fourth lowest of the Illes Balears municipalities this guide covers.
Across the country, the lower-quartile rent per square metre here belongs to the band just below the middle.
Among the Illes Balears towns and cities covered here, it records the second lowest reference rent per square metre.
The reference figures, and how far apart they sit
5,12 €/m² against 9,11 €/m² is a wide spread: in Maó the same nominal flat means very different things.
2.261 declared leases sit behind it: enough to inform, small enough that one street can sit outside the range.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 5,12 €/m² |
| Median | 6,89 €/m² |
| Upper quartile | 9,11 €/m² |
| Median monthly rent | 583,17 € |
| Median floor area | 87 m² |
Put a quoted rent in its place
Five years have added 30,4 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation.
A typical declared lease in Maó runs at 583,17 € a month.
| Floor area | At the lower quartile | At the median | At the upper quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m² | 282 € | 379 € | 501 € |
| 75 m² | 384 € | 517 € | 683 € |
| 100 m² | 512 € | 689 € | 911 € |
The floor areas are round illustrative sizes used to show the arithmetic, not measurements of any particular flat.
Before you sign
- Confirm the deposit and any extra guarantee separately.
- Ask how long the previous lease ran and at what rent.
- Compare the quote with the quartiles above, not with the portals.
- Get the annual review formula written into the contract.
Related guides
Sources and licences
- MIVAU, Sistema Estatal de Referencia del Precio del Alquiler de Vivienda (SERPAVI), base 2011-2024. Period: 2024; 2019-2024. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: MIVAU legal notice: reuse "para usos comerciales y no comerciales" with the source and its last-update date cited. Values are rents declared on income-tax returns, not asking prices.
- INE, Censo de Población y Viviendas 2021, viviendas por tipo (tabla 59525). Period: 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (INE legal notice). Attribution: "Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE".
- MIVAU, registro de zonas de mercado residencial tensionado (art. 18 Ley 12/2023). Period: 16 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: MIVAU legal notice: reuse for commercial and non-commercial purposes with the source and its last-update date cited.