Retirement In The Best Municipalities – August 2010

For the fifth time, Belen (home of Intel’s manufacturing plant in Costa Rica) was categorized as the best municipality by the Contraloria General de le Republica. (The Treasury of the Republic of Costa Rica).

To come up with these conclusions, the Contraloria takes into account twenty-seven different indicators some of which include arrears, tax collection, how efficiently they use their funds to repair roads and the general growth of their revenue income and investments.

The Top Ten Municipalities in Costa Rica:

1. Belen
2. Santa Ana
3. Garabito (Jaco)
4. Escazu
5. Cartago
6. Hojancha
7. Santa Cruz
8. Colorado
9. Golfito
10. Curridabat

Most of us prefer living in a home that is clean, secure and managed well.

We try to make sure that our own home is well maintained and we are not throwing our money away by unnecessarily spending too much on utilities and, surely the same thinking should apply to the overall geographical area in which we live.

The area should be well cared for, the trash should be collected and the inhabitants – your neighbors – should be paying the taxes that they are obliged to pay.

Lastly, when you are in the market to sell your home, it will help tremendously when you when you can say that you live in an area that is located in one of the best managed municipalities in Costa Rica where real estate prices will more than likely appreciate much more than a municipality that is not well run.

VIP Members and Buenos Amigos VIP Members who are fluent in Spanish may wish to download the 141 page ‘Análisis y Opinión sobre la Gestión de los Gobiernos Locales en el período 2009’ (above) published in August 2010 by the Contraloría General de la República in our Download Library here. It is genuinely interesting reading.

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