Cádiz · Andalucía · CP 11006
Arcos de la Frontera
Arcos de la Frontera: living in Cádiz
Arcos de la Frontera offers 2904 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
31,267
Avg. summer temp
23°C
Best place to buy a house
#717 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,332 €/m²; cost of living at 61% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~64 min; Renfe ~50 min; coach ~24 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.6/10
Better than other places. About 2,904 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.2% of padrón; international residents 1.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.7/10
Average. Population +0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −30.8% over the series; mean age 42.5; foreign residents 1.8%; property prices +10.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 2.3% of the area (nearest site ~2.9 km).
Place location
Arcos de la Frontera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.5
<16
15.4%
16–64
68.4%
65+
16.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 30,148 (98.2%)
Foreign residents: 552 (1.8%)
- United Kingdom: 105
- Morocco: 66
- Romania: 39
- Colombia: 35
- Italy: 33
- China: 31
- Germany: 21
- France: 18
English speakers ≈ 105
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,332
Flats €/m²
1225 €
Houses €/m²
1439 €
6-year change
+77.2%
Province rank: # / 45 · 37% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 29046 (34.3km)
342 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cádiz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cola del Embalse de Arcos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 2.9 km
- 02Peña de Arcos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.1 km
- 03Cola del Embalse de Bornos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 9.3 km
- 04Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.8 km
- 05Complejo Endorreico de Espera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 15.6 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna de Medina (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.6 km
- 07Complejo Endorreico de Utrera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32.2 km
- 08Laguna de las Canteras y el Tejón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33 km
- 09Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.1 km
- 10Bahía de Cádiz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arcos de la Frontera
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Arcos de la Frontera you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
14.1%
SEPE unemployed
3,015
Affiliated workers (approx.)
14,946
Self-employed (approx.)
2,566
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€40,230,447
Expenses
€39,446,338
Balance
€784,109
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Miguel Rodríguez Rodríguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Jerez (XRY) · 41.8 km · 64 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cádiz) · 69.5 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 71.2 km · 62 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Victoria (Cádiz) · 69.8 km · 60 min
Nearest city
Cádiz · 69.5 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · AEROPUERTO DE JEREZ · 44.3 km · 50 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Estación De Autobuses Arcos · 7 km · 24 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
15,784
505 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,470
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,427
78 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
37
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
196
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2904 sunshine hours
Arcos de la Frontera averages about 2904 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 93.9%
SETELECO reports 93.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
9 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Arcos de la Frontera.
About Arcos de la Frontera
Arcos de la Frontera is a municipality in Cádiz (Andalucía) with about 658 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3458 €/m². Compare Arcos de la Frontera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 11006 · CP 11006 · lat 36.74349532089478, lon -5.754629468176751 · 558 m · Income: €27,513