Cádiz · Andalucía · CP 11023
Medina Sidonia
Medina Sidonia: living in Cádiz
Medina Sidonia offers 2880 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and several local amenities — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
11,838
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1932 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 5.6/10
Average. Hospital ~75 min; airport ~89 min; Renfe ~69 min; coach ~39 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,880 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.0°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.3% of padrón; international residents 1.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population +0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.4% over the series; mean age 42.5; foreign residents 1.7%; 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-250; Natura 2000 covers about 35.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Medina Sidonia in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.5
<16
16.1%
16–64
67.4%
65+
16.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 11,508 (98.3%)
Foreign residents: 200 (1.7%)
- Morocco: 50
- United Kingdom: 42
- Italy: 12
- Venezuela: 10
- Germany: 5
- Romania: 5
- Argentina: 5
- Brazil: 5
English speakers ≈ 42
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,332
Flats €/m²
1225 €
Houses €/m²
1439 €
6-year change
+77.2%
Province rank: # / 45 · 177% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.40, -5.87)
339 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cádiz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.7 km
- 02La Breña y Marismas del Barbate (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18 km
- 03Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 19.5 km
- 04Complejo Endorreico de Chiclana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 19.5 km
- 05Laguna de la Paja (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 22.8 km
Day trip
- 06Bahía de Cádiz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.1 km
- 07La Saura (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 25.5 km
- 08La Barrosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 26.5 km
- 09Laguna de las Canteras y el Tejón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27 km
- 10Laguna de Medina (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Medina Sidonia
€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 Medina Sidonia you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
14.2%
SEPE unemployed
1,131
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,575
Self-employed (approx.)
957
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€12,653,275
Expenses
€11,832,699
Balance
€820,576
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Juan María Cornejo Ramírez (PSOE-A)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Jerez (XRY) · 55.7 km · 89 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cádiz) · 49.7 km · 75 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 72.7 km · 80 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Victoria (Cádiz) · 71.3 km · 78 min
Nearest city
Cádiz · 49.7 km · 75 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SAN FERNANDO-BAHÍA SUR · 40.9 km · 69 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Estación De Autobuses Medina · 12.1 km · 39 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
5,926
501 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,057
89 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
756
64 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
3
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
27
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2880 sunshine hours
Medina Sidonia averages about 2880 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~35%
About 35% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 90.8%
SETELECO reports 90.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Medina Sidonia
Medina Sidonia is a municipality in Cádiz (Andalucía) with about 717 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 717 €/m². Compare Medina Sidonia with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 11023 · CP 11023 · lat 36.396721651748344, lon -5.867386364108877 · 617 m · Income: €27,591