Cádiz · Andalucía · CP 11030
Rota
Rota: living in Cádiz
Rota offers 2915 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
29,289
Avg. summer temp
25.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#407 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~39 min; airport ~62 min; Renfe ~28 min; coach ~11 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.1/10
Better than other places. About 2,915 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.1% of padrón; international residents 3.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.7/10
Average. Population −0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −35.5% over the series; mean age 42.9; foreign residents 3.9%; 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 · 2.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.1% of the area (nearest site ~5.0 km).
Place location
Rota in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.9
<16
15.8%
16–64
67.1%
65+
17%
International community
Spanish nationals: 27,980 (96.1%)
Foreign residents: 1,129 (3.9%)
- Colombia: 94
- China: 71
- Morocco: 46
- Italy: 40
- Germany: 28
- Algeria: 24
- United Kingdom: 21
- Venezuela: 21
English speakers ≈ 21
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,332
Flats €/m²
1225 €
Houses €/m²
1439 €
6-year change
+77.2%
Province rank: # / 45 · 170% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.67, -6.36)
343 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cádiz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Corrales de Rota (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.9 km
- 02Complejo Endorreico del Puerto de Sta. María (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 10.6 km
- 03Dunas de San Antón (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 12.4 km
- 04Bahía de Cádiz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.2 km
- 05Doñana (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 14.2 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna de las Canteras y el Tejón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27 km
- 07Laguna de Medina (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27 km
- 08Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.2 km
- 09Marismas de Sancti Petri (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.8 km
- 10Complejo Endorreico de Chiclana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Rota
€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 Rota you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.9%
SEPE unemployed
1,758
Affiliated workers (approx.)
13,886
Self-employed (approx.)
2,358
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€56,844,300
Expenses
€55,629,383
Balance
€1,214,917
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jose Javier Ruiz Arana (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) · 44.5 km · 62 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cádiz) · 39.2 km · 39 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 40.8 km · 41 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Victoria (Cádiz) · 39.4 km · 39 min
Nearest city
Cádiz · 39.2 km · 39 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · PUERTO DE SANTA MARÍA · 18.8 km · 28 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Cementerio V · 2.7 km · 11 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
17,586
600 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,057
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
4,183
143 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
26
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
53
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2915 sunshine hours
Rota averages about 2915 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.3%) makes Rota a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Rota.
About Rota
Rota is a municipality in Cádiz (Andalucía) with about 745 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 745 €/m². Compare Rota with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 11030 · CP 11030 · lat 36.667826142950005, lon -6.35537436754331 · 645 m · Income: €32,841