Teruel · Aragón · CP 44007
Alba
Alba: living in Teruel
Alba offers 2689 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
186
Avg. summer temp
21.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#3815 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.4/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 667 €/m²; cost of living at 30% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~44 min; airport ~125 min; Renfe ~27 min; coach ~28 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.2/10
Average. About 2,689 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.4/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 60% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.5/10
Average. Spanish residents 94.1% of padrón; international residents 5.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment +25.0% over the series; mean age 54.7; foreign residents 5.9%; property prices +1.3% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 9.6/10
In this place taxes are lower than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~228; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~5.6 km).
Place location
Alba in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.7
<16
8.3%
16–64
52.5%
65+
39.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 160 (94.1%)
Foreign residents: 10 (5.9%)
- Morocco: 7
- Brazil: 2
- Senegal: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€667
Flats €/m²
614 €
Houses €/m²
720 €
6-year change
+8.1%
Province rank: # / 238 · 35% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.62, -1.37)
316 approx. sunny days · 12 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
59.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Teruel
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Pinares de Rodeno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 22.9 km
Day trip
- 02Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.8 km
- 03Laguna de Gallocanta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Dirigida · 35.9 km
- 04Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.9 km
- 05Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 52.5 km
- 06Muela de los Tres Reinos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 52.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alba
€3,058
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€1,220
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,810
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alba you pay €555 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.1%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
70
Self-employed (approx.)
12
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€248,291
Expenses
€248,291
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Herrero Palomar (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 149.4 km · 125 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Teruel) · 43 km · 44 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 147.1 km · 116 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 181 km · 141 min
Nearest city
Teruel · 43 km · 44 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SANTA EULALIA DEL CAMPO · 7.6 km · 27 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Torrelacarcel · 6 km · 28 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
128
688 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
43
231 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
16
86 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2689 sunshine hours
Alba averages about 2689 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€667/m²
Asking prices around €667 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Alba
Alba is a municipality in Teruel (Aragón) with about 3,095 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1795 €/m². Compare Alba with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 44007 · CP 44007 · lat 40.61569489653007, lon -1.3662585506653622 · 295 m · Income: €28,863