Teruel · Aragón · CP 44013
Alcañiz
Alcañiz: living in Teruel
Alcañiz offers 2684 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
16,505
Avg. summer temp
25.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#794 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~105 min; airport ~115 min; Renfe ~39 min; coach ~18 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. About 2,684 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 87.4% of padrón; international residents 12.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.1/10
Average. Population +1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.4% over the series; mean age 42.8; foreign residents 12.6%; property prices +1.3% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 6.4/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,119; Natura 2000 covers about 5.2% of the area (nearest site ~3.0 km).
Place location
Alcañiz in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.8
<16
17.5%
16–64
63.2%
65+
19.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 13,933 (87.4%)
Foreign residents: 2,014 (12.6%)
- Romania: 1,125
- Morocco: 453
- Algeria: 42
- Ukraine: 30
- China: 27
- Poland: 24
- Colombia: 24
- Pakistan: 24
English speakers ≈ 10
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 (41.07, -0.17)
316 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Teruel
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Saladas de Chiprana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Dirigida · 17.7 km
Day trip
- 02Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.7 km
- 03Pereroles (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 41.7 km
- 04La Mola de la Vila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 45.6 km
- 05Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.7 km
- 06Fagedes dels Ports (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 49.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcañiz
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alcañiz you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
SEPE unemployed
586
Affiliated workers (approx.)
7,422
Self-employed (approx.)
1,252
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€23,614,828
Expenses
€23,614,728
Balance
€100
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Miguel Angel Estevan Serrano (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 126.1 km · 115 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lleida) · 116 km · 105 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 121.7 km · 103 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 146.5 km · 140 min
Nearest city
Teruel · 147.6 km · 123 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CASPE · 28.4 km · 39 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Alcañiz · 5.5 km · 18 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
8,570
519 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,009
122 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,509
91 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
15
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
274
32 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2684 sunshine hours
Alcañiz averages about 2684 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96%) makes Alcañiz a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€667/m²
Asking prices around €667 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Alcañiz
Alcañiz is a municipality in Teruel (Aragón) with about 3,122 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1822 €/m². Compare Alcañiz with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 44013 · CP 44013 · lat 41.07359956302849, lon -0.1696295597703206 · 322 m · Income: €35,287