Zaragoza · Aragón · CP 50038
Ateca
Ateca: living in Zaragoza
Ateca offers 2611 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,785
Avg. summer temp
23.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#2073 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.1/10
Average. Hospital ~88 min; airport ~98 min; Renfe ~24 min; coach ~40 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. About 2,611 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 86% 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 · 5.7/10
Average. Spanish residents 87.8% of padrón; international residents 12.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population +3.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −37.5% over the series; mean age 50.8; foreign residents 12.2%; property prices +6.0% 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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,812; Natura 2000 covers about 2.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.4 km).
Place location
Ateca in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.8
<16
9.2%
16–64
61.2%
65+
29.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,547 (87.8%)
Foreign residents: 215 (12.2%)
- Romania: 127
- Morocco: 51
- Algeria: 4
- Colombia: 4
- Chile: 4
- Portugal: 3
- Ecuador: 3
- France: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 293 · 44% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 50009 (22.6km)
307 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Zaragoza
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Moncayo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.9 km
- 02Laguna de Gallocanta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Dirigida · 45.8 km
- 03Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.2 km
- 04Prados Húmedos de Torremocha del Pinar (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 56.1 km
- 05Barranco del Río Dulce (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 69.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ateca
€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 Ateca you pay €555 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.6%
SEPE unemployed
50
Affiliated workers (approx.)
779
Self-employed (approx.)
131
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,257,299
Expenses
€2,257,299
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Ramon Cristobal Judez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 97.3 km · 98 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Zaragoza) · 103.6 km · 88 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 102.2 km · 83 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 293.5 km · 252 min
Nearest city
Zaragoza · 103.6 km · 88 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ATECA · 5.5 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Calatayud · 19.8 km · 40 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
958
537 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
267
150 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
121
68 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
37
39 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
Ateca is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Ateca is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
At the time of the 2015 census , the municipality had a population of 1,969
At the time of the 2015 census , the municipality had a population of 1,969.
The River Jalón is joined by the River Piedra and the River Manubles at Ateca
The River Jalón is joined by the River Piedra and the River Manubles at Ateca.
About Ateca
Ateca is a municipality in Zaragoza (Aragón) with about 2,046 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2646 €/m². Compare Ateca with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 50038 · CP 50038 · lat 41.346735049995694, lon -1.8101145344615426 · 146 m · Income: €30,769