Zaragoza · Aragón · CP 50055
Borja
Borja: living in Zaragoza
Borja offers 2539 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a mid-sized town — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,202
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#2765 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~66 min; airport ~82 min; Renfe ~40 min; coach ~20 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. About 2,539 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.3°C (0/3 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 · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.3% of padrón; international residents 10.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.0/10
Average. Population +0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.6% over the series; mean age 42.7; foreign residents 10.7%; property prices +6.0% 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 · 4.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-450; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~16.4 km).
Place location
Borja in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.7
<16
16.6%
16–64
63.4%
65+
20%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,437 (89.3%)
Foreign residents: 532 (10.7%)
- Romania: 155
- Algeria: 132
- Bulgaria: 74
- Morocco: 67
- Brazil: 11
- China: 10
- Ukraine: 9
- Colombia: 8
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 293 · 43% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 50156 (2.5km)
299 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Zaragoza
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Moncayo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.4 km
- 02Soto de la Mejana de Santa Isabel (Open in Maps)
Enclave Natural · 16.8 km
- 03Soto de la Mora (Open in Maps)
Enclave Natural · 16.8 km
- 04Roble de Santa Isabel (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.3 km
- 05Soto del Quebrado, El Ramillo y La Mejana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 17.4 km
Day trip
- 06Sotos de Traslapuente (Open in Maps)
Enclave Natural · 25.3 km
- 07Caídas de la Negra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 25.9 km
- 08Balsa del Pulguer (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 25.9 km
- 09Soto de los Tetones (Open in Maps)
Enclave Natural · 27.3 km
- 10Sotos de la Remonta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Borja
€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 Borja you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5%
SEPE unemployed
165
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,350
Self-employed (approx.)
396
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€10,194,735
Expenses
€10,194,735
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Eduardo Arilla Pablo (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) · 73.7 km · 82 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Zaragoza) · 65 km · 66 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 63.6 km · 61 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 226.3 km · 164 min
Nearest city
Zaragoza · 65 km · 66 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CORTES DE NAVARRA · 16.9 km · 40 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estacion Therpasa · 3 km · 20 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
2,514
483 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
608
117 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
336
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
4
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
9
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2539 sunshine hours
Borja averages about 2539 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 91%
SETELECO reports 91% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Borja
Borja is a municipality in Zaragoza (Aragón) with about 2,105 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2705 €/m². Compare Borja with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 50055 · CP 50055 · lat 41.8497401333465, lon -1.5510149499692925 · 205 m · Income: €32,604