Zaragoza · Aragón · CP 50073
Cariñena
Cariñena: living in Zaragoza
Cariñena offers 2604 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,530
Avg. summer temp
23.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#890 / 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 · 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~47 min; airport ~62 min; Renfe ~8 min; coach ~6 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. About 2,604 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.2°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 98% 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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 75.3% of padrón; international residents 24.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −32.8% over the series; mean age 43.7; foreign residents 24.7%; 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~43.9 km).
Place location
Cariñena in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.7
<16
14.9%
16–64
65.4%
65+
19.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,487 (75.3%)
Foreign residents: 815 (24.7%)
- Romania: 622
- Morocco: 93
- Algeria: 43
- Ukraine: 7
- Portugal: 5
- Senegal: 5
- Poland: 4
- Colombia: 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 293 · 42% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 50004 (6.9km)
306 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Zaragoza
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Galachos de la Alfranca de Pastriz, la Cartuja y el Burgo de Ebro (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Dirigida · 43.7 km
- 02Laguna de Gallocanta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Dirigida · 46.9 km
- 03Moncayo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 54.4 km
- 04Soto de la Mejana de Santa Isabel (Open in Maps)
Enclave Natural · 67.3 km
- 05Bardenas Reales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 69.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cariñena
€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 Cariñena you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4%
SEPE unemployed
92
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,649
Self-employed (approx.)
277
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,946,682
Expenses
€3,946,682
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Sergio Ortiz Gutierrez (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) · 57.9 km · 62 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Zaragoza) · 56.8 km · 47 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 55.4 km · 42 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 264.6 km · 160 min
Nearest city
Zaragoza · 56.8 km · 47 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CARIÑENA · 2.7 km · 8 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cariñena Alto · 2.4 km · 6 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
1,898
538 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
508
144 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
167
47 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
15
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2604 sunshine hours
Cariñena averages about 2604 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.3%) makes Cariñena a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Cariñena.
About Cariñena
Cariñena is a municipality in Zaragoza (Aragón) with about 2,165 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2765 €/m². Compare Cariñena with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 50073 · CP 50073 · lat 41.35048573314982, lon -1.2084755471955537 · 265 m · Income: €33,976