Zaragoza · Aragón · CP 50181
Muel
Muel: living in Zaragoza
Muel offers 2628 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,540
Avg. summer temp
24.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#843 / 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~33 min; airport ~58 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~13 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. About 2,628 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Spanish residents 85.5% of padrón; international residents 14.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +4.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −10.0% over the series; mean age 44.2; foreign residents 14.5%; 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 · 4.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~50; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~5.3 km).
Place location
Muel in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.2
<16
14.1%
16–64
64.8%
65+
21.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,178 (85.5%)
Foreign residents: 200 (14.5%)
- Morocco: 105
- Portugal: 25
- Romania: 19
- Colombia: 8
- Russia: 4
- Italy: 3
- Algeria: 3
- China: 3
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 293 · 121% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (41.47, -1.13)
309 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.6%
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 · 30.4 km
- 02Moncayo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.8 km
- 03Soto de la Mejana de Santa Isabel (Open in Maps)
Enclave Natural · 56.4 km
- 04Bardenas Reales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 58 km
- 05Soto de la Mora (Open in Maps)
Enclave Natural · 58.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Muel
€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 Muel you pay €555 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
SEPE unemployed
45
Affiliated workers (approx.)
712
Self-employed (approx.)
120
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,299,432
Expenses
€2,268,154
Balance
€31,278
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Israel Remon Bazan (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) · 40.6 km · 58 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Zaragoza) · 38.4 km · 33 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 36.9 km · 32 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 260.6 km · 223 min
Nearest city
Zaragoza · 39.4 km · 43 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ARAÑALES DE MUEL · 3.8 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Muel · 3.9 km · 13 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
836
543 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
189
123 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
94
61 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2628 sunshine hours
Muel averages about 2628 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.6%) makes Muel a practical base for remote work.
About Muel
Muel is a municipality in Zaragoza (Aragón) with about 3,155 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 955 €/m². Compare Muel with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 50181 · CP 50181 · lat 41.472819752359385, lon -1.1269622914165904 · 355 m · Income: €36,520