Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02007
Alcalá del Júcar
Alcalá del Júcar: living in Albacete
Alcalá del Júcar offers 2753 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,130
Avg. summer temp
25.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1996 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 7.1/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 806 €/m²; cost of living at 37% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.7/10
Average. Hospital ~85 min; airport ~129 min; Renfe ~71 min; coach ~21 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,753 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.9°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 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 94.6% of padrón; international residents 5.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.3% over the series; mean age 50.9; foreign residents 5.4%; property prices +6.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 37.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.3 km).
Place location
Alcalá del Júcar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.9
<16
8.2%
16–64
60.1%
65+
31.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,107 (94.6%)
Foreign residents: 63 (5.4%)
- Romania: 41
- Morocco: 7
- Bolivia: 5
- Bulgaria: 3
- Paraguay: 2
- Portugal: 1
- Russia: 1
- Brazil: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€806
Flats €/m²
742 €
Houses €/m²
870 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 88 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 02005 (11.9km)
324 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
600 Mbps
Coverage
95.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Albacete
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.4 km
Day trip
- 02Embalse de Embarcaderos (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.9 km
- 03Laguna de San Benito (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 37.1 km
- 04Laguna Salada de Pétrola (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 39.3 km
- 05Tabarla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 42.2 km
- 06Villingordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 45.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcalá del Júcar
€3,362
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€916
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,506
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alcalá del Júcar you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.1%
SEPE unemployed
48
Affiliated workers (approx.)
482
Self-employed (approx.)
81
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Juan Pascual Muñoz Legidos (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 131.3 km · 129 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 64.3 km · 85 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 135 km · 131 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 148.2 km · 147 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 64.3 km · 85 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALBACETE-LOS LLANOS · 49.9 km · 71 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 6.9 km · 21 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
750
664 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
248
219 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
142
126 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
29
26 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
7
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2753 sunshine hours
Alcalá del Júcar averages about 2753 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.2%) makes Alcalá del Júcar a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€806/m²
Asking prices around €806 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Alcalá del Júcar
Alcalá del Júcar is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,429 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2929 €/m². Compare Alcalá del Júcar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02007 · CP 02007 · lat 39.18571491833934, lon -1.4028061461092702 · 529 m · Income: €23,178