Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02008
Alcaraz
Alcaraz: living in Albacete
Alcaraz offers 2796 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,283
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#4850 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~86 min; airport ~204 min; Renfe ~104 min; coach ~21 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.5/10
Average. About 2,796 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.1% of padrón; international residents 2.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population −1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −31.8% over the series; mean age 47.4; foreign residents 2.9%; 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 · 5.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 7.6% of the area (nearest site ~6.4 km).
Place location
Alcaraz in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.4
<16
12.9%
16–64
63.4%
65+
23.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,312 (97.1%)
Foreign residents: 39 (2.9%)
- Romania: 15
- Paraguay: 5
- Venezuela: 3
- Ukraine: 2
- Algeria: 2
- Morocco: 2
- Colombia: 2
- France: 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 (38.72, -2.53)
329 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Albacete
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Molata y los Batanes (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 9.6 km
- 02Estrecho del Hocino (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 13 km
- 03Laguna del Arquillo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.2 km
- 04Salinas de Pinilla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 14.1 km
- 05Laguna de los Ojos de Villaverde (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 16 km
Day trip
- 06Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.2 km
- 07Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28 km
- 08Peñas Coloradas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35.2 km
- 09Cerro de Rala (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 39.4 km
- 10Ardal y Tinjarra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 42.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcaraz
€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 Alcaraz you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.8%
SEPE unemployed
88
Affiliated workers (approx.)
572
Self-employed (approx.)
98
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Pedro Jesús Valero Montoya (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 Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU) · 253.5 km · 204 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 83.9 km · 86 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 221.7 km · 154 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 298.9 km · 206 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 83.9 km · 86 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LA RODA DE ALBACETE · 123.3 km · 104 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alcaraz · 10.3 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
764
595 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
332
259 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
89
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
10
8 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
5
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2796 sunshine hours
Alcaraz averages about 2796 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.1%) makes Alcaraz 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 Alcaraz
Alcaraz is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,430 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2930 €/m². Compare Alcaraz with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02008 · CP 02008 · lat 38.718917792497095, lon -2.5308050575113636 · 530 m · Income: €27,829