Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02012
Balazote
Balazote: living in Albacete
Balazote offers 2785 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,356
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#1282 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~31 min; airport ~130 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~30 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,785 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.4°C (2/3 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 93.2% of padrón; international residents 6.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.1/10
Average. Population −1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.2% over the series; mean age 43.2; foreign residents 6.8%; 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 · 4.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Balazote in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.2
<16
14.7%
16–64
67.9%
65+
17.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,175 (93.2%)
Foreign residents: 159 (6.8%)
- Romania: 125
- Morocco: 15
- China: 4
- Bolivia: 2
- Paraguay: 2
- Russia: 1
- Colombia: 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 (38.89, -2.14)
328 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Albacete
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna de los Ojos de Villaverde (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 20.8 km
- 02Laguna del Arquillo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.6 km
Day trip
- 03La Molata y los Batanes (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 38.1 km
- 04Salinas de Pinilla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 41 km
- 05Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.7 km
- 06Laguna Salada de Pétrola (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 48.2 km
- 07Estrecho del Hocino (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 48.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Balazote
€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 Balazote you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.2%
SEPE unemployed
99
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,137
Self-employed (approx.)
192
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Jose Antonio Simon Sotos (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
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) · 190.9 km · 130 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 29.4 km · 31 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 167 km · 113 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 202.6 km · 153 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 29.4 km · 31 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALBACETE-LOS LLANOS · 34 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · ORAN · 35.4 km · 30 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
1,332
565 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
515
219 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
140
59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
81
61 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2785 sunshine hours
Balazote averages about 2785 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.1%) makes Balazote 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 Balazote
Balazote is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,455 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2955 €/m². Compare Balazote with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02012 · CP 02012 · lat 38.88697850383996, lon -2.1376181203178293 · 555 m · Income: €30,116