Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43037
Calafell
Calafell: living in Tarragona
Calafell offers 2595 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
32,624
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#560 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,282 €/m²; cost of living at 58% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~42 min; airport ~63 min; Renfe ~19 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,595 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.7°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 · 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 81.8% of padrón; international residents 18.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −11.3% over the series; mean age 43.8; foreign residents 18.2%; property prices +7.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~5.0 km).
Place location
Calafell in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.8
<16
15%
16–64
64.2%
65+
20.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 21,714 (81.8%)
Foreign residents: 4,824 (18.2%)
- Morocco: 1,394
- Italy: 347
- Brazil: 295
- Russia: 205
- Romania: 188
- Colombia: 174
- Argentina: 163
- France: 150
English speakers ≈ 92
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 42% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43002 (8.9km)
305 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Costes del Garraf (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 3.9 km
- 02Foix, el (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 5 km
- 03Grapissar de Masia Blanca (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.4 km
- 04Massís de Bonastre (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 6.7 km
- 05Massís del Garraf (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.6 km
Day trip
- 06Remolar-Filipines (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 40.2 km
- 07Barranc de la Trinitat (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 42.9 km
- 08Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 43.4 km
- 09La Vall del Monestir de Poblet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional · 43.6 km
- 10Ricarda-Ca l`Arana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 44.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Calafell
€4,868
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€590
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€0
People in Barcelona pay about the same tax as here
In Calafell you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
1,534
Affiliated workers (approx.)
14,850
Self-employed (approx.)
2,513
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€63,131,781
Expenses
€63,131,781
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSC-
Ramon Ferré Solé (PSC-CP)
2023–2027 · Partit Dels Socialistes de Catalunya - Candidatura de Progrés
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Barcelona-El Prat (BCN) · 49.9 km · 63 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 49.4 km · 42 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 57.9 km · 46 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 62.8 km · 46 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 49.4 km · 42 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ · 18.5 km · 19 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Vilanova i la Geltrú (Estació) · 18.4 km · 19 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
13,735
421 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,122
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,613
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
42
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2595 sunshine hours
Calafell averages about 2595 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.8%) makes Calafell a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Calafell.
About Calafell
Calafell is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 397 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2897 €/m². Compare Calafell with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43037 · CP 43037 · lat 41.20903851383051, lon 1.5896920866976043 · 297 m · Income: €34,697