Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43138
Santa Bàrbara
Santa Bàrbara: living in Tarragona
Santa Bàrbara offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,871
Avg. summer temp
23.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#3611 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 5.6/10
Average. Hospital ~85 min; airport ~122 min; Renfe ~30 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,636 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 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 86.0% of padrón; international residents 14.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.6/10
Average. Population +1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −0.5% over the series; mean age 44.5; foreign residents 14.0%; 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 · 2.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.9 km).
Place location
Santa Bàrbara in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.5
<16
15.4%
16–64
62.2%
65+
22.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,189 (86.0%)
Foreign residents: 518 (14.0%)
- Romania: 187
- Morocco: 150
- Ecuador: 20
- China: 14
- France: 9
- Pakistan: 9
- Ukraine: 7
- Colombia: 7
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 115% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 44037 (25.6km)
310 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Les Illes de l`Ebre (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 6.9 km
- 02Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.3 km
- 03Fagedes dels Ports (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 13.7 km
- 04L`illa de Sapinya (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 14.4 km
- 05Punta de la Banya (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 18.7 km
Day trip
- 06Estació biològica el Canal Vell (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 25.8 km
- 07Bovalar de Sant Jordi (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28 km
- 08L`illa de Sant Antoni (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 32.4 km
- 09Torrent del Pi (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 34.7 km
- 10Marjal de Peñiscola (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 38.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Bàrbara
€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 Santa Bàrbara you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.9%
SEPE unemployed
190
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,705
Self-employed (approx.)
289
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,600,676
Expenses
€4,600,676
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CM
Antonio Ollés Molias (CM)
2023–2027 · Junts Per Santa Bàrbara - Compromís Municipal
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 99.1 km · 122 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 99.7 km · 85 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 181 km · 135 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 102.7 km · 89 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 99.7 km · 85 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · TORTOSA · 19.1 km · 30 min
Nearest coach
Coach · HIFE · Estació d'autobusos d'Amposta · 12.1 km · 22 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
2,131
551 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
803
207 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
337
87 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
7
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2636 sunshine hours
Santa Bàrbara averages about 2636 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98%) makes Santa Bàrbara a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
9 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Santa Bàrbara.
About Santa Bàrbara
Santa Bàrbara is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,359 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1059 €/m². Compare Santa Bàrbara with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43138 · CP 43138 · lat 40.72319264562916, lon 0.4813547521337782 · 359 m · Income: €30,446