Tarragona · Cataluña · CP 43170
Vila-rodona
Vila-rodona: living in Tarragona
Vila-rodona offers 2578 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,382
Avg. summer temp
22.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#2565 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~39 min; airport ~70 min; Renfe ~18 min; coach ~17 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,578 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Spanish residents 83.8% of padrón; international residents 16.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.7/10
Average. Population +0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 43.3; foreign residents 16.2%; 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 · 5.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,210; Natura 2000 covers about 1.9% of the area (nearest site ~1.0 km).
Place location
Vila-rodona in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.3
<16
17.7%
16–64
62.8%
65+
19.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,052 (83.8%)
Foreign residents: 203 (16.2%)
- Morocco: 139
- Romania: 23
- Portugal: 12
- United Kingdom: 6
- Ukraine: 5
- Germany: 2
- Argentina: 2
- France: 1
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 184 · 104% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 43001 (7.7km)
303 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Tarragona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Riu Gaià-Albereda de Santes Creus (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 0.9 km
- 02El Montmell-Marmellar (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.9 km
- 03Sistema prelitoral central (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.8 km
- 04Massís de Bonastre (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 9.6 km
- 05Tossal Gros de Miramar (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10.5 km
Day trip
- 06Barranc del Titllar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.6 km
- 07Serra del Montsant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.5 km
- 08Muntanya de Montserrat (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46.2 km
- 09Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 56.2 km
- 10Mas de Melons (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 56.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vila-rodona
€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 Vila-rodona you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.5%
SEPE unemployed
56
Affiliated workers (approx.)
617
Self-employed (approx.)
104
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,734,995
Expenses
€1,714,882
Balance
€1,020,113
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- COMP
Josep Comas Pie (COMPROMIS X VILA RODONA )
2023–2027 · Compromis Per Vila Rodona-Candidatura de Progrés
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 33.3 km · 70 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 38.8 km · 39 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 92.1 km · 73 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 36.6 km · 43 min
Nearest city
Tarragona · 38.8 km · 39 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VALLS · 13.2 km · 18 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Valls · 12.8 km · 17 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
849
614 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
248
179 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
166
120 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2578 sunshine hours
Vila-rodona averages about 2578 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 93.8%
SETELECO reports 93.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 1 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 1 km away.
About Vila-rodona
Vila-rodona is a municipality in Tarragona (Cataluña) with about 1,475 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1175 €/m². Compare Vila-rodona with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 43170 · CP 43170 · lat 41.308444222137, lon 1.3680043211172885 · 475 m · Income: €34,045