Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03014
Alacant
Alacant: living in Alacant
Alacant offers 2780 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
366,221
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#81 / 8133
Overall score
8.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 1.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,642 €/m²; cost of living at 75% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~46 min; airport ~38 min; Renfe ~7 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,780 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 86.3% of padrón; international residents 13.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −14.0% over the series; mean age 43.2; foreign residents 13.7%; property prices +12.0% 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 · 5.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-230; Natura 2000 covers about 2.1% of the area (nearest site ~6.7 km).
Place location
Alacant in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.2
<16
15.1%
16–64
65.3%
65+
19.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 288,946 (86.3%)
Foreign residents: 45,941 (13.7%)
- Algeria: 8,382
- Colombia: 3,687
- Morocco: 3,645
- Russia: 2,523
- Italy: 2,458
- Romania: 2,152
- Ukraine: 1,962
- China: 1,827
English speakers ≈ 741
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 80% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.38, -0.54)
327 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Bec de l'Àguila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 7 km
- 02Serra de les Àguiles i Sant Pasqual (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 8.8 km
- 03Saladar d`Aigua Amarga (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 9.5 km
- 04Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 11.9 km
- 05Clot de Galvany (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12 km
Day trip
- 06Embalse d`Elda (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.1 km
- 07Arenal de lAlmorxó (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.2 km
- 08Els Carrissars d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.7 km
- 09El Fondó/El Hondo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.5 km
- 10Parque Natural del Fondo d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alacant
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alacant you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.5%
SEPE unemployed
25,149
Affiliated workers (approx.)
168,410
Self-employed (approx.)
28,697
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Luis Jose Barcala Sierra (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 de Alicante-Elche (ALC) · 23.5 km · 38 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 62.4 km · 46 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 10.7 km · 14 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 133.9 km · 96 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 62.4 km · 46 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE · 5.3 km · 7 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alicante · 15.2 km · 15 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
162,244
443 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
23,138
63 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
34,154
93 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
677
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
905
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Alicante or Alacant is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain
Alicante or Alacant is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain.
It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historical Mediterranean port
It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historical Mediterranean port.
With a population of 358,608 as of 2024, it is the 2nd-largest city in the Valencian Community and…
With a population of 358,608 as of 2024, it is the 2nd-largest city in the Valencian Community and the 10th-largest in Spain.
About Alacant
Alacant is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 748 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1948 €/m². Compare Alacant with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03014 · CP 03014 · lat 38.38222215724819, lon -0.5375620652320499 · 648 m · Income: €34,936