Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03012
Algorfa
Algorfa: living in Alacant
Algorfa offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,788
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#2418 / 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 · 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Hospital ~72 min; airport ~96 min; Renfe ~29 min; coach ~23 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,756 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.4°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 · 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 · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 48.9% of padrón; international residents 51.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.5% over the series; mean age 50.6; foreign residents 51.1%; 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 · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~10.4 km).
Place location
Algorfa in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.6
<16
11.4%
16–64
55.3%
65+
33.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,436 (48.9%)
Foreign residents: 1,499 (51.1%)
- United Kingdom: 1,102
- Russia: 32
- Germany: 28
- Morocco: 23
- France: 18
- Algeria: 15
- Italy: 10
- Ukraine: 10
English speakers ≈ 1,102
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 via neighbor 03005 (19.2km)
324 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Meandros abandonados del Río Segura (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 3.3 km
- 02Lagunas de la Mata y Torrevieja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.4 km
- 03Parque Natural Lagunas de La Mata-Torrevieja (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 6.4 km
- 04La Sierra de Escalona y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 6.9 km
- 05Embalse de la Pedrera (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 6.9 km
Day trip
- 06Humedal del Ajauque y Rambla Salada (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25.7 km
- 07Illa de Tabarca (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27 km
- 08Carrascoy y El Valle (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 27.4 km
- 09Embalse d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.6 km
- 10Els Bassars-Clot de Galvany (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Algorfa
€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 Algorfa you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.3%
SEPE unemployed
131
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,489
Self-employed (approx.)
251
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Manuel Ivan Ros Rodes (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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) · 59.5 km · 96 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 97 km · 72 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 61.5 km · 53 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 79.8 km · 73 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 97 km · 72 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SAN ISIDRO-ALBATERA-CATRAL · 21 km · 29 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses · 8.1 km · 23 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
2,874
759 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
273
72 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
214
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
10
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
Algorfa averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes Algorfa a practical base for remote work.
Essential services on hand
5 of 11 core local amenities are present — enough for many daily needs without leaving town.
About Algorfa
Algorfa is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 746 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1946 €/m². Compare Algorfa with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03012 · CP 03012 · lat 38.06405589240246, lon -0.7866822834132889 · 646 m · Income: €25,840