Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03031
Benidorm
Benidorm: living in Alacant
Benidorm offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
77,327
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#121 / 8133
Overall score
7.9/10
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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 · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~76 min; airport ~96 min; Renfe ~40 min; coach ~6 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.1/10
Better than other places. About 2,794 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 71.5% of padrón; international residents 28.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −36.1% over the series; mean age 44.9; foreign residents 28.5%; 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 · 5.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,325; Natura 2000 covers about 17.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.4 km).
Place location
Benidorm in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.9
<16
12.7%
16–64
64.7%
65+
22.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 49,126 (71.5%)
Foreign residents: 19,595 (28.5%)
- United Kingdom: 2,643
- Romania: 2,435
- Pakistan: 1,817
- Morocco: 1,067
- Algeria: 996
- China: 992
- Russia: 856
- Colombia: 824
English speakers ≈ 2,643
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 78% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03004 (21.0km)
329 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra Gelada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.3 km
- 02Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.9 km
- 03Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 9.2 km
- 04Monumento Natural Afloramiento Volcánico y Playa Fósil de Cap Negret (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.5 km
- 05Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 11.5 km
Day trip
- 06Les Sorts (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25.5 km
- 07Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.3 km
- 08Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 29.3 km
- 09Carrascal de la Font Roja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.1 km
- 10El Montgó (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benidorm
€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 Benidorm you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6%
SEPE unemployed
3,019
Affiliated workers (approx.)
35,569
Self-employed (approx.)
6,004
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Antonio Perez Perez (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) · 62 km · 96 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 106.2 km · 76 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 44.1 km · 47 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 142.5 km · 107 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 106.2 km · 76 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT VICENT CENTRE · 45.3 km · 40 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · La Nucia (Zona Urbana Sur) · 1.4 km · 6 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
32,969
426 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
4,674
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
9,436
122 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
123
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
70
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Benidorm is a city and municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, on the…
Benidorm is a city and municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
Known as the "New York of the Mediterranean", Benidorm has been a tourist destination within Spain…
Known as the "New York of the Mediterranean", Benidorm has been a tourist destination within Spain since 1925, when its port was extended and the first hotels were built, although it was only in the 1950s that it became renowned as a summer destination for people from inland Spain, especially Madrid.
Today, Benidorm is known for its hotel industry, beaches and skyscrapers, and receives as many…
Today, Benidorm is known for its hotel industry, beaches and skyscrapers, and receives as many tourists from abroad as from Spain, chiefly from the United Kingdom.
About Benidorm
Benidorm is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 807 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2007 €/m². Compare Benidorm with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03031 · CP 03031 · lat 38.554896944709235, lon -0.1288871685344839 · 707 m · Income: €29,146