Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03079
Ibi
Ibi: living in Alacant
Ibi offers 2733 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
24,500
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#333 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~38 min; airport ~89 min; Renfe ~21 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,733 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.0°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 · 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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.4% of padrón; international residents 5.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.0% over the series; mean age 43.8; foreign residents 5.6%; 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-250; Natura 2000 covers about 61.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.3 km).
Place location
Ibi in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.8
<16
14.7%
16–64
65.8%
65+
19.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 22,173 (94.4%)
Foreign residents: 1,316 (5.6%)
- Romania: 541
- Ecuador: 145
- Pakistan: 80
- China: 52
- Morocco: 47
- Italy: 42
- Argentina: 41
- Colombia: 41
English speakers ≈ 14
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 73% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03003 (18.6km)
322 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sant Pasqual-Torretes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 1.7 km
- 02Carrascal de la Font Roja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.4 km
- 03Els Plantadets (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.9 km
- 04Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.5 km
- 05Racó de Sant Bonaventura-Canalons (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 6.7 km
Day trip
- 06Serra de les Àguiles i Sant Pasqual (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.1 km
- 07Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.2 km
- 08Laguna y Saleros de Villena (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.3 km
- 09Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 29.9 km
- 10Embalse del Bosquet de Moixent (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 30 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ibi
€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 Ibi you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
1,420
Affiliated workers (approx.)
11,394
Self-employed (approx.)
1,935
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Rafael Serralta Vilaplana (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) · 59.4 km · 89 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 48.4 km · 38 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 51.9 km · 40 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 126.1 km · 93 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 48.4 km · 38 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALCOI · 22.5 km · 21 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Ibi · 1.5 km · 5 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
13,580
554 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,660
109 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
2,292
94 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
10
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
217
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2733 sunshine hours
Ibi averages about 2733 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.5%) makes Ibi a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~62%
About 62% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Ibi
Ibi is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 939 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2139 €/m². Compare Ibi with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03079 · CP 03079 · lat 38.62487039894397, lon -0.5629858833590393 · 839 m · Income: €33,385