Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03139
la Vila Joiosa
la Vila Joiosa: living in Alacant
la Vila Joiosa offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
37,449
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#258 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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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 · 6.2/10
Average. Hospital ~68 min; airport ~93 min; Renfe ~37 min; coach ~11 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 · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% 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 80.3% of padrón; international residents 19.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −32.0% over the series; mean age 43.3; foreign residents 19.7%; 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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
la Vila Joiosa in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.3
<16
14.6%
16–64
66.7%
65+
18.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 27,849 (80.3%)
Foreign residents: 6,824 (19.7%)
- Romania: 961
- Morocco: 916
- Russia: 603
- United Kingdom: 499
- Ukraine: 326
- Algeria: 320
- Italy: 293
- Colombia: 286
English speakers ≈ 499
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 53% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03004 (9.8km)
329 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 5.6 km
- 02Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 7.4 km
- 03Serra Gelada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.6 km
- 04Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 16.6 km
- 05Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 19.3 km
Day trip
- 06Els Plantadets (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26 km
- 07Embalse de Tibi (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.8 km
- 08Sant Pasqual-Torretes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.8 km
- 09Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.6 km
- 10Racó de Sant Bonaventura-Canalons (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · la Vila Joiosa
€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 la Vila Joiosa you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.5%
SEPE unemployed
1,865
Affiliated workers (approx.)
17,704
Self-employed (approx.)
2,997
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Marcos Enrique Zaragoza Mayor (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) · 55.9 km · 93 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 79.6 km · 68 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 38.9 km · 33 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 153.8 km · 116 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 79.6 km · 68 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE · 38.5 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villajoyosa+ · 3.4 km · 11 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
17,050
455 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,774
74 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
4,666
125 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
17
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
18
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
la Vila Joiosa averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 93.6%
SETELECO reports 93.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near la Vila Joiosa.
About la Vila Joiosa
la Vila Joiosa is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,776 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2976 €/m². Compare la Vila Joiosa with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03139 · CP 03139 · lat 38.5211904304903, lon -0.2514879603611923 · 776 m · Income: €30,887