Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03092
Muro de Alcoy
Muro de Alcoy: living in Alacant
Muro de Alcoy offers 2733 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
9,372
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1283 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
Images: Wikimedia Commons / Wikipedia · Wikipedia — Everything on this website is pulled from open data sources, so the site administrator cannot take full responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~75 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~4 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 · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.4/10
Average. Spanish residents 88.2% of padrón; international residents 11.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.0/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −8.8% over the series; mean age 42.8; foreign residents 11.8%; 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 · 5.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 45.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.7 km).
Place location
Muro de Alcoy in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.8
<16
16.8%
16–64
65.2%
65+
18%
International community
Spanish nationals: 8,228 (88.2%)
Foreign residents: 1,096 (11.8%)
- Morocco: 702
- United Kingdom: 92
- Bulgaria: 61
- Romania: 21
- France: 16
- Senegal: 14
- Algeria: 11
- Ecuador: 10
English speakers ≈ 92
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 71% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03003 (5.7km)
322 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 0.3 km
- 02Font del Baladre-Fontanars-Riu d`Agress (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 0.4 km
- 03Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.5 km
- 04Solana del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 1.9 km
- 05Ombría del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 2.7 km
Day trip
- 06Parpalló-Borrell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.2 km
- 07Embalse del Bosquet de Moixent (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.7 km
- 08Umbría la Plana (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.4 km
- 09Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.1 km
- 10Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Muro de Alcoy
€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 Muro de Alcoy you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.3%
SEPE unemployed
567
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,315
Self-employed (approx.)
733
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- ACOR
Vicent Molina Perona (ACORD PER GUANYAR)
2023–2027 · Compromis Per Muro:acord Per Guanyar
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 Valencia (VLC) · 107 km · 75 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 74.4 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 77.8 km · 52 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 96.8 km · 74 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 74.4 km · 50 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 7.2 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Muro De Alcoy · 1.8 km · 4 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).
| Service | Yes | Unknown | No | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supermarket | ||||
| Grocery | ||||
| Bakery | ||||
| Butcher | ||||
| Pharmacy | ||||
| Health centre | ||||
| Dentist | ||||
| Psychologist | ||||
| Vet | ||||
| Hospital | ||||
| Nursing home | ||||
| Kindergarten | ||||
| School | ||||
| Secondary school | ||||
| Adult education | ||||
| Post office | ||||
| Bank | ||||
| Town hall | ||||
| Police | ||||
| Petrol station | ||||
| Bar / café | ||||
| Restaurant | ||||
| Cinema | ||||
| Swimming pool | ||||
| Sports centre | ||||
| Library |
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
5,072
541 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
970
103 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
880
94 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
14
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2733 sunshine hours
Muro de Alcoy averages about 2733 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.9%) makes Muro de Alcoy a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~45%
About 45% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Muro de Alcoy
Muro de Alcoy is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 994 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2194 €/m². Compare Muro de Alcoy with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03092 · CP 03092 · lat 38.78871464123051, lon -0.44612490052572484 · 894 m · Income: €31,576