Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03090
Mutxamel
Mutxamel: living in Alacant
Mutxamel offers 2780 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
28,621
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#400 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~81 min; Renfe ~21 min; coach ~20 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,780 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 88.6% of padrón; international residents 11.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.0% over the series; mean age 41.3; foreign residents 11.4%; 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 · 4.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 3.6% of the area (nearest site ~2.9 km).
Place location
Mutxamel in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.3
<16
16.7%
16–64
68%
65+
15.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 22,456 (88.6%)
Foreign residents: 2,896 (11.4%)
- United Kingdom: 343
- France: 263
- Algeria: 260
- Italy: 215
- Morocco: 187
- Romania: 143
- Ukraine: 121
- Colombia: 111
English speakers ≈ 343
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 03014 (8.0km)
327 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Bec de l'Àguila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 3.1 km
- 02Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 5.9 km
- 03Embalse de Tibi (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 10.3 km
- 04Serra del Maigmó y Serra del Sit (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 13.4 km
- 05Els Plantadets (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 14.6 km
Day trip
- 06Parque Natural de las Salinas de Santa Pola (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.9 km
- 07Salines de Santa Pola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.9 km
- 08Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 26.9 km
- 09Arenal de lAlmorxó (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.4 km
- 10Racó de Sant Bonaventura-Canalons (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Mutxamel
€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 Mutxamel you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.7%
SEPE unemployed
1,299
Affiliated workers (approx.)
13,818
Self-employed (approx.)
2,335
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Rafael Garcia Berenguer (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) · 29 km · 81 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 77.2 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 13.7 km · 12 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 150.7 km · 114 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 77.2 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT VICENT CENTRE · 7.4 km · 21 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cruce San Juan · 8.6 km · 20 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
14,137
494 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,021
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,813
98 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
11
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
42
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2780 sunshine hours
Mutxamel averages about 2780 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 94.6%
SETELECO reports 94.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 2.9 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 2.9 km away.
About Mutxamel
Mutxamel is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 992 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2192 €/m². Compare Mutxamel with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03090 · CP 03090 · lat 38.43440767106152, lon -0.47491894937752366 · 892 m · Income: €39,097