Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03109
Rafal
Rafal: living in Alacant
Rafal offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
4,849
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#1216 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~68 min; airport ~91 min; Renfe ~10 min; coach ~11 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,756 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.4°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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 83.7% of padrón; international residents 16.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.1/10
Future looks bright. Population −1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −32.7% over the series; mean age 39.2; foreign residents 16.3%; 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 ~-250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.2 km).
Place location
Rafal in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
39.2
<16
18.9%
16–64
67.4%
65+
13.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,766 (83.7%)
Foreign residents: 732 (16.3%)
- Morocco: 447
- Ecuador: 51
- Romania: 38
- United Kingdom: 34
- Portugal: 25
- Colombia: 21
- Ukraine: 15
- Bulgaria: 13
English speakers ≈ 34
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 54% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03005 (12.7km)
324 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Pilarica-Sierra de Callosa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 3.1 km
- 02Meandros abandonados del Río Segura (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 3.9 km
- 03La Sierra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4 km
- 04La Sierra de Escalona y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 8.2 km
- 05Embalse de la Pedrera (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 8.2 km
Day trip
- 06Los Algezares (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.3 km
- 07Carrascoy y El Valle (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 25.5 km
- 08Els Bassars-Clot de Galvany (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.3 km
- 09Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 30.1 km
- 10Monte Coto-Pinoso (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 30.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Rafal
€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 Rafal you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.6%
SEPE unemployed
249
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,316
Self-employed (approx.)
392
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Manuel Pineda Cuenca (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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) · 51.4 km · 91 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 88.8 km · 68 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 46 km · 43 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 94.8 km · 81 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 88.8 km · 68 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CALLOSA DE SEGURA · 5 km · 10 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Redovan · 6.3 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
2,307
476 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
457
94 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
343
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
12
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
Rafal averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.1%) makes Rafal a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
8 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Rafal.
About Rafal
Rafal is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,683 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2883 €/m². Compare Rafal with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03109 · CP 03109 · lat 38.10617852199031, lon -0.8500154355099092 · 683 m · Income: €29,469