Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03120
San Miguel de Salinas
San Miguel de Salinas: living in Alacant
San Miguel de Salinas offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
7,177
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#684 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 5.9/10
Average. Hospital ~75 min; airport ~94 min; Renfe ~32 min; coach ~21 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 98% 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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 48.8% of padrón; international residents 51.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.8% over the series; mean age 47.8; foreign residents 51.2%; 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 · 6.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 62.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
San Miguel de Salinas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.8
<16
12.7%
16–64
57.6%
65+
29.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,943 (48.8%)
Foreign residents: 3,091 (51.2%)
- United Kingdom: 1,779
- Germany: 204
- Morocco: 107
- Bulgaria: 78
- Ukraine: 70
- Russia: 58
- Romania: 53
- Algeria: 33
English speakers ≈ 1,779
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 03005 (27.9km)
324 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Sierra de Escalona y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 0.5 km
- 02Embalse de la Pedrera (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 3.4 km
- 03Lagunas de la Mata y Torrevieja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5 km
- 04Parque Natural Lagunas de La Mata-Torrevieja (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 5 km
- 05Lagunas de Lo Monte (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 8.2 km
Day trip
- 06Humedal del Ajauque y Rambla Salada (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28 km
- 07Islas e Islotes del Litoral Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.4 km
- 08Illa de Tabarca (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33.3 km
- 09Els Bassars-Clot de Galvany (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 36.3 km
- 10Embalse d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 37.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · San Miguel de Salinas
€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 San Miguel de Salinas you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.7%
SEPE unemployed
277
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,935
Self-employed (approx.)
496
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Juan Dios Fresneda Arquero (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 Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU) · 79.1 km · 94 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 105.5 km · 75 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 70 km · 55 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 72.5 km · 66 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 105.5 km · 75 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ORIHUELA-MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ · 21.6 km · 32 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Mil palmeras Ida · 17.2 km · 21 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
5,240
730 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
844
118 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
590
82 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
3
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
27
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
San Miguel de Salinas averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.4%) makes San Miguel de Salinas a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~62%
About 62% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About San Miguel de Salinas
San Miguel de Salinas is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,736 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2936 €/m². Compare San Miguel de Salinas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03120 · CP 03120 · lat 37.97485007525501, lon -0.8031118924263968 · 736 m · Income: €25,715