Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03133
Torrevieja
Torrevieja: living in Alacant
Torrevieja offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
98,533
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#768 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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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 · 6.0/10
Average. Hospital ~82 min; airport ~103 min; Renfe ~39 min; coach ~17 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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 60.2% of padrón; international residents 39.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −13.5% over the series; mean age 44.1; foreign residents 39.8%; 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 98.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.1 km).
Place location
Torrevieja in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.1
<16
14.1%
16–64
62.7%
65+
23.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 50,130 (60.2%)
Foreign residents: 33,207 (39.8%)
- United Kingdom: 4,533
- Russia: 3,850
- Ukraine: 2,930
- Morocco: 2,311
- Bulgaria: 1,542
- Romania: 1,534
- Colombia: 1,421
- Germany: 946
English speakers ≈ 4,533
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 (29.0km)
324 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Lagunas de la Mata y Torrevieja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Parque Natural Lagunas de La Mata-Torrevieja (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 0 km
- 03Parque del Molino del Agua (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.3 km
- 04La Sierra de Escalona y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 9.4 km
- 05Desembocadura y frente litoral del Segura (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 10.6 km
Day trip
- 06Cabezo Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.5 km
- 07Els Bassars-Clot de Galvany (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.5 km
- 08Islas e Islotes del Litoral Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 29.8 km
- 09Clot de Galvany (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 30.2 km
- 10Carrascoy y El Valle (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 32.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Torrevieja
€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 Torrevieja you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.6%
SEPE unemployed
6,549
Affiliated workers (approx.)
43,499
Self-employed (approx.)
7,414
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Eduardo Jorge Dolon Sanchez (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 Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU) · 79.6 km · 103 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 101.6 km · 82 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 66.1 km · 62 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 73.1 km · 75 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 101.6 km · 82 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SAN ISIDRO-ALBATERA-CATRAL · 25.6 km · 39 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Torrevieja · 4.7 km · 17 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
54,338
551 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
6,417
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
5,777
59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
175
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
62
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
Torrevieja averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.7%) makes Torrevieja a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~98%
About 98% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Torrevieja
Torrevieja is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,770 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2970 €/m². Compare Torrevieja with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03133 · CP 03133 · lat 38.00039346002853, lon -0.7046973122809407 · 770 m · Income: €24,186