Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03083
Xixona
Xixona: living in Alacant
Xixona offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
7,669
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#709 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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 · 5.5/10
Average. Hospital ~63 min; airport ~102 min; Renfe ~42 min; coach ~41 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.1/10
Better than other places. About 2,794 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.2% of padrón; international residents 5.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +5.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.7% over the series; mean age 45.0; foreign residents 5.8%; 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 13.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.4 km).
Place location
Xixona in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45
<16
13.8%
16–64
64%
65+
22.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,469 (94.2%)
Foreign residents: 396 (5.8%)
- Morocco: 103
- United Kingdom: 57
- Germany: 26
- Ecuador: 23
- Romania: 20
- Italy: 19
- Algeria: 15
- France: 12
English speakers ≈ 57
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 72% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03004 (11.9km)
329 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Els Plantadets (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5 km
- 02Embalse de Tibi (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 8.1 km
- 03Sant Pasqual-Torretes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9.8 km
- 04Bec de l'Àguila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10.3 km
- 05Carrascal de la Font Roja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.8 km
Day trip
- 06Font del Baladre-Fontanars-Riu d`Agress (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.1 km
- 07Embalse d`Elda (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.6 km
- 08Saladar d`Aigua Amarga (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.2 km
- 09Serra de l`Ombria-Pou Clar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.2 km
- 10Solana del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 28.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Xixona
€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 Xixona you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.7%
SEPE unemployed
281
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,492
Self-employed (approx.)
589
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Isabel Lopez Galera (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) · 54.7 km · 102 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 65.5 km · 63 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 47.2 km · 53 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 136 km · 115 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 65.5 km · 63 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALCOI · 32.4 km · 42 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Campello · 27.1 km · 41 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
4,079
532 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
819
107 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
904
118 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
Xixona averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 93.6%
SETELECO reports 93.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Xixona.
About Xixona
Xixona is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 964 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2164 €/m². Compare Xixona with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03083 · CP 03083 · lat 38.55108855965412, lon -0.48961593770481343 · 864 m · Income: €32,361