Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12003
Albocàsser
Albocàsser: living in Castelló
Albocàsser offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,370
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#4189 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.6/10
Average. Housing about 1,022 €/m²; cost of living at 46% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~117 min; airport ~115 min; Renfe ~59 min; coach ~63 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.5/10
Average. About 2,641 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.6°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 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 86.1% of padrón; international residents 13.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.6/10
Average. Population +2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment +14.6% over the series; mean age 47.3; foreign residents 13.9%; property prices +8.5% 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 · 5.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,239; Natura 2000 covers about 23.7% of the area (nearest site ~2.4 km).
Place location
Albocàsser in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.3
<16
12.7%
16–64
59.4%
65+
27.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,068 (86.1%)
Foreign residents: 173 (13.9%)
- Morocco: 90
- Romania: 69
- Poland: 6
- Brazil: 5
- Paraguay: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.37, 0.02)
311 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Racó del Frare (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12.8 km
- 02El Rivet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 13.8 km
- 03Laguna de Sant Mateu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 14.9 km
- 04La Mola dAres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 15.1 km
- 05Sierra de Irta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.9 km
Day trip
- 06Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.1 km
- 07Parque Natural del Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.1 km
- 08El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27 km
- 09Desembocadura del Riu de les Coves (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.1 km
- 10Palomita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Albocàsser
€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 Albocàsser you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.8%
SEPE unemployed
55
Affiliated workers (approx.)
578
Self-employed (approx.)
98
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€995,220
Expenses
€995,220
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Francisco Javier García Martinez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 131.5 km · 115 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 141.3 km · 117 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 125.8 km · 108 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 73.1 km · 84 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 86.6 km · 141 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ALCALÁ DE CHIVERT · 31.4 km · 59 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Torreblanca · 41.2 km · 63 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
721
526 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
370
270 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
38
28 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
16
22 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2641 sunshine hours
Albocàsser averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~24%
About 24% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Albocàsser
Albocàsser is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,446 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2446 €/m². Compare Albocàsser with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12003 · CP 12003 · lat 40.37317200397737, lon 0.017126441495515676 · 646 m · Income: €31,450