Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12024
Benafer
Benafer: living in Castelló
Benafer offers 2690 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
168
Avg. summer temp
22.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#3296 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 6.3/10
Average. Hospital ~78 min; airport ~93 min; Renfe ~43 min; coach ~34 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.9/10
Average. About 2,690 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.0% of padrón; international residents 2.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population −1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −31.6% over the series; mean age 47.2; foreign residents 2.0%; 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 · 4.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 1.5% of the area (nearest site ~2.1 km).
Place location
Benafer in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.2
<16
8.8%
16–64
72.5%
65+
18.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 149 (98.0%)
Foreign residents: 3 (2.0%)
- Bulgaria: 1
- France: 1
- Romania: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 39% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12063 (9.7km)
316 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7 km
- 02Peñaescabia (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10.1 km
- 03Castillo de Arenós (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 13.6 km
- 04La Torrecilla-Puntal de Navarrete (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 13.9 km
- 05La Esperanza (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 14 km
Day trip
- 06La Dehesa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.9 km
- 07Balsa de Chovar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.1 km
- 08Dehesa de Soneja (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.3 km
- 09Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.1 km
- 10La Manguilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 37.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benafer
€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 Benafer you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.7%
SEPE unemployed
13
Affiliated workers (approx.)
86
Self-employed (approx.)
15
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€240,440
Expenses
€240,440
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Sara Navarro Gomez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 82.5 km · 93 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Teruel) · 80.4 km · 78 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 76.2 km · 85 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 75.4 km · 84 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 41.6 km · 98 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BARRACAS · 20.2 km · 43 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Viver · 6.5 km · 34 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
85
506 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
32
190 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
16
95 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2690 sunshine hours
Benafer averages about 2690 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 89.3%
SETELECO reports 89.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 2.1 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 2.1 km away.
About Benafer
Benafer is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,509 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2509 €/m². Compare Benafer with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12024 · CP 12024 · lat 39.9699902840689, lon -0.6057444148097026 · 709 m · Income: €27,029