Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12025
Benafigos
Benafigos: living in Castelló
Benafigos offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
121
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#6558 / 8133
Overall score
5.6/10
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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 · 2.1/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~142 min; airport ~140 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— 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 · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 78% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.1% of padrón; international residents 9.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population −4.0% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 59.6; foreign residents 9.9%; 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 46.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.3 km).
Place location
Benafigos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
59.6
<16
2.2%
16–64
52.9%
65+
44.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 128 (90.1%)
Foreign residents: 14 (9.9%)
- United Kingdom: 9
- Italy: 2
- Morocco: 1
English speakers ≈ 9
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 12003 (21.2km)
311 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
600 Mbps
Coverage
77.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Camí dels Pelegrins de les Useres (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 8 km
- 02El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 8.4 km
- 03El Rivet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10.6 km
- 04Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.4 km
- 05Palomita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 19.5 km
Day trip
- 06Desert de les Palmes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.8 km
- 07Ermitorio de la Magdalena (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 30.7 km
- 08Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.5 km
- 09El Quadre de Santiago (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 32.8 km
- 10Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benafigos
€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 Benafigos you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.8%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
45
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€199,400
Expenses
€199,400
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Raquel Escobar Solsona (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) · 132 km · 140 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Castellón de la Plana) · 71.4 km · 142 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 126.2 km · 133 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 73.5 km · 109 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 71.4 km · 142 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BENICÀSSIM · 43.4 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Torreblanca · 44.8 km · 38 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
71
587 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
40
331 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
17
140 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above 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
2641 sunshine hours
Benafigos averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~46%
About 46% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Benafigos
Benafigos is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,510 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2510 €/m². Compare Benafigos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12025 · CP 12025 · lat 40.27316787300377, lon -0.1953146544811514 · 710 m · Income: €24,452