Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12027
Benicarló
Benicarló: living in Castelló
Benicarló offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
30,296
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#540 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 6.2/10
Average. Hospital ~94 min; airport ~111 min; Renfe ~13 min; coach ~22 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 · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Spanish residents 78.4% of padrón; international residents 21.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.2% over the series; mean age 42.5; foreign residents 21.6%; 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 · 4.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,236; Natura 2000 covers about 0.3% of the area (nearest site ~3.8 km).
Place location
Benicarló in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.5
<16
16.6%
16–64
64.3%
65+
19.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 21,101 (78.4%)
Foreign residents: 5,811 (21.6%)
- Morocco: 2,808
- Romania: 1,051
- Ecuador: 271
- Ukraine: 210
- Colombia: 203
- Italy: 124
- France: 120
- Germany: 93
English speakers ≈ 55
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 (33.6km)
311 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Marjal de Peñiscola (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 6.9 km
- 02Serra del Puig (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 7.1 km
- 03Sierra de Irta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.2 km
- 04Bovalar de Sant Jordi (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 8.4 km
- 05Desembocadura del Riu de la SÚnia (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 12.6 km
Day trip
- 06Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.8 km
- 07Desembocadura del Riu de les Coves (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.1 km
- 08Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.4 km
- 09Parque Natural del Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 31.4 km
- 10Fagedes dels Ports (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 34 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benicarló
€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 Benicarló you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
1,127
Affiliated workers (approx.)
13,857
Self-employed (approx.)
2,338
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€54,408,630
Expenses
€54,408,630
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Juan Manuel Cerdá Tena (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 151.1 km · 111 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 123.9 km · 94 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 145.4 km · 104 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 91.5 km · 78 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 148.7 km · 156 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BENICARLÓ-PEÑÍSCOLA · 4.4 km · 13 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Vinaròs · 12.5 km · 22 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
13,313
439 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,316
109 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
2,544
84 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
174
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Benicarló is a town and municipality in Spain, in the Valencian Community, in the Baix Maestrat…
Benicarló is a town and municipality in Spain, in the Valencian Community, in the Baix Maestrat region, of which it is the second largest by population.
It borders Vinaròs, Càlig and Peniscola, as well as the Mediterranean Sea
It borders Vinaròs, Càlig and Peniscola, as well as the Mediterranean Sea.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Benicarló.
About Benicarló
Benicarló is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,512 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2512 €/m². Compare Benicarló with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12027 · CP 12027 · lat 40.44373236161044, lon 0.4026370229829862 · 712 m · Income: €31,740