Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12028
Benicàssim
Benicàssim: living in Castelló
Benicàssim offers 2641 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
20,539
Avg. summer temp
23.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#259 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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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 · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~86 min; airport ~83 min; Renfe ~20 min; coach ~31 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 · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 86.4% of padrón; international residents 13.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.0% over the series; mean age 43.7; foreign residents 13.6%; 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 81.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.3 km).
Place location
Benicàssim in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.7
<16
15.2%
16–64
66.5%
65+
18.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 15,725 (86.4%)
Foreign residents: 2,467 (13.6%)
- Romania: 1,162
- Italy: 227
- France: 124
- Colombia: 93
- Morocco: 90
- Germany: 60
- United Kingdom: 58
- Russia: 49
English speakers ≈ 58
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 (35.3km)
311 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Desert de les Palmes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.3 km
- 02El Quadre de Santiago (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 3.4 km
- 03Ermitorio de la Magdalena (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.5 km
- 04El Mollet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10.8 km
- 05Sant Miquel (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 11.7 km
Day trip
- 06El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.9 km
- 07L´Estany (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.8 km
- 08Sierra de Irta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.5 km
- 09Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.7 km
- 10Irta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 31.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benicàssim
€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 Benicàssim you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.6%
SEPE unemployed
625
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,740
Self-employed (approx.)
1,639
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€35,540,546
Expenses
€35,540,546
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Susana Marqués Escoin (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 92 km · 83 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 101.7 km · 86 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 86.3 km · 77 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 31 km · 49 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 72.3 km · 124 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BENICÀSSIM · 4.2 km · 20 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castellon · 12.6 km · 31 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
9,963
485 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,502
73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,831
89 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
4
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
24
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2641 sunshine hours
Benicàssim averages about 2641 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98%) makes Benicàssim a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~81%
About 81% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Benicàssim
Benicàssim is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,513 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2513 €/m². Compare Benicàssim with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12028 · CP 12028 · lat 40.056455654862084, lon 0.04218908849711373 · 713 m · Income: €47,429