Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12031
Borriol
Borriol: living in Castelló
Borriol offers 2666 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
6,018
Avg. summer temp
23.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#790 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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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 · 6.9/10
Average. Hospital ~76 min; airport ~73 min; Renfe ~26 min; coach ~24 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.0/10
Average. About 2,666 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.2% of padrón; international residents 8.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −4.2% over the series; mean age 41.7; foreign residents 8.8%; 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 · 2.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,225; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Borriol in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.7
<16
16.9%
16–64
67.6%
65+
15.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,890 (91.2%)
Foreign residents: 470 (8.8%)
- Romania: 220
- Colombia: 54
- Morocco: 35
- Algeria: 24
- France: 19
- Italy: 19
- Germany: 12
- Ukraine: 10
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 38% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12002 (29.4km)
314 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Mollet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 3 km
- 02Sant Miquel (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 3.4 km
- 03Desert de les Palmes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.2 km
- 04Ermitorio de la Magdalena (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5.6 km
- 05El Quadre de Santiago (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 7.8 km
Day trip
- 06Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.3 km
- 07Balsa de Chovar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 30.3 km
- 08Marjal y Estanys d`Almenara (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 30.5 km
- 09La Dehesa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 32.8 km
- 10Desembocadura del Riu de les Coves (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 33 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Borriol
€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 Borriol you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
298
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,884
Self-employed (approx.)
488
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€6,514,000
Expenses
€6,514,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ACOR
Héctor Ramos Portolés (ACORD PER GUANYAR)
2023–2027 · Compromís Per Borriol: Acord Per Guanyar
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 87.5 km · 73 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 97.2 km · 76 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 81.7 km · 66 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 29 km · 42 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 45 km · 39 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CASTELLÓ DE LA PLANA · 11.7 km · 26 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castellon · 11.3 km · 24 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
3,199
532 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
818
136 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
545
91 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
108
34 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2666 sunshine hours
Borriol averages about 2666 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coast in 29 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Platja del Gurugú (Castellón), about 29 km by road.
Fibre at 92.8%
SETELECO reports 92.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Borriol
Borriol is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,537 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2537 €/m². Compare Borriol with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12031 · CP 12031 · lat 40.05060435146077, lon -0.07023019184149519 · 737 m · Income: €40,309