Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12040
Castelló de la Plana
Castelló de la Plana: living in Castelló
Castelló de la Plana offers 2666 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
183,711
Avg. summer temp
23.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#434 / 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 · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~73 min; airport ~70 min; Renfe ~6 min; coach ~5 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 · 9.9/10
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 · 5.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 84.0% of padrón; international residents 16.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −11.9% over the series; mean age 43.3; foreign residents 16.0%; 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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,251; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~5.2 km).
Place location
Castelló de la Plana in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.3
<16
15.3%
16–64
65.3%
65+
19.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 144,278 (84.0%)
Foreign residents: 27,450 (16.0%)
- Romania: 15,937
- Morocco: 2,169
- Colombia: 1,105
- Algeria: 796
- China: 683
- Venezuela: 627
- Italy: 609
- Nigeria: 446
English speakers ≈ 189
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 (28.5km)
314 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Ermitorio de la Magdalena (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5 km
- 02Desert de les Palmes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.2 km
- 03Desembocadura del Millars (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 5.9 km
- 04El Quadre de Santiago (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 5.9 km
- 05El Mollet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9.3 km
Day trip
- 06Marjal y Estanys d`Almenara (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.6 km
- 07El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.8 km
- 08Balsa de Chovar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.2 km
- 09La Dehesa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 30.2 km
- 10Dehesa de Soneja (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 31.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castelló de la Plana
€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 Castelló de la Plana you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.4%
SEPE unemployed
11,275
Affiliated workers (approx.)
84,682
Self-employed (approx.)
14,396
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€217,993,364
Expenses
€217,993,364
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Begoña Carrasco Garcia (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 87.2 km · 70 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 97 km · 73 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 81.5 km · 63 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 9.4 km · 25 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 78.8 km · 110 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CASTELLÓ DE LA PLANA · 1.8 km · 6 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castellon · 1.4 km · 5 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
91,539
498 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
15,600
85 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
13,688
75 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
344
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
1,320
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Castellón de la Plana or Castelló de la Plana , is the capital city of the province of Castellón,…
Castellón de la Plana or Castelló de la Plana , is the capital city of the province of Castellón, in the Valencian Community, Spain.
It is located near the eastern coastline of the Iberian Peninsula by the Mediterranean Sea
It is located near the eastern coastline of the Iberian Peninsula by the Mediterranean Sea.
The main urban core lies some kilometres inland while the detached district of Grau was built…
The main urban core lies some kilometres inland while the detached district of Grau was built around the port.
About Castelló de la Plana
Castelló de la Plana is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,567 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2567 €/m². Compare Castelló de la Plana with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12040 · CP 12040 · lat 39.99725210804361, lon -0.04299671113794955 · 767 m · Income: €36,576