Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12115
El Toro
El Toro: living in Castelló
El Toro offers 2715 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a Renfe station within about half an hour — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
256
Avg. summer temp
20.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#994 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~59 min; airport ~90 min; Renfe ~22 min; coach ~23 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.9/10
Better than other places. About 2,715 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.1% of padrón; international residents 10.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population −2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −53.8% over the series; mean age 53.0; foreign residents 10.9%; 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 · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~150; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
El Toro in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53
<16
5.5%
16–64
55.9%
65+
38.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 228 (89.1%)
Foreign residents: 28 (10.9%)
- Romania: 11
- Brazil: 10
- Ukraine: 5
- Argentina: 1
- Colombia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 28% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 44002 (9.9km)
319 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Peñaescabia (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.4 km
- 02El Pozo Junco (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.5 km
- 03Solana y Barranco Lucía (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 14.6 km
- 04La Torrecilla-Puntal de Navarrete (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 17.1 km
- 05Laguna temporal del Rebalsador-El Prao (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 17.2 km
Day trip
- 06Puebla de San Miguel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.3 km
- 07Nacimiento del Río Tuéjar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.6 km
- 08Lagunas de Segorbe (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.9 km
- 09Paraje Natural Municipal "La Caballera", Titaguas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 32.1 km
- 10Los Calderones (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 33.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Toro
€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 El Toro you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
102
Self-employed (approx.)
17
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€340,423
Expenses
€330,816
Balance
€9,607
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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José Arenes Vicente (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 101.8 km · 90 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Teruel) · 70.3 km · 59 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 95.5 km · 83 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 94.8 km · 82 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 64.6 km · 101 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BARRACAS · 10.6 km · 22 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Barracas · 10.5 km · 23 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
163
637 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
114
445 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
32
125 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
2715 sunshine hours
El Toro averages about 2715 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 91.4%
SETELECO reports 91.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About El Toro
El Toro is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,440 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3440 €/m². Compare El Toro with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12115 · CP 12115 · lat 39.96077001942071, lon -0.7743602970860061 · 740 m · Income: €31,518