Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12071
Jérica
Jérica: living in Castelló
Jérica offers 2690 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,764
Avg. summer temp
22.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1444 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~79 min; airport ~89 min; Renfe ~42 min; coach ~30 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.9/10
Average. About 2,690 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 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 93.9% of padrón; international residents 6.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.7/10
Average. Population +2.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −1.1% over the series; mean age 46.3; foreign residents 6.1%; 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 · 4.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 14.9% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
Jérica in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.3
<16
11.9%
16–64
62.6%
65+
25.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,454 (93.9%)
Foreign residents: 94 (6.1%)
- Romania: 55
- Pakistan: 5
- United Kingdom: 4
- Morocco: 4
- China: 4
- France: 3
- Paraguay: 3
- Germany: 2
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 37% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12063 (18.7km)
316 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Torrecilla-Puntal de Navarrete (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 6.4 km
- 02Sierra Calderona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.9 km
- 03La Esperanza (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 6.9 km
- 04Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.2 km
- 05Laguna temporal del Rebalsador-El Prao (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 9.6 km
Day trip
- 06La Manguilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28 km
- 07Turia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.3 km
- 08Los Calderones (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 35.7 km
- 09La Costera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 35.8 km
- 10Marjal y Estanys d`Almenara (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 35.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Jérica
€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 Jérica you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.3%
SEPE unemployed
92
Affiliated workers (approx.)
781
Self-employed (approx.)
132
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,896,927
Expenses
€2,896,927
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jorge Peiro Ripoll (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 77.7 km · 89 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Teruel) · 83.5 km · 79 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 71.3 km · 81 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 70.6 km · 80 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 42.6 km · 100 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SEGORBE-CIUDAD · 15.8 km · 42 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Jerica · 4.8 km · 30 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
838
475 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
303
172 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
118
67 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
23
27 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2690 sunshine hours
Jérica averages about 2690 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 89.3%
SETELECO reports 89.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 1.3 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 1.3 km away.
About Jérica
Jérica is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,661 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2661 €/m². Compare Jérica with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12071 · CP 12071 · lat 39.88972903365563, lon -0.5844741454135476 · 861 m · Income: €29,857