Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12084
Onda
Onda: living in Castelló
Onda offers 2666 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
26,190
Avg. summer temp
23.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#746 / 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Hospital ~68 min; airport ~65 min; Renfe ~26 min; coach ~27 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 · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Spanish residents 87.9% of padrón; international residents 12.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −1.0% over the series; mean age 42.1; foreign residents 12.1%; 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 · 6.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-299; Natura 2000 covers about 13.7% of the area (nearest site ~3.2 km).
Place location
Onda in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.1
<16
16.8%
16–64
66.1%
65+
17.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 21,849 (87.9%)
Foreign residents: 3,010 (12.1%)
- Romania: 1,475
- Morocco: 848
- Colombia: 97
- Brazil: 52
- Algeria: 49
- Ukraine: 47
- Italy: 35
- China: 35
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12002 (14.0km)
314 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.1 km
- 02Desembocadura del Millars (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 6.4 km
- 03Sant Miquel (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 15.1 km
- 04El Mollet (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 15.6 km
- 05Balsa de Chovar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 16 km
Day trip
- 06La Esperanza (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.8 km
- 07Penyagolosa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.8 km
- 08Lagunas de Segorbe (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.6 km
- 09Sierra Calderona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.8 km
- 10Castillo de Arenós (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 31.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Onda
€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 Onda you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9%
SEPE unemployed
1,556
Affiliated workers (approx.)
12,231
Self-employed (approx.)
2,077
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€37,516,861
Expenses
€37,516,861
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Carmen Ballester Feliu (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 78.8 km · 65 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 88.5 km · 68 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 73 km · 59 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 33.8 km · 42 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 56.7 km · 84 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VILA-REAL · 17.9 km · 26 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de la Vall d'Uixó · 28.6 km · 27 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
14,146
540 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,846
109 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
1,664
64 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
34
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Tractors
380
27 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
Onda is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Castelló, part of the autonomous community of…
Onda is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Castelló, part of the autonomous community of Valencia.
The Sitjar dam, located close to Onda, is an important feature for the irrigation of the nearby…
The Sitjar dam, located close to Onda, is an important feature for the irrigation of the nearby fields with water from the Millars River.
About Onda
Onda is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 3,695 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2695 €/m². Compare Onda with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12084 · CP 12084 · lat 39.979702729245986, lon -0.2278124216339775 · 895 m · Income: €34,731