Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12101
San Rafael del Río
San Rafael del Río: living in Castelló
San Rafael del Río offers 2636 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
532
Avg. summer temp
23.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#3359 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~95 min; airport ~132 min; Renfe ~28 min; coach ~34 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,636 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 82% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.4/10
Average. Spanish residents 87.4% of padrón; international residents 12.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −32.0% over the series; mean age 47.0; foreign residents 12.6%; 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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.1% of the area (nearest site ~2.0 km).
Place location
San Rafael del Río in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47
<16
12.8%
16–64
57.4%
65+
29.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 410 (87.4%)
Foreign residents: 59 (12.6%)
- Romania: 27
- Morocco: 14
- Germany: 4
- France: 4
- Portugal: 1
- Colombia: 1
- Peru: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 29% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 44037 (26.7km)
310 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
81.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Secans del Montsià (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.6 km
- 02Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.2 km
- 03Bovalar de Sant Jordi (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10.5 km
- 04Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.5 km
- 05Serra del Puig (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12.1 km
Day trip
- 06Les Illes de l`Ebre (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 25.3 km
- 07Irta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.4 km
- 08L`illa de Sapinya (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.7 km
- 09L`Embut (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 31 km
- 10Llacuna de la Tancada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje · 32.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · San Rafael del Río
€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 San Rafael del Río you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
SEPE unemployed
17
Affiliated workers (approx.)
217
Self-employed (approx.)
37
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€585,542
Expenses
€585,542
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Domingo Giner Beltrán (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Reus (REU) · 118.2 km · 132 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Tarragona) · 118.8 km · 95 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 171.1 km · 126 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Miracle (Tarragona) · 121.9 km · 100 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 174.5 km · 178 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ULLDECONA-ALCANAR-LA SÉNIA · 12.7 km · 28 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos de Vinaròs · 21.1 km · 34 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
294
553 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
114
214 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
42
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2636 sunshine hours
San Rafael del Río averages about 2636 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 81.8%
SETELECO reports 81.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About San Rafael del Río
San Rafael del Río is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,405 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3405 €/m². Compare San Rafael del Río with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12101 · CP 12101 · lat 40.59452684999219, lon 0.3393142254336652 · 705 m · Income: €26,443