Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12135
Vila-real
Vila-real: living in Castelló
Vila-real 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
53,623
Avg. summer temp
23.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#598 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~70 min; airport ~68 min; Renfe ~15 min; coach ~30 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 99% 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 · 6.5/10
Average. Spanish residents 87.7% of padrón; international residents 12.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −9.1% over the series; mean age 42.0; foreign residents 12.3%; 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 · 3.1/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,274; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.4 km).
Place location
Vila-real in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42
<16
16.7%
16–64
66.3%
65+
17.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 44,620 (87.7%)
Foreign residents: 6,273 (12.3%)
- Romania: 2,783
- Morocco: 1,371
- Algeria: 340
- Colombia: 254
- China: 145
- Brazil: 140
- Italy: 136
- Argentina: 110
English speakers ≈ 31
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 139% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 12002 (19.3km)
314 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Desembocadura del Millars (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3 km
- 02Clot de la Mare de Déu (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 7.6 km
- 03Marjal de Nules-Burriana (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 8.8 km
- 04Sierra Espadà (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.9 km
- 05L´Estany (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 11.2 km
Day trip
- 06El castell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.7 km
- 07Sierra Calderona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.6 km
- 08Lagunas de Segorbe (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 32.4 km
- 09La Esperanza (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 32.9 km
- 10Marjal dels Moros (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 33.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vila-real
€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 Vila-real you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.4%
SEPE unemployed
2,971
Affiliated workers (approx.)
25,152
Self-employed (approx.)
4,266
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€58,319,051
Expenses
€52,632,646
Balance
€5,686,405
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jose Benlloch Fernandez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 70.7 km · 68 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 80.5 km · 70 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 65 km · 61 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 22.2 km · 39 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 68 km · 107 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VILA-REAL · 4.2 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de la Vall d'Uixó · 20.2 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
27,856
519 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
4,660
87 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
3,467
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
4
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
401
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Villarreal, officially Vila-real in Valencian, mostly known as Villarreal in English and Spanish,…
Villarreal, officially Vila-real in Valencian, mostly known as Villarreal in English and Spanish, is a town and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain.
The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's capital
The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's capital .
Villarreal is separated from Castelló de la Plana by the Millars River
Villarreal is separated from Castelló de la Plana by the Millars River.
About Vila-real
Vila-real is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,502 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 702 €/m². Compare Vila-real with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12135 · CP 12135 · lat 39.93313119831506, lon -0.1287623510960418 · 802 m · Income: €37,032