Castelló · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 12141
Zorita del Maestrazgo
Zorita del Maestrazgo: living in Castelló
Zorita del Maestrazgo offers 2659 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a very small municipality — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
118
Avg. summer temp
23.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#6460 / 8133
Overall score
5.6/10
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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 · 1.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~147 min; airport ~170 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,659 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.5/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 61% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.2% of padrón; international residents 8.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.7/10
Average. Population +6.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +66.7% over the series; mean age 50.0; foreign residents 8.8%; 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Zorita del Maestrazgo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50
<16
7.5%
16–64
59.8%
65+
32.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 104 (91.2%)
Foreign residents: 10 (8.8%)
- Portugal: 4
- Romania: 4
- Venezuela: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 135 · 134% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 44223 (6.2km)
313 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
60.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Castellón de la Plana
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Pereroles (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9 km
- 02La Mola de la Vila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9.2 km
- 03Tinença de Benifassá (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.3 km
- 04Puente de Fonseca (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.9 km
- 05Rambla Celumbres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 21.3 km
Day trip
- 06Els Ports (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.4 km
- 07La Mola dAres (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 30.3 km
- 08Fagedes dels Ports (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 34 km
- 09Palomita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 34.8 km
- 10Racó del Frare (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 37.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Zorita del Maestrazgo
€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 Zorita del Maestrazgo you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
50
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€191,900
Expenses
€191,900
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Pedro Pablo Milian Ferrer (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 178.7 km · 170 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Teruel) · 156.3 km · 147 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 169 km · 151 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 173.6 km · 152 min
Nearest city
Castellón de la Plana · 125.9 km · 202 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SAMPER · 70 km · 60 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 33.6 km · 29 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
73
619 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
38
322 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
17
144 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
2659 sunshine hours
Zorita del Maestrazgo averages about 2659 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).
Founded ~1350
Historical record places Zorita del Maestrazgo around 1350 — older settlement heritage.
About Zorita del Maestrazgo
Zorita del Maestrazgo is a municipality in Castelló (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,529 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 729 €/m². Compare Zorita del Maestrazgo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 12141 · CP 12141 · lat 40.74169506368476, lon -0.1648094266080209 · 829 m · Income: €33,748