València · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 46072
Bocairent
Bocairent: living in València
Bocairent offers 2733 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
4,130
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1710 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.0/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,426 €/m²; cost of living at 65% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~46 min; airport ~95 min; Renfe ~24 min; coach ~25 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,733 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.2% of padrón; international residents 1.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.7/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.8% over the series; mean age 47.4; foreign residents 1.8%; property prices +11.0% 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
Bocairent in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.4
<16
13.2%
16–64
61.9%
65+
24.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,119 (98.2%)
Foreign residents: 76 (1.8%)
- United Kingdom: 15
- Ukraine: 11
- Morocco: 11
- France: 4
- Romania: 3
- Argentina: 3
- China: 3
- Pakistan: 3
English speakers ≈ 15
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,426
Flats €/m²
1312 €
Houses €/m²
1540 €
6-year change
+87%
Province rank: # / 266 · 49% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03003 (9.8km)
322 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Valencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Serra de l`Ombria-Pou Clar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.6 km
- 03Carrascal de la Font Roja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.1 km
- 04Racó de Sant Bonaventura-Canalons (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9.4 km
- 05Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 10.3 km
Day trip
- 06Umbría la Plana (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.8 km
- 07La Cova Negra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.9 km
- 08Embalse de Tibi (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.2 km
- 09Arenal de lAlmorxó (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28 km
- 10Penyes Albes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Bocairent
€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 Bocairent you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.2%
SEPE unemployed
158
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,817
Self-employed (approx.)
307
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,533,360
Expenses
€4,533,360
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Xavier Molina Marti (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) · 112.7 km · 95 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 34.6 km · 46 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 88.8 km · 79 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 102.5 km · 95 min
Nearest city
Valencia · 95.4 km · 80 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ONTINYENT · 14.5 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos d'Ontinyent · 15.5 km · 25 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
2,611
632 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
479
116 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
527
128 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
9
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
34
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2733 sunshine hours
Bocairent averages about 2733 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.4%) makes Bocairent a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Bocairent
Bocairent is a municipality in València (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,389 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2789 €/m². Compare Bocairent with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 46072 · CP 46072 · lat 38.74208627097128, lon -0.6088672761126802 · 689 m · Income: €32,614