València · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 46083
Carcaixent
Carcaixent: living in València
Carcaixent offers 2689 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
21,934
Avg. summer temp
27.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#970 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~52 min; airport ~67 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~20 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. About 2,689 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.8°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.6% of padrón; international residents 9.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.6% over the series; mean age 42.8; foreign residents 9.4%; 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 · 4.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 3.4% of the area (nearest site ~2.9 km).
Place location
Carcaixent in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.8
<16
15.1%
16–64
65.8%
65+
19.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 18,449 (90.6%)
Foreign residents: 1,909 (9.4%)
- Morocco: 583
- Romania: 309
- Ukraine: 100
- Bulgaria: 85
- Algeria: 79
- Poland: 53
- Senegal: 42
- China: 33
English speakers ≈ 11
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,426
Flats €/m²
1312 €
Houses €/m²
1540 €
6-year change
+87%
Province rank: # / 266 · 48% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46011 (9.7km)
316 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Valencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Hort de Soriano-Font de la Parra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 3.3 km
- 02La Murta y la Casella (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 5.2 km
- 03Les Fontanelles (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 7.3 km
- 04Muntanya de Llaurí (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 7.6 km
- 05Riu de Barxeta (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 7.9 km
Day trip
- 06Barranco de la Fos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.7 km
- 07Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25.9 km
- 08Els Cerros (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26 km
- 09Ombría del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 26.2 km
- 10La Colaita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Carcaixent
€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 Carcaixent you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.7%
SEPE unemployed
1,113
Affiliated workers (approx.)
10,225
Self-employed (approx.)
1,732
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€22,358,262
Expenses
€22,358,262
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Carolina Almiñana Lledo (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 64.8 km · 67 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 47.6 km · 52 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 51.7 km · 59 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 54.6 km · 67 min
Nearest city
Valencia · 47.6 km · 52 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CARCAIXENT · 4.4 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'autobusos Alzira · 8.7 km · 20 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
10,773
491 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,489
68 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,605
73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
26
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
72
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2689 sunshine hours
Carcaixent averages about 2689 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.7%) makes Carcaixent a practical base for remote work.
About Carcaixent
Carcaixent is a municipality in València (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,421 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2821 €/m². Compare Carcaixent with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 46083 · CP 46083 · lat 39.098390273497074, lon -0.4275943471980162 · 721 m · Income: €32,021