Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06044
Don Benito
Don Benito: living in Badajoz
Don Benito offers 2771 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
37,986
Avg. summer temp
27.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#220 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~100 min; airport ~85 min; Renfe ~28 min; coach ~24 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.4/10
Average. About 2,771 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.2°C (1/3 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.9% of padrón; international residents 3.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.1/10
Average. Population +0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −32.8% over the series; mean age 42.1; foreign residents 3.1%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.7/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,500; Natura 2000 covers about 30.4% of the area (nearest site ~2.8 km).
Place location
Don Benito in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.1
<16
16.8%
16–64
66.3%
65+
16.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 36,009 (96.9%)
Foreign residents: 1,142 (3.1%)
- Romania: 262
- Morocco: 170
- China: 116
- Brazil: 90
- Colombia: 62
- Portugal: 33
- Dominican Republic: 25
- Ukraine: 24
English speakers ≈ 10
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 165 · 37% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.94, -5.89)
326 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cornalvo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 22.3 km
Day trip
- 02Moheda Alta (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 41.6 km
- 03Los Baselisos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 64.5 km
- 04Las Quinientas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 71.9 km
- 05Fuente la Zarza (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 77.9 km
- 06El Chaparral (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 83.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Don Benito
€4,602
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€324
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€266
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Don Benito you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.5%
SEPE unemployed
1,888
Affiliated workers (approx.)
17,850
Self-employed (approx.)
3,022
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Jose Luis Quintana Alvarez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 102 km · 85 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Badajoz) · 105.3 km · 100 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 231.9 km · 178 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 333 km · 244 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 105.3 km · 100 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · DON BENITO · 4.4 km · 28 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Mengabril · 6.5 km · 24 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
21,963
578 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
4,187
110 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
2,297
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
12
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
298
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Don Benito is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, near the…
Don Benito is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, near the left bank of the river Guadiana.
According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 37,011
According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 37,011.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Don Benito
Don Benito is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 214 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1814 €/m². Compare Don Benito with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06044 · CP 06044 · lat 38.94272662689118, lon -5.8926468761764985 · 114 m · Income: €31,961