Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06083
Mérida
Mérida: living in Badajoz
Mérida offers 2746 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
60,225
Avg. summer temp
26.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#577 / 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 · 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 · 6.1/10
Average. Hospital ~118 min; airport ~99 min; Renfe ~68 min; coach ~55 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.1/10
Average. About 2,746 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.3°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 · 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.1% of padrón; international residents 2.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population +0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.5% over the series; mean age 42.3; foreign residents 2.9%; 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 · 4.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,834; Natura 2000 covers about 9.6% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
Mérida in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.3
<16
16.6%
16–64
66.6%
65+
16.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 57,618 (97.1%)
Foreign residents: 1,717 (2.9%)
- Romania: 355
- China: 145
- Portugal: 103
- Brazil: 96
- Colombia: 95
- Morocco: 86
- Venezuela: 73
- Italy: 56
English speakers ≈ 20
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 165 · 35% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.97, -6.41)
323 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.6%
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 · 9.7 km
- 02Dehesa del Rincón (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 10.9 km
Day trip
- 03Sierra Utrera (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 25.6 km
- 04Tres Arroyos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 43.6 km
- 05El Chaparral (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 45.7 km
- 06Dehesa de la Luz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 60.3 km
- 07Parque Natural Tajo Internacional (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 69.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Mérida
€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 Mérida you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11%
SEPE unemployed
4,404
Affiliated workers (approx.)
28,219
Self-employed (approx.)
4,813
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Antonio Rodríguez Osuna (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) · 58.9 km · 99 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Badajoz) · 62.1 km · 118 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 203.5 km · 184 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 276.9 km · 237 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 62.1 km · 118 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GARROVILLA-LAS VEGAS · 11 km · 68 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Esparragalejo · 5 km · 55 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
32,986
548 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
5,947
99 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
3,651
61 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
78
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Tractors
488
15 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Mérida is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Province of Badajoz, and capital of the…
Mérida is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Province of Badajoz, and capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura.
Located in the western-central part of the Iberian Peninsula at 217 metres above sea level, the…
Located in the western-central part of the Iberian Peninsula at 217 metres above sea level, the city is crossed by the Guadiana and Albarregas rivers.
The primitive settlement was founded by the Roman Empire as Augusta Emerita in the 1st century BCE…
The primitive settlement was founded by the Roman Empire as Augusta Emerita in the 1st century BCE to allocate discharged soldiers, eventually prospering as one of the largest cities of Hispania and the capital of the province of Lusitania.
About Mérida
Mérida is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 337 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1937 €/m². Compare Mérida with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06083 · CP 06083 · lat 38.97406978525729, lon -6.413124636060159 · 237 m · Income: €33,233