Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06098
Palomas
Palomas: living in Badajoz
Palomas offers 2789 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
651
Avg. summer temp
26.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#3345 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 5.4/10
Average. Hospital ~124 min; airport ~105 min; Renfe ~65 min; coach ~26 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,789 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.1°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.7% of padrón; international residents 1.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.2/10
Average. Population −1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.7% over the series; mean age 42.6; foreign residents 1.3%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.1/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 13.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Palomas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.6
<16
17.7%
16–64
63.9%
65+
18.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 669 (98.7%)
Foreign residents: 9 (1.3%)
- Romania: 6
- Portugal: 2
- Ukraine: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 165 · 34% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.70, -6.15)
328 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Utrera (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 11.2 km
Day trip
- 02Cornalvo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29 km
- 03Los Baselisos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 46.8 km
- 04Las Quinientas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 53.5 km
- 05El Chaparral (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 55.7 km
- 06Tres Arroyos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 66.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Palomas
€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 Palomas you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.4%
SEPE unemployed
35
Affiliated workers (approx.)
294
Self-employed (approx.)
50
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Ruben Martin Calderon (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) · 95.9 km · 105 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Badajoz) · 99.1 km · 124 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 189.3 km · 166 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 290.9 km · 216 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 99.1 km · 124 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALMENDRALEJO · 28.2 km · 65 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Palomas · 2.4 km · 26 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
433
665 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
68
104 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
31
48 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2789 sunshine hours
Palomas averages about 2789 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Fibre at 93.2%
SETELECO reports 93.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Palomas
Palomas is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 373 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1973 €/m². Compare Palomas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06098 · CP 06098 · lat 38.704967539892046, lon -6.154864943546987 · 273 m · Income: €22,906