Cáceres · Extremadura · CP 10007
Albalá
Albalá: living in Cáceres
Albalá offers 2760 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
647
Avg. summer temp
26.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#3460 / 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~55 min; airport ~77 min; Renfe ~41 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,760 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.1°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 97.2% of padrón; international residents 2.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population −1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −40.8% over the series; mean age 53.5; foreign residents 2.8%; property prices +6.0% 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 · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,326; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.8 km).
Place location
Albalá in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.5
<16
6.5%
16–64
61.4%
65+
32.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 670 (97.2%)
Foreign residents: 19 (2.8%)
- Morocco: 16
- Brazil: 2
- Romania: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 223 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.26, -6.21)
325 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cáceres
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cornalvo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.3 km
Day trip
- 02Dehesa de la Luz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 42.2 km
- 03Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 61.4 km
- 04Charca de Brozas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 61.7 km
- 05Parque Natural Tajo Internacional (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 62.9 km
- 06Moheda Alta (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 63 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Albalá
€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 Albalá you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
29
Affiliated workers (approx.)
281
Self-employed (approx.)
48
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€614,796
Expenses
€601,596
Balance
€13,200
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Juan Rodriguez Bote (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 96.8 km · 77 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cáceres) · 47.1 km · 55 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 265.4 km · 228 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 324.9 km · 279 min
Nearest city
Cáceres · 47.1 km · 55 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CÁCERES · 33.2 km · 41 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Aldea Del Cano · 10.5 km · 19 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
399
617 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
110
170 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
42
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
1
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2760 sunshine hours
Albalá averages about 2760 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.6%) makes Albalá a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Albalá
Albalá is a municipality in Cáceres (Extremadura) with about 2,368 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1668 €/m². Compare Albalá with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 10007 · CP 10007 · lat 39.26344932915152, lon -6.2108820484694505 · 468 m · Income: €27,090