Illes Balears · Illes Balears · CP 07002
Alaior
Alaior: living in Illes Balears
Alaior offers 2667 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
10,217
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1151 / 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 · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 3,254 €/m²; cost of living at 148% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.5/10
Average. Hospital ~240 min; airport ~38 min; Renfe ~268 min; coach ~21 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,667 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.2% of padrón; international residents 10.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −45.7% over the series; mean age 43.6; foreign residents 10.8%; property prices +8.0% 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 28.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Alaior in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.6
<16
14.8%
16–64
66.4%
65+
18.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 8,088 (89.2%)
Foreign residents: 977 (10.8%)
- United Kingdom: 307
- Morocco: 160
- Italy: 96
- Romania: 87
- Germany: 42
- France: 25
- Ecuador: 19
- Peru: 18
English speakers ≈ 307
Housing
Price €/m²
€3,254
Flats €/m²
2994 €
Houses €/m²
3514 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 67 · 89% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.92, 4.14)
314 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palma
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01S'Albufera des Grau (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.8 km
- 02Illes des Porros, s'Estany, la bassa de Morella, es Prat i l'illa d'en Colom (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 9.7 km
Day trip
- 03Península de Llevant (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 57.9 km
- 04Cap des Freu (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 61 km
- 05Cap Farrutx (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 67.2 km
- 06Corredor de migración de cetáceos del Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Área Marina Protegida · 67.2 km
- 07Serra de Tramuntana (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 79.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alaior
€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 Alaior you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
2%
SEPE unemployed
138
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,864
Self-employed (approx.)
814
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Jose Luis Benejam Saura (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
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 Menorca (MAH) · 14.2 km · 38 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Palma) · 159.5 km · 240 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 315.7 km · 271 min
Nearest coast
Platja de Palma · 165.8 km · 246 min
Nearest city
Palma · 172.7 km · 148 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BARCELONA ESTACIÓ DE FRANÇA · 312.6 km · 268 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació Autobusos · 13.6 km · 21 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
5,656
554 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,488
146 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
971
95 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
8
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
125
22 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2667 sunshine hours
Alaior averages about 2667 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~28%
About 28% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 88.6%
SETELECO reports 88.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Alaior
Alaior is a municipality in Illes Balears (Illes Balears) with about 2,879 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3479 €/m². Compare Alaior with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 07002 · CP 07002 · lat 39.91863043443551, lon 4.135397678222829 · 114 m · Income: €40,338