La Rioja · La Rioja · CP 26166
Villalba de Rioja
Villalba de Rioja: living in La Rioja
Villalba de Rioja offers 2343 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
155
Avg. summer temp
21°C
Best place to buy a house
#2953 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.4/10
Average. Housing about 963 €/m²; cost of living at 44% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~51 min; airport ~73 min; Renfe ~18 min; coach ~4 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. About 2,343 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 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 99.4% of padrón; international residents 0.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.1/10
Average. Population −3.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −100.0% over the series; mean age 51.5; foreign residents 0.6%; property prices +5.6% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.6/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 40.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
Villalba de Rioja in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.5
<16
9.9%
16–64
61.7%
65+
28.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 159 (99.4%)
Foreign residents: 1 (0.6%)
- Romania: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€963
Flats €/m²
886 €
Houses €/m²
1040 €
6-year change
+38.7%
Province rank: # / 175 · 49% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 26071 (3.5km)
276 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Logroño
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Pino Piñonero de Lantaron (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.1 km
- 02Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.3 km
- 03La Laguna de Hervias (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 17 km
- 04Diapiro de Añana (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 19.6 km
Day trip
- 05Izki (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.1 km
- 06Complejo Lagunar de Laguardia (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.4 km
- 07Valderejo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.6 km
- 08Peñalabeja (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.7 km
- 09Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villalba de Rioja
€3,283
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€995
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,585
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Villalba de Rioja you pay €330 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
69
Self-employed (approx.)
12
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€532,600
Expenses
€532,600
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jaime Martinez Ozalla (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 50 km · 73 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Logroño) · 53.9 km · 51 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 218.6 km · 139 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 149.9 km · 120 min
Nearest city
Logroño · 53.9 km · 51 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · HARO · 6.9 km · 18 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Jiménez Movilidad · Villalba de Rioja · 0.6 km · 4 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
114
735 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
69
445 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
7
45 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2343 sunshine hours
Villalba de Rioja averages about 2343 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~40%
About 40% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Villalba de Rioja
Villalba de Rioja is a municipality in La Rioja (La Rioja) with about 3,281 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1881 €/m². Compare Villalba de Rioja with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 26166 · CP 26166 · lat 42.60697971886868, lon -2.892934108111149 · 481 m · Income: €41,318