Murcia · Región de Murcia · CP 30005
Alcantarilla
Alcantarilla: living in Murcia
Alcantarilla offers 2776 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
43,876
Avg. summer temp
27.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#515 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.0/10
Average. Housing about 1,094 €/m²; cost of living at 50% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~68 min; airport ~58 min; Renfe ~14 min; coach ~4 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.4/10
Average. About 2,776 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.2°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.7% of padrón; international residents 9.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −11.7% over the series; mean age 40.5; foreign residents 9.3%; property prices +10.5% 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 · 4.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~730; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~7.3 km).
Place location
Alcantarilla in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.5
<16
17.8%
16–64
67.4%
65+
14.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 38,155 (90.7%)
Foreign residents: 3,893 (9.3%)
- Morocco: 1,128
- Ecuador: 510
- Romania: 405
- Bolivia: 323
- Colombia: 198
- China: 132
- Ukraine: 102
- Bulgaria: 86
English speakers ≈ 18
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,094
Flats €/m²
1006 €
Houses €/m²
1182 €
6-year change
+82%
Province rank: # / 45 · 147% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 30004 (14.7km)
327 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Murcia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Carrascoy y El Valle (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 7.2 km
- 02Barrancos de Gebas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 13.7 km
- 03Humedal del Ajauque y Rambla Salada (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 18.1 km
- 04Sierra Espuña (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 21.2 km
- 05Meandros abandonados del Río Segura (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 22.2 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra de la Pila (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 27.4 km
- 07Embalse de la Pedrera (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 30.5 km
- 08La Sierra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 31.8 km
- 09Cabezo Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 32.8 km
- 10La Pilarica-Sierra de Callosa (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 33.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcantarilla
€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 Alcantarilla you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.9%
SEPE unemployed
2,913
Affiliated workers (approx.)
20,855
Self-employed (approx.)
3,549
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€39,108,859
Expenses
€39,108,859
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Joaquín Buendía Gómez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU) · 33.2 km · 58 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 104.5 km · 68 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 14.3 km · 15 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 78.8 km · 60 min
Nearest city
Murcia · 25.2 km · 72 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MURCIA DEL CARMEN · 14.2 km · 14 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alcantarilla · 1.3 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
22,278
508 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,511
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
3,305
75 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
6
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
244
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Alcantarilla is a town and municipality in southeastern Spain, in the Autonomous Community of the…
Alcantarilla is a town and municipality in southeastern Spain, in the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia.
The town is only 7 km away from the capital of the region, the city of Murcia, and one of its…
The town is only 7 km away from the capital of the region, the city of Murcia, and one of its peculiarities is that it is completely surrounded by "pedanías" of the municipality of Murcia like Sangonera La Seca, San Ginés, Nonduermas, Puebla de Soto, La Ñora, Javalí Viejo and Javalí Nuevo.
The town is part of a low-lying fertile plain rich in gardens, orchards and citrus fruits, known as…
The town is part of a low-lying fertile plain rich in gardens, orchards and citrus fruits, known as the "Huerta", which includes the valleys of the river Segura and its right-hand tributary the Guadalentín or river Sangonera and is surrounded by mountains.
About Alcantarilla
Alcantarilla is a municipality in Murcia (Región de Murcia) with about 4,408 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 708 €/m². Compare Alcantarilla with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 30005 · CP 30005 · lat 37.97179782599546, lon -1.2318191016937095 · 708 m · Income: €32,961