Bizkaia · País Vasco · CP 48021
Busturia
Busturia: living in Bizkaia
Busturia offers 2109 sunshine hours a year, an airport about 43 minutes away and fibre available for remote work — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
1,693
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#5285 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.9/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,146 €/m²; cost of living at 98% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~53 min; airport ~43 min; Renfe ~50 min; coach ~17 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,109 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 78% 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.9% of padrón; international residents 3.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population +2.2% vs last year; registered unemployment +2.7% over the series; mean age 47.2; foreign residents 3.1%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 23.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Busturia in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.2
<16
13.7%
16–64
58.8%
65+
27.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,566 (96.9%)
Foreign residents: 50 (3.1%)
- Romania: 13
- Morocco: 10
- Argentina: 5
- Paraguay: 3
- United Kingdom: 2
- Cuba: 2
- Italy: 1
- Portugal: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,146
Flats €/m²
1974 €
Houses €/m²
2318 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 112 · 60% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 48911 (9.0km)
248 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
77.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Bilbao
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Urdaibai (Open in Maps)
Reserva de la Biosfera · 0 km
- 02Gaztelugatxe (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.3 km
- 03Encina de Muxika (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.1 km
- 04Encina de Garai (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.7 km
- 05Urkiola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.9 km
Day trip
- 06Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.7 km
- 07Tramo Litoral Deba-Zumaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 29.6 km
- 08Meatzaldea - Zona Minera de Bizkaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 30.9 km
- 09Aizkorri-Aratz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.6 km
- 10Pagoeta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Busturia
€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 Busturia you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.7%
SEPE unemployed
77
Affiliated workers (approx.)
705
Self-employed (approx.)
119
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,188,566
Expenses
€2,188,566
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EAJ-
Aitor Aretxaga Telletxea (EAJ-PNV)
2023–2027 · Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea- Partido Nacionalista Vasco
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Bilbao (BIO) · 33.3 km · 43 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 46.4 km · 53 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 328.7 km · 212 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 80.2 km · 69 min
Nearest city
Bilbao · 46.4 km · 53 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BILBAO-INTERMOD. ABANDO INDALECIO PRIETO · 36.6 km · 50 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Bermeo (Portua) · 7.3 km · 17 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
871
514 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
140
83 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
109
64 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2109 sunshine hours
Busturia averages about 2109 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~24%
About 24% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 77.6%
SETELECO reports 77.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Busturia
Busturia is a municipality in Bizkaia (País Vasco) with about 815 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3415 €/m². Compare Busturia with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 48021 · CP 48021 · lat 43.37208714486937, lon -2.718270325172815 · 715 m · Income: €42,009