Bizkaia · País Vasco · CP 48060
Markina-Xemein
Markina-Xemein: living in Bizkaia
Markina-Xemein offers 2109 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,089
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#4748 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 6.1/10
Average. Hospital ~57 min; airport ~57 min; Renfe ~58 min; coach ~38 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 · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 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 88.0% of padrón; international residents 12.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population +0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 44.1; foreign residents 12.0%; 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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,952; Natura 2000 covers about 1.4% of the area (nearest site ~1.0 km).
Place location
Markina-Xemein in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.1
<16
16.9%
16–64
60.7%
65+
22.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,407 (88.0%)
Foreign residents: 599 (12.0%)
- Senegal: 185
- Romania: 128
- Morocco: 106
- Paraguay: 10
- Portugal: 8
- Brazil: 7
- Pakistan: 7
- Bolivia: 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,146
Flats €/m²
1974 €
Houses €/m²
2318 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 112 · 277% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 48911 (15.0km)
248 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.9%
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 · 9.2 km
- 02Tramo Litoral Deba-Zumaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 11.3 km
- 03Encina de Garai (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.5 km
- 04Magnolio de Bergara (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.5 km
- 05Encina de Muxika (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.2 km
Day trip
- 06Aizkorri-Aratz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.3 km
- 07Inurritza (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 26.6 km
- 08Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.9 km
- 09Aralar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.4 km
- 10Leizaran (Open in Maps)
Reserva 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 · Markina-Xemein
€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 Markina-Xemein you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.3%
SEPE unemployed
163
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,200
Self-employed (approx.)
371
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€6,647,140
Expenses
€6,647,140
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EH B
Iratxe Lasa Arana (EH BILDU)
2023–2027 · Euskal Herria Bildu
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Bilbao (BIO) · 52.9 km · 57 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 51.5 km · 57 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 311.5 km · 205 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 63.4 km · 69 min
Nearest city
Bilbao · 51.5 km · 57 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ZUMARRAGA · 46.2 km · 58 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Durango · 23.9 km · 38 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
2,544
500 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
604
119 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
260
51 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
12
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
11
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2109 sunshine hours
Markina-Xemein averages about 2109 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 94.9%
SETELECO reports 94.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 1 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 1 km away.
About Markina-Xemein
Markina-Xemein is a municipality in Bizkaia (País Vasco) with about 938 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 738 €/m². Compare Markina-Xemein with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 48060 · CP 48060 · lat 43.265072129665484, lon -2.487509948449162 · 838 m · Income: €45,291