Gipuzkoa · País Vasco · CP 20901
Mendaro
Mendaro: living in Gipuzkoa
Mendaro offers 2096 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,028
Avg. summer temp
20°C
Best place to buy a house
#4484 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 2,628 €/m²; cost of living at 119% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~52 min; Renfe ~39 min; coach ~23 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,096 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.8% of padrón; international residents 7.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment +14.3% over the series; mean age 42.2; foreign residents 7.2%; property prices +4.0% 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,983; Natura 2000 covers about 11.1% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
Mendaro in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.2
<16
18.9%
16–64
62.9%
65+
18.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,855 (92.8%)
Foreign residents: 144 (7.2%)
- Morocco: 35
- Romania: 17
- Senegal: 15
- Brazil: 10
- Pakistan: 9
- Bolivia: 6
- Cuba: 6
- Ecuador: 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,628
Flats €/m²
2418 €
Houses €/m²
2838 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 90 · 175% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 20003 (12.2km)
247 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Donostia/San Sebastián
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Tramo Litoral Deba-Zumaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 6.1 km
- 02Encina de Aizarnazabal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.9 km
- 03Pagoeta (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 13.2 km
- 04Magnolio de Bergara (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 14.6 km
- 05Alcornoque de Getaria (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15.3 km
Day trip
- 06Aizkorri-Aratz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.6 km
- 07Aralar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30 km
- 08Leizaran (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.5 km
- 09Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.6 km
- 10Aiako Harria (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Mendaro
€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 Mendaro you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.9%
SEPE unemployed
88
Affiliated workers (approx.)
906
Self-employed (approx.)
153
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,616,758
Expenses
€3,616,758
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EH B
Enetz Ezenarro Arriola (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) · 59.3 km · 52 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Donostia/San Sebastián) · 52.3 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 293.7 km · 185 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 50.5 km · 48 min
Nearest city
Donostia/San Sebastián · 52.3 km · 50 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ZUMARRAGA · 36.1 km · 39 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Eibar · 14.9 km · 23 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
934
461 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
136
67 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
108
53 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
14
7 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
3
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2096 sunshine hours
Mendaro averages about 2096 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.5%) makes Mendaro a practical base for remote work.
About Mendaro
Mendaro is a municipality in Gipuzkoa (País Vasco) with about 3,032 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1432 €/m². Compare Mendaro with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 20901 · CP 20901 · lat 43.24645911893443, lon -2.381484748810883 · 232 m · Income: €47,258