Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02010
Alpera
Alpera: living in Albacete
Alpera offers 2800 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,278
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#2047 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 7.1/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 806 €/m²; cost of living at 37% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~59 min; airport ~114 min; Renfe ~46 min; coach ~33 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,800 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 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 93.4% of padrón; international residents 6.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.6% over the series; mean age 45.6; foreign residents 6.6%; property prices +6.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 15.5% of the area (nearest site ~2.9 km).
Place location
Alpera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.6
<16
13.9%
16–64
62.1%
65+
24%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,115 (93.4%)
Foreign residents: 150 (6.6%)
- Romania: 67
- Morocco: 36
- Paraguay: 19
- Bulgaria: 6
- Colombia: 4
- Ecuador: 4
- China: 4
- France: 2
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€806
Flats €/m²
742 €
Houses €/m²
870 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 88 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.99, -1.27)
329 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.2%
5G mobile coverage is limited here
Connectivity
Connection to Albacete
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna de San Benito (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 14.7 km
Day trip
- 02Laguna Salada de Pétrola (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.4 km
- 03Embalse de Embarcaderos (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 31.5 km
- 04Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35 km
- 05Barranc la Hoz (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 36.8 km
- 06Arenales del Caudete (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 37.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alpera
€3,362
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€916
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,506
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alpera you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
124
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,000
Self-employed (approx.)
170
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Isabel Belén Iniesta Egido (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Alpera
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 151 km · 114 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 67 km · 59 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 121.2 km · 94 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 143.5 km · 116 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 84.1 km · 78 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALMANSA · 30.2 km · 46 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · ALATOZ · 18.2 km · 33 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
1,202
528 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
386
169 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
130
57 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
12
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2800 sunshine hours
Alpera averages about 2800 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.2%) makes Alpera a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€806/m²
Asking prices around €806 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Alpera
Alpera is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,453 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2953 €/m². Compare Alpera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02010 · CP 02010 · lat 38.98869533005091, lon -1.2735501166535843 · 553 m · Income: €27,312