Albacete · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 02051
Montealegre del Castillo
Montealegre del Castillo: living in Albacete
Montealegre del Castillo offers 2815 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,051
Avg. summer temp
24.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#291 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 6.7/10
Average. Hospital ~55 min; airport ~113 min; Renfe ~37 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.5/10
Average. About 2,815 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.6°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 93.6% of padrón; international residents 6.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population +0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −34.1% over the series; mean age 45.7; foreign residents 6.4%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-50; Natura 2000 covers about 8.4% of the area (nearest site ~3.4 km).
Place location
Montealegre del Castillo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.7
<16
13.1%
16–64
62.6%
65+
24.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,919 (93.6%)
Foreign residents: 132 (6.4%)
- Ecuador: 49
- Morocco: 21
- Romania: 18
- Bolivia: 11
- Paraguay: 9
- Bulgaria: 8
- Colombia: 6
- Ukraine: 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€806
Flats €/m²
742 €
Houses €/m²
870 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 88 · 25% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.76, -1.31)
331 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Albacete
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Monte Arabí (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 6.6 km
- 02Arenales del Caudete (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 22.1 km
- 03Laguna Salada de Pétrola (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 22.9 km
- 04Laguna de San Benito (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 24.4 km
Day trip
- 05Laguna y Saleros de Villena (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 34.2 km
- 06Saladar de Cordovilla (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.7 km
- 07Sierra de Salinas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 34.9 km
- 08Sierra de El Carche (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 35.3 km
- 09Laguna de Alboraj (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Montealegre del Castillo
€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 Montealegre del Castillo you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.9%
SEPE unemployed
89
Affiliated workers (approx.)
911
Self-employed (approx.)
154
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- AM
Dolores Almarcha Riquelme (AM)
2023–2027 · Alternativa Por Montealegre
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) · 154.3 km · 113 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 67.4 km · 55 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 121.7 km · 87 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 144.1 km · 112 min
Nearest city
Albacete · 71.4 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALMANSA · 26.6 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Montealegre Del Castillo · 3.6 km · 5 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
1,401
683 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
460
224 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
179
87 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
16
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2815 sunshine hours
Montealegre del Castillo averages about 2815 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.6%) makes Montealegre del Castillo a practical base for remote work.
About Montealegre del Castillo
Montealegre del Castillo is a municipality in Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,578 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3078 €/m². Compare Montealegre del Castillo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 02051 · CP 02051 · lat 38.76405689213476, lon -1.3072660396607039 · 678 m · Income: €28,161