Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03002
Agost
Agost: living in Alacant
Agost offers 2813 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,225
Avg. summer temp
25.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#409 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 1.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,642 €/m²; cost of living at 75% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~47 min; airport ~83 min; Renfe ~23 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.1/10
Average. About 2,813 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 84% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.2% of padrón; international residents 7.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.1% over the series; mean age 44.4; foreign residents 7.8%; property prices +12.0% 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 · 5.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.6% of the area (nearest site ~3.9 km).
Place location
Agost in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.4
<16
14.7%
16–64
65.2%
65+
20.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,389 (92.2%)
Foreign residents: 369 (7.8%)
- Morocco: 119
- United Kingdom: 38
- Romania: 37
- Germany: 18
- Russia: 18
- France: 14
- Italy: 12
- Colombia: 12
English speakers ≈ 38
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 82% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.44, -0.64)
331 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
84.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra del Maigmó y Serra del Sit (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.9 km
- 02Serra de les Àguiles i Sant Pasqual (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.9 km
- 03Bec de l'Àguila (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 8.3 km
- 04Embalse de Tibi (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 9.2 km
- 05Los Algezares (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 12.9 km
Day trip
- 06Monte Coto (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.2 km
- 07Parque Natural de las Salinas de Santa Pola (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.6 km
- 08Salines de Santa Pola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.6 km
- 09Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.8 km
- 10Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Agost
€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 Agost you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.2%
SEPE unemployed
279
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,411
Self-employed (approx.)
409
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Juan Jose Castello Molina (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
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 Alicante-Elche (ALC) · 31.7 km · 83 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 51.4 km · 47 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 24.2 km · 34 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 139.5 km · 109 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 51.4 km · 47 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANT VICENT CENTRE · 12.2 km · 23 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Monforte Del Cid · 11.3 km · 19 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
2,698
516 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
781
149 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
432
83 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
106
39 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2813 sunshine hours
Agost averages about 2813 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 84.2%
SETELECO reports 84.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Agost.
About Agost
Agost is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 715 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1915 €/m². Compare Agost with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03002 · CP 03002 · lat 38.44231943834031, lon -0.6416514151404118 · 615 m · Income: €30,407