Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03007
Alcosser
Alcosser: living in Alacant
Alcosser offers 2733 sunshine hours a year, a Renfe station within about half an hour and fibre available for remote work — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
263
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#3936 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~57 min; airport ~86 min; Renfe ~21 min; coach ~13 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,733 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 69% 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 83.5% of padrón; international residents 16.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment +8.3% over the series; mean age 47.3; foreign residents 16.5%; 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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Alcosser in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.3
<16
10.2%
16–64
68.9%
65+
20.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 192 (83.5%)
Foreign residents: 38 (16.5%)
- United Kingdom: 19
- Romania: 6
- Portugal: 4
- Morocco: 4
- Italy: 1
- Algeria: 1
English speakers ≈ 19
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 81% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03003 (9.7km)
322 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
68.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 0 km
- 02Albufera de Gaianes (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 0.7 km
- 03Solana del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 2.5 km
- 04Font del Baladre-Fontanars-Riu d`Agress (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 2.7 km
- 05Ombría del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 4.2 km
Day trip
- 06Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 26.1 km
- 07Els Plantadets (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.9 km
- 08Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.1 km
- 09Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.4 km
- 10Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcosser
€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 Alcosser you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.2%
SEPE unemployed
13
Affiliated workers (approx.)
128
Self-employed (approx.)
22
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
María Ballesteros Fajardo (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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) · 115.2 km · 86 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 74 km · 57 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 77.4 km · 59 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 105 km · 86 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 74 km · 57 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALCOI · 15.4 km · 21 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Muro De Alcoy · 5.1 km · 13 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
175
665 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
51
194 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
36
137 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
23 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2733 sunshine hours
Alcosser averages about 2733 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Founded ~1250
Historical record places Alcosser around 1250 — older settlement heritage.
Renfe in 21 min
Renfe · ALCOI is about 21 minutes by car.
About Alcosser
Alcosser is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 720 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1920 €/m². Compare Alcosser with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03007 · CP 03007 · lat 38.79507713518884, lon -0.40063648952487835 · 620 m · Income: €36,765