Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03020
Balones
Balones: living in Alacant
Balones offers 2732 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a very small municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
132
Avg. summer temp
25.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#3854 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 6.5/10
Average. Hospital ~66 min; airport ~101 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~27 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,732 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 · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 88% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 78.6% of padrón; international residents 21.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −41.2% over the series; mean age 51.3; foreign residents 21.4%; 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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.8 km).
Place location
Balones in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.3
<16
5.6%
16–64
62.7%
65+
31.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 103 (78.6%)
Foreign residents: 28 (21.4%)
- United Kingdom: 14
- Bulgaria: 9
- Germany: 2
- France: 1
English speakers ≈ 14
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 79% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46043 (15.0km)
321 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
87.7%
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 · 4.6 km
- 02Albufera de Gaianes (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 8.3 km
- 03Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.5 km
- 04Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9.7 km
- 05Font del Baladre-Fontanars-Riu d`Agress (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 9.8 km
Day trip
- 06Serra de Quatretonda (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.1 km
- 07Els Plantadets (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26 km
- 08Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.1 km
- 09Parpalló-Borrell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.3 km
- 10Desembocadura del Riu Bullents (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Balones
€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 Balones you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12%
SEPE unemployed
10
Affiliated workers (approx.)
58
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Juan Tomás Bou Pérez (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) · 127 km · 101 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 75.3 km · 66 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 78.7 km · 68 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 116.8 km · 101 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 75.3 km · 66 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 13.9 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cocentaina · 12.9 km · 27 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
105
795 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
28
212 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
11
83 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2732 sunshine hours
Balones averages about 2732 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 87.7%
SETELECO reports 87.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Nature 3.8 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 3.8 km away.
About Balones
Balones is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 775 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1975 €/m². Compare Balones with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03020 · CP 03020 · lat 38.74414119419763, lon -0.333205406868276 · 675 m · Income: €30,790