Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03052
Cañada
Cañada: living in Alacant
Cañada offers 2804 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,213
Avg. summer temp
25.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#3882 / 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~25 min; airport ~104 min; Renfe ~22 min; coach ~18 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,804 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.5°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.8% of padrón; international residents 3.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population −1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −6.7% over the series; mean age 44.6; foreign residents 3.2%; 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 · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.4 km).
Place location
Cañada in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.6
<16
15.3%
16–64
63.3%
65+
21.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,181 (96.8%)
Foreign residents: 39 (3.2%)
- Ukraine: 11
- Bulgaria: 9
- Morocco: 9
- Romania: 4
- United Kingdom: 2
- Argentina: 2
- Pakistan: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 76% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 02025 (16.5km)
330 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna y Saleros de Villena (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 9.4 km
- 02Serra de l`Ombria-Pou Clar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 11 km
- 03Serra del Maigmó y Serra del Sit (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 12.5 km
- 04Sierra Mariola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.5 km
- 05Ladera del Castillo de Sax (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 16 km
Day trip
- 06Racó de Sant Bonaventura-Canalons (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.1 km
- 07Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25.9 km
- 08Els Plantadets (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26 km
- 09Barranc la Hoz (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.1 km
- 10Barranco de la Fos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cañada
€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 Cañada you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.5%
SEPE unemployed
42
Affiliated workers (approx.)
547
Self-employed (approx.)
92
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Rafael Serrano Revert (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 Valencia (VLC) · 134 km · 104 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 14.4 km · 25 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 68.6 km · 57 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 123.8 km · 103 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 14.4 km · 25 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLENA · 10.2 km · 22 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villena · 8.8 km · 18 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
791
652 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
249
205 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
118
97 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
30
38 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2804 sunshine hours
Cañada averages about 2804 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 94%
SETELECO reports 94% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Cañada
Cañada is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 870 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2070 €/m². Compare Cañada with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03052 · CP 03052 · lat 38.68555903019239, lon -0.8217410031060548 · 770 m · Income: €33,045