Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03065
Elx
Elx: living in Alacant
Elx offers 2780 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
245,557
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#181 / 8133
Overall score
7.9/10
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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 · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~51 min; airport ~74 min; Renfe ~20 min; coach ~20 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,780 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 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 89.5% of padrón; international residents 10.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.8% over the series; mean age 42.4; foreign residents 10.5%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-500; Natura 2000 covers about 23.5% of the area (nearest site ~5.6 km).
Place location
Elx in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.4
<16
16%
16–64
66.1%
65+
17.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 208,108 (89.5%)
Foreign residents: 24,409 (10.5%)
- Morocco: 4,522
- Romania: 3,496
- China: 2,296
- Colombia: 1,710
- Algeria: 1,503
- Ecuador: 830
- Paraguay: 787
- Italy: 711
English speakers ≈ 667
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 74% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 03014 (18.7km)
327 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Parque Natural de las Salinas de Santa Pola (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 5.6 km
- 02Salines de Santa Pola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.6 km
- 03Els Carrissars d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 7.7 km
- 04El Fondó/El Hondo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8 km
- 05Parque Natural del Fondo d`Elx (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 8 km
Day trip
- 06Parque del Molino del Agua (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.5 km
- 07Monte Coto (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.7 km
- 08La Sierra de Escalona y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 29.3 km
- 09Embalse de la Pedrera (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.3 km
- 10Desembocadura del Rio Monnegre o Rio Seco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 29.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Elx
€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 Elx you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.4%
SEPE unemployed
16,930
Affiliated workers (approx.)
114,326
Self-employed (approx.)
19,478
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Carlos González Serna (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 Alicante-Elche (ALC) · 20.9 km · 74 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 63.6 km · 51 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 27.9 km · 32 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 126.5 km · 102 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 63.6 km · 51 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ELCHE/ELX-PARC · 9.7 km · 20 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos d'Elx / Estación de Autobuses de Elche · 9.6 km · 20 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
118,019
481 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
19,595
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
19,503
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
197
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
465
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Elche or Elx is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the…
Elche or Elx is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community.
With of 242,317 inhabitants as of 2024, it is the 3rd-most populated municipality in the region
With of 242,317 inhabitants as of 2024, it is the 3rd-most populated municipality in the region.
It is part of the comarca of Baix Vinalopó
It is part of the comarca of Baix Vinalopó.
About Elx
Elx is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 904 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2104 €/m². Compare Elx with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03065 · CP 03065 · lat 38.24722844227016, lon -0.6648035584862949 · 804 m · Income: €31,689