Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03097
Orba
Orba: living in Alacant
Orba offers 2714 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,399
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#2009 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~79 min; airport ~93 min; Renfe ~92 min; coach ~17 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,714 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 85% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 56.3% of padrón; international residents 43.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.6% over the series; mean age 52.5; foreign residents 43.7%; 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 · 5.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 5.0% of the area (nearest site ~1.8 km).
Place location
Orba in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.5
<16
11.2%
16–64
53.3%
65+
35.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,225 (56.3%)
Foreign residents: 949 (43.7%)
- United Kingdom: 617
- Germany: 90
- France: 25
- Morocco: 24
- Bulgaria: 18
- Romania: 12
- Poland: 6
- Italy: 5
English speakers ≈ 617
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 71% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46002 (21.6km)
319 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
85.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 7 km
- 02Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 7.3 km
- 03Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.3 km
- 04Desembocadura y frente litoral del Riu Racons (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 7.7 km
- 05Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 11.6 km
Day trip
- 06Marjal de la Safor (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.6 km
- 07Ombría del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.5 km
- 08Solana del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.8 km
- 09El Surar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.4 km
- 10Parpalló-Borrell (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Orba
€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 Orba you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.1%
SEPE unemployed
65
Affiliated workers (approx.)
911
Self-employed (approx.)
153
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- ACOR
Juan Ignacio Cervera Arbona (ACORD PER GUANYAR)
2023–2027 · Compromís Per Orba: Acord Per Guanyar
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) · 121.2 km · 93 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 104 km · 79 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 95 km · 81 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 111 km · 94 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 157.1 km · 110 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 54.6 km · 92 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Pedreguer · 10.4 km · 17 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
1,648
687 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
269
112 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
217
90 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2714 sunshine hours
Orba averages about 2714 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 85.2%
SETELECO reports 85.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Orba
Orba is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 999 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2199 €/m². Compare Orba with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03097 · CP 03097 · lat 38.78508171374178, lon -0.06616581387483046 · 899 m · Income: €28,895