Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03082
Xàbia
Xàbia: living in Alacant
Xàbia offers 2714 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
30,642
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#992 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 4.7/10
Average. Hospital ~84 min; airport ~97 min; Renfe ~99 min; coach ~10 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% 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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 57.2% of padrón; international residents 42.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.3% over the series; mean age 45.0; foreign residents 42.8%; 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 32.9% of the area (nearest site ~2.5 km).
Place location
Xàbia in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45
<16
14%
16–64
62.7%
65+
23.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 15,779 (57.2%)
Foreign residents: 11,825 (42.8%)
- United Kingdom: 4,544
- Germany: 864
- Morocco: 845
- Colombia: 647
- France: 407
- Venezuela: 357
- Russia: 269
- Italy: 240
English speakers ≈ 4,544
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+97.4%
Province rank: # / 141 · 72% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46002 (39.1km)
319 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Alicante
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Fons Marins del Cap de Sant Antoni (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 2.6 km
- 02El Montgó (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.8 km
- 03Les Sorts (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 6.6 km
- 04Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 13.2 km
- 05Salines de Calp (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 15.3 km
Day trip
- 06Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.1 km
- 07Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.1 km
- 08Puigcampana y el Ponotx (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 31.5 km
- 09Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 33.7 km
- 10Ullal de l`Estany del Duc (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 38.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Xàbia
€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 Xàbia you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
SEPE unemployed
942
Affiliated workers (approx.)
13,692
Self-employed (approx.)
2,306
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Jose Francisco Chulvi Español (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) · 126.4 km · 97 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 109.2 km · 84 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 86.6 km · 80 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 116.2 km · 99 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 148.7 km · 110 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LA POBLA DEL DUC · 74.6 km · 99 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de Xàbia · 4.2 km · 10 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
18,978
619 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
4,301
140 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
3,048
99 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
16
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
13
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2714 sunshine hours
Xàbia averages about 2714 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~33%
About 33% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 89.9%
SETELECO reports 89.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Xàbia
Xàbia is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 963 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2163 €/m². Compare Xàbia with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03082 · CP 03082 · lat 38.76737611246976, lon 0.16303313908532302 · 863 m · Income: €32,978