Alacant · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 03081
Xaló
Xaló: living in Alacant
Xaló offers 2714 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a mid-sized town — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
3,104
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#2394 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~108 min; airport ~121 min; Renfe ~118 min; coach ~27 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 86% 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 65.2% of padrón; international residents 34.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −30.1% over the series; mean age 48.9; foreign residents 34.8%; 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 32.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.2 km).
Place location
Xaló in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.9
<16
12.7%
16–64
57.9%
65+
29.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,786 (65.2%)
Foreign residents: 953 (34.8%)
- United Kingdom: 451
- Morocco: 92
- Germany: 60
- France: 23
- Chile: 21
- Romania: 17
- Italy: 15
- Colombia: 14
English speakers ≈ 451
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 (29.7km)
319 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.4%
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 · 1.2 km
- 02Fonts de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 7.4 km
- 03Serra Gelada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.6 km
- 04Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 10.2 km
- 05Els Arcs (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 10.3 km
Day trip
- 06Embalse de Relleu (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27.6 km
- 07Penyes Albes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.9 km
- 08Solana del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 33.1 km
- 09Albufera de Gaianes (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 33.2 km
- 10Ombría del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 33.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Xaló
€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 Xaló you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.2%
SEPE unemployed
93
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,280
Self-employed (approx.)
216
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- ACOR
Joan Miquel Garcés Font (ACORD PER GUANYAR)
2023–2027 · Compromís Per Xaló: 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) · 136.8 km · 121 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 119.6 km · 108 min
High-speed rail
AVE Alicante · 85 km · 94 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 126.6 km · 123 min
Nearest city
Alicante · 104.1 km · 89 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COCENTAINA · 59.9 km · 118 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 5.9 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
1,966
633 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
494
159 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
305
98 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above 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
2714 sunshine hours
Xaló averages about 2714 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~32%
About 32% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 86.4%
SETELECO reports 86.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Xaló
Xaló is a municipality in Alacant (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 962 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2162 €/m². Compare Xaló with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 03081 · CP 03081 · lat 38.71252687957307, lon -0.031086372991350926 · 862 m · Income: €29,918