València · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 46090
Castelló de Rugat
Castelló de Rugat: living in València
Castelló de Rugat offers 2732 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
2,345
Avg. summer temp
25.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#3057 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.0/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,426 €/m²; cost of living at 65% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.5/10
Average. Hospital ~71 min; airport ~86 min; Renfe ~24 min; coach ~28 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,732 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 86.1% of padrón; international residents 13.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.0% over the series; mean age 44.0; foreign residents 13.9%; property prices +11.0% 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 · 2.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Castelló de Rugat in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44
<16
15.3%
16–64
65.5%
65+
19.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,959 (86.1%)
Foreign residents: 315 (13.9%)
- Romania: 99
- Bulgaria: 68
- Brazil: 33
- Ukraine: 14
- Morocco: 13
- Colombia: 10
- Italy: 8
- Senegal: 8
English speakers ≈ 7
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,426
Flats €/m²
1312 €
Houses €/m²
1540 €
6-year change
+87%
Province rank: # / 266 · 48% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46043 (3.8km)
321 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Valencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01L`Ermita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 0.5 km
- 02Ombría del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 2.1 km
- 03Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.7 km
- 04Solana del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 4.6 km
- 05Penyes Albes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 4.6 km
Day trip
- 06Marjal y Estany de la Ribera Sur del Xuquer (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.5 km
- 07La Cabrentá (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.7 km
- 08Muntanya de Llaurí (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.3 km
- 09Desembocadura del Riu Bullents (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.7 km
- 10Les Fontanelles (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castelló de Rugat
€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 Castelló de Rugat you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.1%
SEPE unemployed
79
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,094
Self-employed (approx.)
184
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,312,700
Expenses
€2,312,700
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Vicenta Boscà Lorente (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 103.5 km · 86 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 86.2 km · 71 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 90.3 km · 78 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 93.3 km · 86 min
Nearest city
Valencia · 86.2 km · 71 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MONTABERNER · 12.3 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Olleria · 18 km · 28 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
1,243
530 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
372
159 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
188
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
13
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2732 sunshine hours
Castelló de Rugat averages about 2732 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97%) makes Castelló de Rugat a practical base for remote work.
Essential services on hand
7 of 11 core local amenities are present — enough for many daily needs without leaving town.
About Castelló de Rugat
Castelló de Rugat is a municipality in València (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 4,449 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2849 €/m². Compare Castelló de Rugat with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 46090 · CP 46090 · lat 38.879736199214356, lon -0.38633859661840647 · 749 m · Income: €31,109