València · Comunidad Valenciana · CP 46210
Ráfol de Salem
Ráfol de Salem: living in València
Ráfol de Salem offers 2732 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a very small municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
463
Avg. summer temp
25.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#4245 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 6.3/10
Average. Hospital ~74 min; airport ~89 min; Renfe ~27 min; coach ~31 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 80% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.3% of padrón; international residents 6.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.4% over the series; mean age 44.4; foreign residents 6.7%; 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 · 1.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Ráfol de Salem in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.4
<16
19%
16–64
59.1%
65+
21.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 431 (93.3%)
Foreign residents: 31 (6.7%)
- United Kingdom: 14
- Senegal: 5
- Italy: 4
- Bulgaria: 2
- Morocco: 2
- Germany: 1
- France: 1
- Algeria: 1
English speakers ≈ 14
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,426
Flats €/m²
1312 €
Houses €/m²
1540 €
6-year change
+87%
Province rank: # / 266 · 79% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 46043 (5.9km)
321 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Valencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Ombría del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 0.7 km
- 02L`Ermita (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 2 km
- 03Solana del Benicadell (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 2.8 km
- 04Serpis (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 4 km
- 05Albufera de Gaianes (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 6.1 km
Day trip
- 06La Cabrentá (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 25.2 km
- 07Desembocadura del Riu Xeraco (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.6 km
- 08La Murta y la Casella (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.6 km
- 09Sant Pasqual-Torretes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26.9 km
- 10Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 26.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ráfol de Salem
€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 Ráfol de Salem you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.9%
SEPE unemployed
19
Affiliated workers (approx.)
194
Self-employed (approx.)
33
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€458,038
Expenses
€438,450
Balance
€19,588
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Carolina Mengual Cortell (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 104 km · 89 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valencia) · 86.8 km · 74 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 90.9 km · 81 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 93.9 km · 88 min
Nearest city
Valencia · 86.8 km · 74 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MONTABERNER · 12.9 km · 27 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Olleria · 18.6 km · 31 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
223
482 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
80
173 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
34
73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
27 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2732 sunshine hours
Ráfol de Salem averages about 2732 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 80.1%
SETELECO reports 80.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Founded ~1750
Historical record places Ráfol de Salem around 1750 — older settlement heritage.
About Ráfol de Salem
Ráfol de Salem is a municipality in València (Comunidad Valenciana) with about 1,623 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1723 €/m². Compare Ráfol de Salem with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 46210 · CP 46210 · lat 38.864656984775806, lon -0.4087766523316408 · 623 m · Income: €30,092