Cáceres · Extremadura · CP 10097
Higuera de Albalat
Higuera de Albalat: living in Cáceres
Higuera de Albalat offers 2732 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
102
Avg. summer temp
26.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#2723 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.7/10
Average. Hospital ~101 min; airport ~116 min; Renfe ~38 min; coach ~34 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.3/10
Average. About 2,732 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.3°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.4/10
Average. Spanish residents 96.5% of padrón; international residents 3.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.5/10
Average. Population +2.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −50.0% over the series; mean age 54.3; foreign residents 3.5%; property prices +6.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.1/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 95.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
Higuera de Albalat in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.3
<16
3.8%
16–64
66.3%
65+
29.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 109 (96.5%)
Foreign residents: 4 (3.5%)
- Romania: 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 223 · 35% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.72, -5.66)
321 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
100%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cáceres
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 8.2 km
- 02El Sierro (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 8.7 km
- 03Dehesa Camadilla de Almaraz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 10.4 km
- 04Valdepajares de Tajo (Open in Maps)
Área Privada de Interés Ecológico · 18.4 km
- 05Cueva de Castañar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.1 km
Day trip
- 06Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49.8 km
- 07Monte Valcorchero (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 50.5 km
- 08Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 53.4 km
- 09Rincón del Torozo (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 58.4 km
- 10Cerro Tomillar (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 58.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Higuera de Albalat
€4,602
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€324
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€266
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Higuera de Albalat you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.4%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
48
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€308,530
Expenses
€308,530
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Dionisio Cordero Soleto (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 182.4 km · 116 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cáceres) · 112.1 km · 101 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 216.9 km · 140 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 411.3 km · 353 min
Nearest city
Cáceres · 112.1 km · 101 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · NAVALMORAL DE LA MATA · 30.1 km · 38 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Saucedilla · 19.9 km · 34 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
66
647 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
34
333 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
10
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
2732 sunshine hours
Higuera de Albalat averages about 2732 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Higuera de Albalat a practical base for remote work.
About Higuera de Albalat
Higuera de Albalat is a municipality in Cáceres (Extremadura) with about 2,647 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1947 €/m². Compare Higuera de Albalat with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 10097 · CP 10097 · lat 39.723460685659376, lon -5.658825436326288 · 747 m · Income: €26,257