Murcia · Región de Murcia · CP 30041
La Unión
La Unión: living in Murcia
La Unión offers 2801 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
21,380
Avg. summer temp
25.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#317 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.0/10
Average. Housing about 1,094 €/m²; cost of living at 50% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.0/10
Average. Hospital ~100 min; airport ~67 min; Renfe ~16 min; coach ~3 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.7/10
Better than other places. About 2,801 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Spanish residents 90.0% of padrón; international residents 10.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.7% over the series; mean age 38.8; foreign residents 10.0%; property prices +10.5% 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 · 2.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,860; Natura 2000 covers about 0.5% of the area (nearest site ~2.5 km).
Place location
La Unión in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
38.8
<16
20.9%
16–64
65.3%
65+
13.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 18,204 (90.0%)
Foreign residents: 2,021 (10.0%)
- Morocco: 1,507
- Colombia: 83
- Romania: 51
- United Kingdom: 38
- Ecuador: 36
- Venezuela: 36
- Senegal: 25
- China: 21
English speakers ≈ 38
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,094
Flats €/m²
1006 €
Houses €/m²
1182 €
6-year change
+82%
Province rank: # / 45 · 126% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.61, -0.88)
330 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Murcia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Calblanque, Monte de las Cenizas y Peña del Águila (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 2.7 km
- 02Espacios Abiertos e Islas del Mar Menor (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 4.4 km
- 03Islas e Islotes del Litoral Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 9.7 km
- 04Cabezo Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 20.3 km
- 05Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 21.4 km
Day trip
- 06La Sierra de Escalona y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 30.7 km
- 07Lagunas de Lo Monte (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 32.6 km
- 08Carrascoy y El Valle (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 36.9 km
- 09Sierra de las Moreras (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 37.3 km
- 10Embalse de la Pedrera (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 41.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Unión
€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 La Unión you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.5%
SEPE unemployed
1,324
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,853
Self-employed (approx.)
1,675
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€13,807,633
Expenses
€13,607,156
Balance
€200,477
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Joaquín Gabriel Zapata García (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (RMU) · 35.9 km · 67 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Murcia) · 66 km · 100 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 55.1 km · 43 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 24.4 km · 33 min
Nearest city
Murcia · 66 km · 100 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CARTAGENA · 11.5 km · 16 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · El Punto -Cart · 0.8 km · 3 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
9,952
465 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,531
72 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,253
59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
33
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2801 sunshine hours
La Unión averages about 2801 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.5%) makes La Unión a practical base for remote work.
About La Unión
La Unión is a municipality in Murcia (Región de Murcia) with about 4,528 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 828 €/m². Compare La Unión with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 30041 · CP 30041 · lat 37.61333392486189, lon -0.8800947035881687 · 828 m · Income: €31,841