Murcia · Región de Murcia · CP 30043
Yecla
Yecla: living in Murcia
Yecla offers 2804 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
36,453
Avg. summer temp
25.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#187 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~26 min; airport ~102 min; Renfe ~23 min; coach ~10 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,804 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.5°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.8% of padrón; international residents 7.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.5% over the series; mean age 41.2; foreign residents 7.2%; 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 · 5.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 13.3% of the area (nearest site ~4.1 km).
Place location
Yecla in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.2
<16
17.4%
16–64
66.1%
65+
16.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 31,968 (92.8%)
Foreign residents: 2,464 (7.2%)
- Morocco: 592
- Ecuador: 426
- Paraguay: 270
- Romania: 209
- Bolivia: 150
- United Kingdom: 128
- Colombia: 103
- China: 60
English speakers ≈ 128
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,094
Flats €/m²
1006 €
Houses €/m²
1182 €
6-year change
+82%
Province rank: # / 45 · 125% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 02025 (16.7km)
330 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Murcia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Arenales del Caudete (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 10.8 km
- 02Sierra de Salinas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 12.8 km
- 03Monte Arabí (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.8 km
- 04Sierra de El Carche (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 16.1 km
- 05Laguna y Saleros de Villena (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 18.8 km
Day trip
- 06Conjunto de El Prado-Rodriguillo (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 25.9 km
- 07Monte Coto-Pinoso (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.4 km
- 08Monte Coto (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 28.4 km
- 09Ladera del Castillo de Sax (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 29.6 km
- 10Serra del Maigmó y Serra del Sit (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 31.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Yecla
€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 Yecla you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.6%
SEPE unemployed
1,825
Affiliated workers (approx.)
17,075
Self-employed (approx.)
2,891
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€33,055,606
Expenses
€33,055,606
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Maria Remedios Lajara Dominguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 149.8 km · 102 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Alicante) · 24.1 km · 26 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 96.7 km · 63 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 139.6 km · 101 min
Nearest city
Murcia · 110.4 km · 123 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CAUDETE · 27.7 km · 23 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Yecla · 4.3 km · 10 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
18,613
511 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
4,404
121 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
2,667
73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
10
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
68
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2804 sunshine hours
Yecla averages about 2804 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.3%) makes Yecla a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Yecla.
About Yecla
Yecla is a municipality in Murcia (Región de Murcia) with about 4,530 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 830 €/m². Compare Yecla with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 30043 · CP 30043 · lat 38.60637328721517, lon -1.1508029205327126 · 830 m · Income: €31,414