Bizkaia · País Vasco · CP 48044
Getxo
Getxo: living in Bizkaia
Getxo offers 2086 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
75,752
Avg. summer temp
19.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#3207 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.9/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,146 €/m²; cost of living at 98% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~28 min; airport ~27 min; Renfe ~20 min; coach ~16 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,086 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.9°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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.6% of padrón; international residents 6.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −8.4% over the series; mean age 47.4; foreign residents 6.4%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,075; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Getxo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.4
<16
13%
16–64
60.1%
65+
26.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 72,987 (93.6%)
Foreign residents: 4,959 (6.4%)
- Bolivia: 611
- Paraguay: 578
- Romania: 497
- Colombia: 232
- Morocco: 212
- China: 178
- Peru: 145
- Italy: 128
English speakers ≈ 101
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,146
Flats €/m²
1974 €
Houses €/m²
2318 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 112 · 59% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 48002 (8.3km)
245 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Bilbao
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Meatzaldea - Zona Minera de Bizkaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 10.2 km
- 02Gaztelugatxe (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.6 km
- 03Urdaibai (Open in Maps)
Reserva de la Biosfera · 19.9 km
- 04Hibrido de roble pedunculado y marojo de Arcentales (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.4 km
- 05Armañón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.3 km
Day trip
- 06Urkiola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.5 km
- 07Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.1 km
- 08Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.7 km
- 09Collados del Asón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.1 km
- 10Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Getxo
€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 Getxo you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6%
SEPE unemployed
2,754
Affiliated workers (approx.)
32,366
Self-employed (approx.)
5,463
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€125,782,245
Expenses
€125,782,245
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EAJ-
Amaia Agirre Muñoa (EAJ-PNV)
2023–2027 · Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea- Partido Nacionalista Vasco
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Bilbao (BIO) · 17.3 km · 27 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 20.7 km · 28 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 303 km · 188 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 86.5 km · 74 min
Nearest city
Bilbao · 17.2 km · 15 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ZORROTZA ZORROZGOITI · 14.6 km · 20 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Portugalete · 4.8 km · 16 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
37,200
491 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,585
47 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
5,304
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
18
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
109
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2086 sunshine hours
Getxo averages about 2086 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.2%) makes Getxo a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Getxo.
About Getxo
Getxo is a municipality in Bizkaia (País Vasco) with about 880 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3480 €/m². Compare Getxo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 48044 · CP 48044 · lat 43.35574860991651, lon -3.009574817682986 · 780 m · Income: €61,310