Living in Torrevieja

Torrevieja is a large municipality in Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, home to 82,842 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are movers on a budget (top 1%, #3 of 2,260), low-income households (top 1%, #10 of 1,796), first-time home buyers (top 2%, #18 of 1,689).

Residents82,842

Density1,154 per km²

Area71.8 km²

Hub airport35 km (Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández)

Nearest city of 100k+32 km

Within 30 km464,800 people

Sea coast1 km

Climate typeHot semi-arid (BSh)

Terrain around itabout 30 m, height range 80 m

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Madrid373 km

Within 10 km94,518 people

Winter daylight9 h 31 min, sunset 17:47

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Good to know about Torrevieja

It is right on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 31 min and sets around 17:47; in late June it sets around 21:29.

How Torrevieja ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Spain. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

Profile	Score	In Spain	In Comunitat Valenciana
Young family	45	#973 of 2,778	#6 of 309	Map
Low-income household	63	#10 of 1,796	#3 of 198	Map
Low-income family	55	#175 of 1,689	#5 of 196	Map
Single parent	53	#266 of 1,254	#8 of 155	Map
Pensioner couple	67	#208 of 2,098	#1 of 239	Map
Single pensioner	56	#745 of 2,098	#16 of 239	Map
Early retiree	59	#759 of 1,989	#19 of 217	Map
Single professional	37	#585 of 828	#74 of 116	Map
Young professional	39	#580 of 794	#71 of 114	Map
DINKS	34	#461 of 518	#68 of 74	Map
Remote worker	74	#48 of 1,313	#5 of 157	Map
Commuter	52	#895 of 1,136	#104 of 150	Map
Car-free household	46	#413 of 675	#53 of 92	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	64	#18 of 1,689	#3 of 196	Map
Budget-constrained mover	69	#3 of 2,260	#2 of 243	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	40	#426 of 715	#52 of 97	Map
Expat professional	41	#947 of 1,313	#130 of 157	Map
Healthcare-first mover	50	#1,081 of 2,098	#29 of 239	Map
Nature-focused household	26	#2,341 of 3,442	#138 of 335	Map
Cross-border commuter		not ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side	–	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	39	#1,354 of 3,137	#137 of 321	Map
Rural value seeker	38	#1,352 of 3,442	#50 of 335	Map
High-net-worth mover	62	#656 of 3,137	#17 of 321	Map
Lottery winner	63	#801 of 8,132	#122 of 542	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	59	#1,167 of 2,260	#23 of 243	Map
Coastal living	70	#159 of 1,174	#2 of 219	Map
Business owner	38	#1,481 of 2,260	#193 of 243	Map
Digital native	51	#247 of 877	#40 of 118	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Sea or lake shore100
Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Foundation97
Affordability91
Flat land (terrain relief)90
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)85
Lifestyle and amenities81
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)75
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)75
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
Mobility and connectivity64
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)64
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)64
Demographics57
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)57
Health and elderly50
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)46
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)34
Education and family32
Jobs and economy24
Safety and community20
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)5
Green space3
Port access (major sea or inland port)0
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
National border nearby (straight line)0
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
Crypto hub within commuting distance0
Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.