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Castellón de la Plana City Intelligence

Castellón de la Plana is a coastal provincial capital in the Valencian Community in eastern Spain, with ceramic-tile-industry, port, and university activity inside a Mediterranean climate context. Castellón de la Plana is a southern europe city of about ~0.17M in Spain. On the composite city-intelligence score, Castellón de la Plana sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (67/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~0.17M
View of Castellón de la Plana, Spain

Image credit: Image: Martin Cox from Benicasim, España / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Overall score

Use the Castellón de la Plana profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level Mediterranean context alongside Valencia and Tarragona.

Overall67/100
Affordability73/100
Air quality69/100
Energy68/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

67/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Castellón de la Plana data table

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Castellón de la Plana city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score67/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living73/100Castellón de la Plana's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality69/100Castellón de la Plana's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy68/100Castellón de la Plana's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety65/100Castellón de la Plana's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed68/100Castellón de la Plana's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk62/100Castellón de la Plana's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience62/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety79/100
Low crime81/100
Personal safety81/100
Night safety77/100
Road safety77/100

Castellón de la Plana is estimated to be a generally safe city (79/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life84/100
Healthcare86/100
Education84/100
Green space85/100
Cleanliness85/100
Infrastructure87/100
Mobility68/100

Castellón de la Plana has a very high quality-of-life estimate (84/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness82/100
Education84/100
Green space85/100
Overall safety79/100

Castellón de la Plana scores very high for family living (82/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability77/100
Walkability81/100
Cycling64/100
Infrastructure87/100

Castellón de la Plana is high for remote workers (77/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability83/100
Healthcare86/100
Cleanliness85/100
Outdoor lifestyle57/100

Castellón de la Plana is very high for retirement (83/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Castellón de la Plana

Local public safety guidance for Castellón de la Plana, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Spain emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
European emergency11224/7112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Castellón de la Plana, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Spain emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Castellón de la Plana

Healthcare context for Castellón de la Plana, with national-level information from Spain where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Castellón de la Plana, see the Spain healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Castellón de la Plana

Local mobility context for Castellón de la Plana, with national-level context from Spain where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Castellón de la Plana, see the Spain transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Castellón de la Plana. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Castellón de la Plana

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Castellón de la Plana will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Castellón de la Plana air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

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Cost of Living in Castellón de la Plana

Castellón de la Plana's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Castellón de la Plana

Castellón de la Plana's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Castellón de la Plana

Castellón de la Plana's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Castellón de la Plana

Castellón de la Plana's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Castellón de la Plana

Cost of living estimates for Castellón de la Plana — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Castellón de la Plana

Climate profile for Castellón de la Plana — Mediterranean climate, annual average 16.8°C, comfort score 94/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Visual guide to Castellón de la Plana

Source-attributed visual context for Castellón de la Plana using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Castellón de la Plana

Weekend trip planning checklist for Castellón de la Plana — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Plan a trip budget for Castellón de la Plana

Plan a trip budget for Castellón de la Plana using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Castellón de la Plana

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Castellón de la Plana. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Valencia, Spain

Same region · about 64 km from Castellón de la Plana. Explore Valencia's city intelligence profile.

Teruel, Spain

Same region · about 99 km from Castellón de la Plana. Explore Teruel's city intelligence profile.

Benidorm, Spain

Same region · about 162 km from Castellón de la Plana. Explore Benidorm's city intelligence profile.

Tarragona, Spain

Same corridor · about 166 km from Castellón de la Plana. Explore Tarragona's city intelligence profile.

Alicante, Spain

Same region · about 186 km from Castellón de la Plana. Explore Alicante's city intelligence profile.

Lleida, Spain

Same region · about 190 km from Castellón de la Plana. Explore Lleida's city intelligence profile.

Albacete, Spain

Same region · about 191 km from Castellón de la Plana. Explore Albacete's city intelligence profile.

Zaragoza, Spain

Same region · about 198 km from Castellón de la Plana. Explore Zaragoza's city intelligence profile.

Palma, Spain

Same region · about 234 km from Castellón de la Plana. Explore Palma's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Castellón de la Plana — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Castellón de la Plana — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Castellón de la Plana profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level Mediterranean context alongside Valencia and Tarragona. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (73/100) and air quality (69/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (62/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Spain country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Castellón de la Plana appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.