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A canning-industry town on the Segura just north of Murcia, cheap, hot and entirely practical.
Molina de Segura is a town in the Region of Murcia, about ten kilometres north of Murcia city on the Segura river. It sits in the orchard plain of the Vega Media, with dry hills to the north and a castle hill above the old centre. It is known for fruit and vegetable canning, and the factories and warehouses are part of its skyline.
It is not a destination. It is a big working town of apartment blocks, new estates and industrial zones, with its own market, shops and fiestas.
The municipality has 78,458 residents (2025). It suits people who want to live cheaply near Murcia and have a car.
Data as of · the latest figures cover Jun 2026
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Molina de Segura is weaker on connectivity and digital. A typical 70 m² rental costs about €369 a month (2024).
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Few residents come from English-speaking or northern European countries, so daily life runs in Spanish. Contracts, the town hall and most doctors work in Spanish.
Summer nights stay warm, so sleep depends on a cooled bedroom. Check for air-conditioning before you sign.
People born abroad are in work less often than people born in Spain across Región de Murcia. Remote income or a job offer makes the move far easier.
Murcian vegetable dishes, rice and grilled meats, with oranges and lemons everywhere and cheap set lunches.
Slow in the heat of the day and busy again after dark, with a late dinner hour.
Terraces and local bars, with Murcia city for anything bigger.
An old centre under the castle hill, wide new avenues, orchard edges and industrial zones.
Spanish with a Murcian accent, and very little English.
Late-summer patron-saint fiestas and Holy Week processions.
Long-established families, farm and factory workers, and newer arrivals from Latin America and North Africa.
Molina is an ordinary Spanish working town. The centre has the church, the town hall, the market and a few streets of shops, and families fill the squares in the evening when the heat drops. The castle hill gives a view over the orchards and the river plain.
New estates spread out along the road to Murcia, with supermarkets, parks and sports halls. The Segura river runs through the area, with some paths along it, and orchard lanes lead out of town. At the edge are industrial estates, with trucks and canning plants on working days.
Food follows the huerta: vegetable stews, rice, salads, and fruit from the orchards. The summer is spent in the evenings, with long dinners outdoors. The town goes quiet in August and revives for the patron-saint fiestas. A Murcia night out is a short drive away.
The Segura valley has been irrigated for more than a thousand years, and the orchards produce lemons, oranges, apricots and vegetables. Where there is fruit there is a canning and packing industry, and Molina became one of the main centres of it in Spain. Warehouses, logistics and construction followed, and the town grew quickly as workers arrived, first from rural Spain and later from abroad.
The same economy explains the prices. Wages in agriculture and food processing are modest, and household income is €14,622 a year a year per person (2024). Prosperity comes out below average. The town has never attracted tourists or second-home buyers, so housing is among the cheapest in Spain for a city of its size: a seventy square metre flat rents for about €369 a month (2024), and buying costs €1,325 per square metre (Q2 2026). Housing comes out average.
House prices are rising from a low base, at 17.3% in a year (Q2 2026), as people from Murcia look further out.
Services mostly sit in Murcia, because the regional capital is close enough that nobody builds a second set of hospitals, theatres and university faculties next door. Molina works as a large neighbour to the city, with its own homes, schools and workplaces but a borrowed centre of gravity. Hospital beds in the municipality number 1.1 per 1,000 people per thousand people (2025), and the main public hospitals and the university are in the regional capital. Safety comes out below average. Theft is low at 621 per 100k people (2025), while robbery at 126 per 100k people (2025) and burglary at 138 per 100k people (2025) are higher. Digital comes out weak, and connectivity comes out weak.
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Housing is around the middle: better than most Spanish cities above 50,000.
Buying price per m²: 1,325 €/m² — better than 94% of Spanish cities above 50,000
Average: 58 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| Rent per m²Molina de Segura · 2024 | 5.27 €/m² a month | better than 90% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Rents, change in a yearMolina de Segura · 2024 | 3.50% | better than 39% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Buying price per m²Molina de Segura · 2026-Q2 | 1,325 €/m² | better than 94% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Rent growth a year, over 3 yearsMolina de Segura · 2024 | 5.46% | better than 32% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| House prices, change in a yearMolina de Segura · 2026-Q2 | 17.3% | better than 26% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
Climate is around the middle: around the middle of major European cities.
Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry): 131 days a year — better than 92% of major European cities
Average: 48 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry)Molina de Segura · 2015-01-01..2024-12-31 | 131 days a year | better than 92% of major European cities |
| Days above 35 °CMolina de Segura · 2015-01-01..2024-12-31 | 40.2 days a year | better than 3% of major European cities |
| Nights above 20 °CMolina de Segura · 2015-01-01..2024-12-31 | 63.1 nights a year | better than 5% of major European cities |
Safety is below average compared with similar cities.
Not ranked: too little comparable evidence yet.
Homicides: 1.27 per 100k people — worse than 71% of Spanish cities above 50,000
Below average: 40 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| HomicidesMolina de Segura · 2025 | 1.27 per 100k people | better than 29% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| RobberiesMolina de Segura · 2025 | 126 per 100k people | better than 32% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| BurglariesMolina de Segura · 2025 | 138 per 100k people | better than 35% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| TheftsMolina de Segura · 2025 | 621 per 100k people | better than 96% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Vehicle theftsMolina de Segura · 2025 | 42.1 per 100k people | better than 64% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
Prosperity is below average: behind most Spanish cities above 50,000.
Household income per person: 14,622 € a year per person — worse than 69% of Spanish cities above 50,000
Below average: 31 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| Household income per personMolina de Segura · 2024 | 14,622 € a year per person | better than 31% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
Digital is weak: in the bottom quarter of Spanish cities above 50,000.
5G coverage: 99.7% — worse than 94% of Spanish cities above 50,000
Weak: 17 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| Homes that can get gigabit internetMolina de Segura · 2025 | 96.8% | better than 25% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Homes with fibre to the doorMolina de Segura · 2025 | 96.9% | better than 18% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| 5G coverageMolina de Segura · 2025 | 99.7% | better than 6% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
Connectivity is weak: in the bottom 10% of major European cities.
Distance to the main airport: 36.2 km — worse than 97% of major European cities
Weak: 3 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| Distance to the main airportMolina de Segura · 2026-10-21 | 36.2 km | better than 3% of major European cities |
What we cannot score for Molina de Segura yet
Highs around 36° in July, lows around 5° in January. 131 pleasant days a year (dry, 18–28 °C). 63 warm nights above 20 °C: check for air-conditioning.
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.0°C | 4.7°C | 30 mm |
| February | 17.7°C | 5.8°C | 8 mm |
| March | 20.1°C | 7.7°C | 53 mm |
| April | 22.5°C | 9.8°C | 35 mm |
| May | 27.2°C | 13.7°C | 26 mm |
| June | 31.7°C | 17.8°C | 16 mm |
| July | 35.7°C | 21.3°C | 2 mm |
| August | 34.9°C | 21.6°C | 13 mm |
| September | 30.1°C | 18.3°C | 42 mm |
| October | 25.9°C | 14.3°C | 30 mm |
| November | 20.4°C | 9.1°C | 29 mm |
| December | 17.6°C | 6.7°C | 32 mm |
Molina is hot in summer and mild in winter, like the rest of the Murcian interior. Summers are long and dry, with 40 a year very hot days (2015–2024) and 63 a year warm nights (2015–2024). Air conditioning is a necessity and midday life stops from July to September.
Winters are sunny and mild, with a few frosts at 3 a year (2015–2024). Rain is rare at 317 mm a year a year (2015–2024), but when it comes it comes as violent storms in autumn that can flood roads and dry riverbeds. Pleasant days number 131 a year (2015–2024), and climate comes out average. Winter and spring are the best seasons to be here.
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17.3% in Q2 2026
€5.3 per m² a month in 2024
€1,325 per m² in Q2 2026
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The best-value case here: among the cheapest places to rent and buy in the country.
Not measured yet: Cost of Living, Households spending >40% of income on housing, Jobs, Price level vs EU average, Unemployment.
Dry hills and orchard lanes are nearby, but heat limits most of the year.
Not measured yet: Environment, Fine-particle pollution (PM2.5), Lifestyle, Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), Strong-wind days.
Cheap and sunny, but hot in summer and without a hospital in town.
Not measured yet: Cost of Living, Doctors, Environment, Healthcare, Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂).
Large homes at low prices and ordinary schools, with Murcia close for specialists.
Not measured yet: 15-year-olds' maths (PISA), Average commute (one way), Average dwelling size, Childcare availability, Education, Environment, Healthcare, Jobs, Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), Pre-primary participation, Recorded crime.
Good value for housing, but the premium schools, clinics and restaurants are in Murcia.
Not measured yet: Average dwelling size, Education, Environment, Healthcare, Income tax and social security, average earner, Total tax on labour, average earner.
Cheap and sunny, but the airport is not close and the social scene is thin.
Better nearby for remote workers: Cartagena (51)
Not measured yet: Cost of Living, Fixed broadband penetration, Lifestyle, Residents born abroad.
Food, packaging and logistics are well established, and premises are cheap.
Nothing stands out.
Better nearby for founders and self-employed: Murcia (43)
Not measured yet: Adults with a university degree, Jobs, Jobs in high-tech sectors, Regulatory quality, Residents born abroad.
Jobs are in industry, logistics and Murcia, and the nightlife is in Murcia.
Not measured yet: Commute by public transport, Jobs, Jobs in high-tech sectors, Lifestyle, Median age, Median gross salary, Residents born abroad, Transport, Unemployment, Youth unemployment (15–24).
Students usually commute to the universities in Murcia or live there.
Not measured yet: Adults with a university degree, Commute by public transport, Cost of Living, Cycle most, Education, Lifestyle, Median age, Price level vs EU average, Transport, Walk most, Youth unemployment (15–24).
Murcia's museums, theatres and Holy Week are a short drive away, and Molina offers local fiestas.
Nothing stands out.
Not measured yet: Adults with a university degree, Commute by public transport, Lifestyle, Median age, Residents born abroad, Transport, Walk most.
Taxes, residency and the wider economy are set nationally, so they are the same in Molina de Segura as anywhere in Spain.
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70 m²: €380 a month
Compare with Molina de Segura70 m²: €337 a month
Compare with Molina de Segura70 m²: €457 a month
Compare with Molina de SeguraGuide written 2026-10-22. Figures are refreshed as new official data is published; the period beside each number says what it covers. “Our read” cards are our inferences from those figures. How we score
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