Almería · Andalucía · CP 04008
Alcóntar
Alcóntar: living in Almería
Alcóntar offers 2877 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and fibre available for remote work — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
545
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#6305 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,188 €/m²; cost of living at 54% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 1.1/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~171 min; airport ~172 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.4/10
Average. About 2,877 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.8°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.9/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 55% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.1% of padrón; international residents 5.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population −2.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −36.0% over the series; mean age 53.5; foreign residents 5.9%; property prices +9.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.2/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 20.5% of the area (nearest site ~2.4 km).
Place location
Alcóntar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.5
<16
7.8%
16–64
56.3%
65+
35.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 475 (94.1%)
Foreign residents: 30 (5.9%)
- United Kingdom: 11
- Romania: 5
- Argentina: 4
- Bolivia: 3
- Morocco: 2
- Ecuador: 2
- Brazil: 1
- Colombia: 1
English speakers ≈ 11
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 124% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04018 (18.9km)
338 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
54.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.4 km
- 02Encina de la Peana (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 6.6 km
- 03Encina del Marchal del Abogado (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.8 km
- 04Piedra Lobera (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.1 km
- 05Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.3 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.6 km
- 07Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46.7 km
- 08Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 51.4 km
- 09Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.3 km
- 10Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 54.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcóntar
€3,768
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€510
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,100
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alcóntar you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.2%
SEPE unemployed
16
Affiliated workers (approx.)
219
Self-employed (approx.)
37
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Antonio Ramón Salas Rodríguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 151.6 km · 172 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 134.2 km · 171 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 147.6 km · 172 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 180.9 km · 195 min
Nearest city
Almería · 156.2 km · 175 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GÉRGAL · 31 km · 27 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alcóntar · 4.6 km · 4 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
456
837 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
216
396 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
71
130 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
7
15 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2877 sunshine hours
Alcóntar averages about 2877 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~20%
About 20% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Alcóntar
Alcóntar is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,512 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 912 €/m². Compare Alcóntar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04008 · CP 04008 · lat 37.313602323977406, lon -2.6234530226914314 · 712 m · Income: €29,722