Almería · Andalucía · CP 04010
Alhabia
Alhabia: living in Almería
Alhabia offers 2884 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
743
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#335 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~53 min; airport ~51 min; Renfe ~32 min; coach ~26 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,884 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 83% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 96.7% of padrón; international residents 3.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −31.3% over the series; mean age 44.5; foreign residents 3.3%; 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 79.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Alhabia in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.5
<16
12.4%
16–64
67.3%
65+
20.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 649 (96.7%)
Foreign residents: 22 (3.3%)
- Romania: 11
- Morocco: 5
- France: 3
- United Kingdom: 2
- Argentina: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 121% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04054 (7.7km)
339 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
82.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.6 km
- 02Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 4.2 km
- 03Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 11.3 km
- 04Canales de Padules (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.4 km
- 05Arrecife Barrera de Posidonia (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.9 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.7 km
- 07Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.6 km
- 08Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.1 km
- 09Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 34.3 km
- 10Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 41.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alhabia
€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 Alhabia you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.8%
SEPE unemployed
44
Affiliated workers (approx.)
353
Self-employed (approx.)
60
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Luis Manuel Martínez Amate (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 Almería (LEI) · 37.1 km · 51 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 46.5 km · 53 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 143.2 km · 118 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 36.2 km · 52 min
Nearest city
Almería · 46.5 km · 53 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GÁDOR · 13.7 km · 32 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Santa Fe De Mondújar · 11.1 km · 26 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
399
537 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
132
178 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
87
117 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
28
70 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2884 sunshine hours
Alhabia averages about 2884 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~80%
About 80% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 82.9%
SETELECO reports 82.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Alhabia
Alhabia is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,535 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 935 €/m². Compare Alhabia with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04010 · CP 04010 · lat 36.99400847471264, lon -2.560623626134197 · 50 m · Income: €22,488