Almería · Andalucía · CP 04029
Berja
Berja: living in Almería
Berja offers 2928 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
13,120
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#615 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 5.6/10
Average. Hospital ~70 min; airport ~68 min; Renfe ~68 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.7/10
Average. About 2,928 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 87.7% of padrón; international residents 12.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −41.3% over the series; mean age 40.8; foreign residents 12.3%; property prices +9.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~50; Natura 2000 covers about 12.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Berja in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.8
<16
16.9%
16–64
68%
65+
15.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 10,883 (87.7%)
Foreign residents: 1,532 (12.3%)
- Romania: 765
- Morocco: 436
- United Kingdom: 71
- Senegal: 45
- Russia: 34
- China: 20
- Germany: 14
- France: 11
English speakers ≈ 71
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 116% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04003 (12.0km)
344 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 4.5 km
- 02Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 10.8 km
- 03Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.9 km
- 04Canales de Padules (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.7 km
- 05Peñón de Bernal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.8 km
Day trip
- 06Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 39.9 km
- 07Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.1 km
- 08Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 48.4 km
- 09Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 53.2 km
- 10Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 57.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Berja
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Berja you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8%
SEPE unemployed
713
Affiliated workers (approx.)
6,317
Self-employed (approx.)
1,071
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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José Carlos Lupión Carreño (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) · 85.5 km · 68 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 95 km · 70 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 134.7 km · 104 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 66.9 km · 59 min
Nearest city
Almería · 95 km · 70 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GÁDOR · 79.3 km · 68 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estacion de Autobuses · 2.3 km · 5 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
7,395
564 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,429
185 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
901
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
32
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
122
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2928 sunshine hours
Berja averages about 2928 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 92.1%
SETELECO reports 92.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
9 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Berja.
About Berja
Berja is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,575 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 975 €/m². Compare Berja with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04029 · CP 04029 · lat 36.85497059301478, lon -2.9641448014871643 · 90 m · Income: €27,064