Almería · Andalucía · CP 04034
Cóbdar
Cóbdar: living in Almería
Cóbdar offers 2821 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and fibre available for remote work — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
169
Avg. summer temp
25.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#7008 / 8133
Overall score
5.4/10
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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 · 2.2/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~138 min; airport ~136 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.6/10
Average. About 2,821 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 72% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 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 96.5% of padrón; international residents 3.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population −11.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.0% over the series; mean age 51.1; foreign residents 3.5%; 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 · 1.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Cóbdar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.1
<16
6.9%
16–64
57.5%
65+
35.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 165 (96.5%)
Foreign residents: 6 (3.5%)
- United Kingdom: 3
- Bulgaria: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Ecuador: 1
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 113% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04004 (4.6km)
332 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
72.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 16.6 km
Day trip
- 02Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 25.4 km
- 03Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.2 km
- 04Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 28.8 km
- 05Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.4 km
- 06Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cóbdar
€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 Cóbdar you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.2%
SEPE unemployed
8
Affiliated workers (approx.)
69
Self-employed (approx.)
12
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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José Fuentes Fernández (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) · 80.2 km · 136 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 101.8 km · 138 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 175.5 km · 170 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 85 km · 140 min
Nearest city
Almería · 101.8 km · 138 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GÉRGAL · 52.9 km · 45 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cobdar · 3.4 km · 3 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
85
503 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
36
213 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
12
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2821 sunshine hours
Cóbdar averages about 2821 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 72.3%
SETELECO reports 72.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Cóbdar
Cóbdar is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,601 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1001 €/m². Compare Cóbdar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04034 · CP 04034 · lat 37.248925887915746, lon -2.1854460270702902 · 801 m · Income: €30,842