Almería · Andalucía · CP 04049
Garrucha
Garrucha: living in Almería
Garrucha offers 2838 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
10,845
Avg. summer temp
27.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#138 / 8133
Overall score
7.9/10
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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 · 6.3/10
Average. Hospital ~53 min; airport ~59 min; Renfe ~62 min; coach ~7 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.5/10
Average. About 2,838 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.0/10
Average. Spanish residents 76.9% of padrón; international residents 23.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 9.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −34.0% over the series; mean age 39.7; foreign residents 23.1%; 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 3.6% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
Garrucha in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
39.7
<16
17.1%
16–64
69.1%
65+
13.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,088 (76.9%)
Foreign residents: 2,124 (23.1%)
- Romania: 431
- Morocco: 391
- Senegal: 250
- Ecuador: 84
- Pakistan: 84
- United Kingdom: 71
- Colombia: 67
- Dominican Republic: 53
English speakers ≈ 71
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 109% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.19, -1.83)
334 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16 km
- 02Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 19.9 km
- 03Isla de San Andrés (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.1 km
- 04Isla de Terreros e Islas Negra (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.8 km
- 05Geoda de Pulpí y Mina Rica del Pilar de Jaravía (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.4 km
Day trip
- 06Cuatro Calas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.4 km
- 07Islas e Islotes del Litoral Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 35 km
- 08Cabo Cope y Puntas de Calnegre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 39.4 km
- 09Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 42.7 km
- 10Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 54.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Garrucha
€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 Garrucha you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
498
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,321
Self-employed (approx.)
899
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
María López Cervantes (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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) · 78.7 km · 59 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 73.8 km · 53 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 145.5 km · 102 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 86.8 km · 68 min
Nearest city
Almería · 73.8 km · 53 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LORCA-SUTULLENA · 74.3 km · 62 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Garrucha · 2.3 km · 7 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
4,701
433 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
896
83 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
521
48 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
85
18 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2838 sunshine hours
Garrucha averages about 2838 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.7%) makes Garrucha a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Garrucha.
About Garrucha
Garrucha is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,637 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1037 €/m². Compare Garrucha with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04049 · CP 04049 · lat 37.187313562508535, lon -1.8314598946000735 · 32 m · Income: €28,218