Almería · Andalucía · CP 04064
Mojácar
Mojácar: living in Almería
Mojácar offers 2838 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
7,680
Avg. summer temp
24.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#6 / 8133
Overall score
8.4/10
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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 · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~90 min; airport ~97 min; Renfe ~98 min; coach ~37 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.2/10
Better than other places. About 2,838 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 54.5% of padrón; international residents 45.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −39.4% over the series; mean age 49.5; foreign residents 45.5%; 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~250; Natura 2000 covers about 67.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Mojácar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.5
<16
10.9%
16–64
59.2%
65+
30%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,491 (54.5%)
Foreign residents: 2,912 (45.5%)
- United Kingdom: 1,597
- Romania: 214
- France: 145
- Italy: 122
- Germany: 112
- Paraguay: 41
- Morocco: 37
- Argentina: 35
English speakers ≈ 1,597
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 103% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.11, -1.87)
334 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.5%
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 · 7.6 km
- 02Isla de San Andrés (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.6 km
- 03Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 14.7 km
Day trip
- 04Cuatro Calas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 35.7 km
- 05Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 36.7 km
- 06Islas e Islotes del Litoral Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 43.1 km
- 07Cabo Cope y Puntas de Calnegre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 47.3 km
- 08Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 50 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Mojácar
€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 Mojácar you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
SEPE unemployed
203
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,243
Self-employed (approx.)
546
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Francisco García Cerdá (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) · 86.6 km · 97 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 81.6 km · 90 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 162.9 km · 138 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 106.3 km · 110 min
Nearest city
Almería · 81.6 km · 90 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ÁGUILAS · 72.6 km · 98 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Mojácar · 8.4 km · 37 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
5,432
707 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,099
143 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
700
91 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
24
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2838 sunshine hours
Mojácar averages about 2838 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.5%) makes Mojácar a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~67%
About 67% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Mojácar
Mojácar is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,694 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1094 €/m². Compare Mojácar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04064 · CP 04064 · lat 37.11429299857333, lon -1.866292656112371 · 89 m · Income: €29,054