Almería · Andalucía · CP 04070
Oria
Oria: living in Almería
Oria offers 2840 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,219
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#3809 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~100 min; airport ~108 min; Renfe ~72 min; coach ~14 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,840 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.2/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 46% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 78.0% of padrón; international residents 22.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.0/10
Average. Population +0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.6% over the series; mean age 52.4; foreign residents 22.0%; 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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Oria in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.4
<16
8.6%
16–64
57.5%
65+
33.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,755 (78.0%)
Foreign residents: 494 (22.0%)
- United Kingdom: 368
- Romania: 45
- Morocco: 14
- France: 7
- Poland: 3
- Colombia: 3
- Italy: 2
- Ecuador: 2
English speakers ≈ 368
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 101% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04006 (14.4km)
334 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
46.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.9 km
- 02Piedra Lobera (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15.4 km
- 03Sabina Albar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.6 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.7 km
- 05Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 42.3 km
- 06Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 44.6 km
- 07Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 50.7 km
- 08Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Oria
€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 Oria you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6%
SEPE unemployed
76
Affiliated workers (approx.)
907
Self-employed (approx.)
153
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Marcos Reche Galera (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) · 133 km · 108 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 128.1 km · 100 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 149.9 km · 109 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 152.8 km · 120 min
Nearest city
Almería · 128.1 km · 100 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LORCA-SUTULLENA · 78.5 km · 72 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Oria · 3.2 km · 14 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
1,680
757 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
562
253 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
220
99 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
10
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
29
17 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2840 sunshine hours
Oria averages about 2840 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Oria
Oria is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,721 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1121 €/m². Compare Oria with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04070 · CP 04070 · lat 37.494149699416624, lon -2.2893921925860803 · 921 m · Income: €24,381