Almería · Andalucía · CP 04076
Purchena
Purchena: living in Almería
Purchena offers 2877 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,563
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#2218 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 4.8/10
Average. Hospital ~65 min; airport ~100 min; Renfe ~111 min; coach ~29 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.4/10
Average. About 2,877 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.8°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 76% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.5% of padrón; international residents 9.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population +2.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.3% over the series; mean age 46.1; foreign residents 9.5%; 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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Purchena in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.1
<16
12.6%
16–64
66%
65+
21.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,465 (90.5%)
Foreign residents: 153 (9.5%)
- Morocco: 46
- United Kingdom: 39
- Portugal: 6
- Venezuela: 6
- Germany: 4
- China: 4
- France: 3
- Romania: 3
English speakers ≈ 39
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 100% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04018 (5.5km)
338 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
75.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Piedra Lobera (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.5 km
- 02Encina del Marchal del Abogado (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.3 km
- 03Encina de la Peana (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.4 km
- 04Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 24.3 km
Day trip
- 05Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 28.1 km
- 06Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.8 km
- 07Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 37.8 km
- 08Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.4 km
- 09Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Purchena
€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 Purchena you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.8%
SEPE unemployed
81
Affiliated workers (approx.)
731
Self-employed (approx.)
124
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
José Luis Serrano Rueda (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) · 130.9 km · 100 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 75.6 km · 65 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 166.5 km · 120 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 150.7 km · 113 min
Nearest city
Almería · 126 km · 93 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GÁDOR · 146.4 km · 111 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Olula Del Rio · 11.8 km · 29 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
944
604 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
238
152 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
121
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
12
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2877 sunshine hours
Purchena averages about 2877 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 75.6%
SETELECO reports 75.6% 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 Purchena
Purchena is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,727 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1127 €/m². Compare Purchena with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04076 · CP 04076 · lat 37.378978552505814, lon -2.3611870773116057 · 927 m · Income: €25,870