Almería · Andalucía · CP 04080
Santa Cruz de Marchena
Santa Cruz de Marchena: living in Almería
Santa Cruz de Marchena offers 2907 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and fibre available for remote work — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
236
Avg. summer temp
26.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#4533 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~65 min; airport ~63 min; Renfe ~31 min; coach ~48 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.9/10
Average. About 2,907 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 77% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.7% of padrón; international residents 4.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.2/10
Average. Population −3.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −5.9% over the series; mean age 54.3; foreign residents 4.3%; 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 31.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Santa Cruz de Marchena in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.3
<16
5%
16–64
62.6%
65+
32.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 199 (95.7%)
Foreign residents: 9 (4.3%)
- France: 4
- Romania: 2
- Ecuador: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 98% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04005 (5.1km)
342 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
76.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 0.4 km
- 02Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 3 km
- 03Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 14.9 km
- 04Canales de Padules (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.5 km
- 05Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.6 km
Day trip
- 06Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.9 km
- 07Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 34.5 km
- 08Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 34.7 km
- 09Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 42 km
- 10Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 45.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Cruz de Marchena
€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 Santa Cruz de Marchena you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.8%
SEPE unemployed
16
Affiliated workers (approx.)
104
Self-employed (approx.)
18
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Elena Tijeras Martínez (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) · 60.3 km · 63 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 69.8 km · 65 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 136.9 km · 108 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 65.1 km · 68 min
Nearest city
Almería · 69.8 km · 65 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GÉRGAL · 10.8 km · 31 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Santa Fe De Mondújar · 18.4 km · 48 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
137
581 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
20
85 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
23
97 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above 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
2907 sunshine hours
Santa Cruz de Marchena averages about 2907 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~31%
About 31% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 76.6%
SETELECO reports 76.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Santa Cruz de Marchena
Santa Cruz de Marchena is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,752 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1152 €/m². Compare Santa Cruz de Marchena with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04080 · CP 04080 · lat 37.037484987066115, lon -2.580222819800302 · 27 m · Income: €24,606