Almería · Andalucía · CP 04086
Sorbas
Sorbas: living in Almería
Sorbas offers 2857 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and broad local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,564
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#339 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 6.2/10
Average. Hospital ~53 min; airport ~61 min; Renfe ~63 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,857 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.7/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 52% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 80.7% of padrón; international residents 19.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.8% over the series; mean age 47.3; foreign residents 19.3%; 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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 63.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Sorbas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.3
<16
13.3%
16–64
59.8%
65+
26.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,928 (80.7%)
Foreign residents: 460 (19.3%)
- United Kingdom: 163
- Morocco: 104
- Romania: 53
- Bulgaria: 19
- Germany: 16
- France: 16
- Senegal: 12
- Ecuador: 10
English speakers ≈ 163
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 04093 (13.3km)
336 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
51.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 0 km
- 02Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.3 km
- 03Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 18.1 km
- 04Isla de San Andrés (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.7 km
Day trip
- 05Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.1 km
- 06Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46 km
- 07Cuatro Calas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 50.8 km
- 08Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.1 km
- 09Islas e Islotes del Litoral Mediterráneo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 58.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sorbas
€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 Sorbas you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.4%
SEPE unemployed
160
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,080
Self-employed (approx.)
184
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Juan Francisco González Carmona (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) · 71.7 km · 61 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 66.8 km · 53 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 165.1 km · 112 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 91.5 km · 73 min
Nearest city
Almería · 66.8 km · 53 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · HUERCAL-VIATOR · 75.9 km · 63 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Sorbas · 4.4 km · 15 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
1,671
652 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
557
217 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
198
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
7
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
99
59 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2857 sunshine hours
Sorbas averages about 2857 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~64%
About 64% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Sorbas
Sorbas is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,758 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1158 €/m². Compare Sorbas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04086 · CP 04086 · lat 37.1001245932597, lon -2.0895464357350315 · 33 m · Income: €26,470