Almería · Andalucía · CP 04098
Vélez-Blanco
Vélez-Blanco: living in Almería
Vélez-Blanco offers 2840 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and fibre available for remote work — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,928
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#5752 / 8133
Overall score
5.9/10
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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 · 0.7/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~181 min; airport ~189 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— 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 · 6.9/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 66% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 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 85.6% of padrón; international residents 14.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −4.0% over the series; mean age 49.3; foreign residents 14.4%; 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 62.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.7 km).
Place location
Vélez-Blanco in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.3
<16
9.8%
16–64
61.2%
65+
28.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,630 (85.6%)
Foreign residents: 274 (14.4%)
- United Kingdom: 131
- Romania: 31
- Bulgaria: 18
- Morocco: 14
- Bolivia: 9
- France: 8
- Germany: 7
- Paraguay: 6
English speakers ≈ 131
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04006 (37.7km)
334 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
65.6%
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 · 0.7 km
- 02Cueva de San Ambrosio (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.8 km
- 03Sabina Albar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.5 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra de las Cabras (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.9 km
- 05Sierra Espuña (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 39.5 km
- 06Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.4 km
- 07Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.1 km
- 08Barrancos de Gebas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 58.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vélez-Blanco
€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 Vélez-Blanco you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.1%
SEPE unemployed
96
Affiliated workers (approx.)
835
Self-employed (approx.)
142
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Ana María López López (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) · 171.8 km · 189 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 166.8 km · 181 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 139.8 km · 170 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 191.5 km · 201 min
Nearest city
Almería · 166.8 km · 181 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LORCA-SUTULLENA · 51.7 km · 44 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Maria · 13.5 km · 12 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
1,310
679 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
463
240 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
205
106 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
16
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2840 sunshine hours
Vélez-Blanco averages about 2840 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~63%
About 63% 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 Vélez-Blanco
Vélez-Blanco is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,791 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1191 €/m². Compare Vélez-Blanco with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04098 · CP 04098 · lat 37.78854420723036, lon -2.1059474599151593 · 991 m · Income: €25,664