Cádiz · Andalucía · CP 11042
Zahara
Zahara: living in Cádiz
Zahara offers 2920 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,344
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#5398 / 8133
Overall score
6.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,332 €/m²; cost of living at 61% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 2.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~131 min; airport ~135 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.9/10
Average. About 2,920 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.8% of padrón; international residents 1.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −29.2% over the series; mean age 46.7; foreign residents 1.2%; property prices +10.0% 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 86.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Zahara in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.7
<16
11.3%
16–64
65.1%
65+
23.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,371 (98.8%)
Foreign residents: 16 (1.2%)
- United Kingdom: 6
- Germany: 1
- France: 1
- Italy: 1
- Morocco: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Bolivia: 1
- Peru: 1
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,332
Flats €/m²
1225 €
Houses €/m²
1439 €
6-year change
+77.2%
Province rank: # / 45 · 163% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 29903 (13.5km)
344 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
600 Mbps
Coverage
92.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cádiz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.1 km
- 03Chaparro de la Vega (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 14.3 km
- 04Peñón de Zaframagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 17.2 km
- 05Cola del Embalse de Bornos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 19.5 km
Day trip
- 06Cola del Embalse de Arcos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 29.8 km
- 07Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34 km
- 08Complejo Endorreico de Espera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.1 km
- 09Complejo Endorreico de Utrera (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.6 km
- 10Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 40.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Zahara
€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 Zahara you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.6%
SEPE unemployed
75
Affiliated workers (approx.)
619
Self-employed (approx.)
105
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,004,596
Expenses
€2,004,596
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Santiago Galvan Gomez (PSOE-A)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Jerez (XRY) · 81.8 km · 135 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cádiz) · 109.5 km · 131 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 111.1 km · 133 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Victoria (Cádiz) · 109.7 km · 131 min
Nearest city
Cádiz · 109.5 km · 131 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BENAOJÁN-MONTEJAQUE · 29.6 km · 25 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Ayuntamiento de Prado del Rey · Estación de Autobuses de Prado del Rey · 15 km · 13 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
781
581 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
186
138 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
96
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2920 sunshine hours
Zahara averages about 2920 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~86%
About 86% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 92.4%
SETELECO reports 92.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Zahara
Zahara is a municipality in Cádiz (Andalucía) with about 778 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 778 €/m². Compare Zahara with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 11042 · CP 11042 · lat 36.82988046180908, lon -5.4449157087376046 · 678 m · Income: €27,074