Córdoba · Andalucía · CP 14049
Palma del Río
Palma del Río: living in Córdoba
Palma del Río offers 2833 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
20,438
Avg. summer temp
29.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1809 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.3/10
Average. Housing about 972 €/m²; cost of living at 44% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.0/10
Average. Hospital ~116 min; airport ~142 min; Renfe ~24 min; coach ~46 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,833 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~37.5°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.2% of padrón; international residents 5.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.4/10
Average. Population −0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −36.0% over the series; mean age 43.2; foreign residents 5.8%; property prices +7.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 1.5% of the area (nearest site ~3.1 km).
Place location
Palma del Río in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.2
<16
15.3%
16–64
66.3%
65+
18.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 19,851 (94.2%)
Foreign residents: 1,213 (5.8%)
- Romania: 787
- Ukraine: 104
- Morocco: 49
- Bulgaria: 28
- Paraguay: 22
- China: 22
- Poland: 20
- Pakistan: 12
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€972
Flats €/m²
894 €
Houses €/m²
1050 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 77 · 28% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.67, -5.29)
333 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Córdoba
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Los Cabezos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 6.4 km
- 02Sierra de Hornachuelos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.4 km
- 03Sierra Norte de Sevilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.4 km
- 04La Sierrezuela (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 20.7 km
Day trip
- 05Complejo Endorreico de la Lantejuela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.9 km
- 06Laguna del Tíscar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49.3 km
- 07Los Villares (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 52.2 km
- 08Laguna de Zóñar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 56.3 km
- 09Sierra de Azuaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 57.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Palma del Río
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Palma del Río you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
991
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,607
Self-employed (approx.)
1,626
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€24,018,291
Expenses
€23,964,430
Balance
€53,861
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Matilde Esteo Dominguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Sevilla (SVQ) · 81.9 km · 142 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Sevilla) · 82.1 km · 116 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 69.8 km · 98 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 198.8 km · 176 min
Nearest city
Córdoba · 77.7 km · 156 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PALMA DEL RÍO · 6.3 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Fuente Palmera · 20.2 km · 46 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
10,617
519 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,627
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,226
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
8
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
107
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2833 sunshine hours
Palma del Río averages about 2833 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.7%) makes Palma del Río a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
9 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Palma del Río.
About Palma del Río
Palma del Río is a municipality in Córdoba (Andalucía) with about 4,658 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3358 €/m². Compare Palma del Río with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 14049 · CP 14049 · lat 37.6726665081985, lon -5.292303534782373 · 958 m · Income: €28,075