Córdoba · Andalucía · CP 14060
Santaella
Santaella: living in Córdoba
Santaella offers 2878 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,641
Avg. summer temp
27.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#3679 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 4.1/10
Average. Hospital ~116 min; airport ~142 min; Renfe ~85 min; coach ~49 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,878 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~35.1°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% 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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.7% of padrón; international residents 2.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.3/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −35.3% over the series; mean age 42.6; foreign residents 2.3%; property prices +7.0% 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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~11.2 km).
Place location
Santaella in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.6
<16
16.4%
16–64
63.6%
65+
20%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,523 (97.7%)
Foreign residents: 106 (2.3%)
- Romania: 40
- Morocco: 37
- Colombia: 6
- China: 5
- France: 4
- Poland: 2
- Russia: 2
- Algeria: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€972
Flats €/m²
894 €
Houses €/m²
1050 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 77 · 27% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 14002 (17.3km)
339 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Córdoba
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna del Tíscar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 11.7 km
- 02Laguna de Zóñar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 14.5 km
- 03Embalse de Cordobilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 21.2 km
- 04Laguna del Rincón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 21.2 km
Day trip
- 05Embalse de Malpasillo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.1 km
- 06Complejo Endorreico de la Lantejuela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.4 km
- 07Laguna Amarga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32 km
- 08Laguna de los Jarales (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.9 km
- 09Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santaella
€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 Santaella you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.1%
SEPE unemployed
121
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,107
Self-employed (approx.)
354
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,234,382
Expenses
€5,234,382
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
José Álvarez Rivas (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 Sevilla (SVQ) · 118.4 km · 142 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Sevilla) · 118.5 km · 116 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 63.4 km · 89 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 150.5 km · 143 min
Nearest city
Córdoba · 71.3 km · 147 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PUENTE GENIL-HERRERA · 39.7 km · 85 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · La Guijarrosa V · 16.4 km · 49 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
3,740
806 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
805
173 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
457
98 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
4
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
52
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2878 sunshine hours
Santaella averages about 2878 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.3%) makes Santaella a practical base for remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Santaella
Santaella is a municipality in Córdoba (Andalucía) with about 211 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3411 €/m². Compare Santaella with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 14060 · CP 14060 · lat 37.53372923310081, lon -4.852254055723524 · 111 m · Income: €28,244