Granada · Andalucía · CP 18003
Albolote
Albolote: living in Granada
Albolote offers 2919 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and an airport about 27 minutes away — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
19,768
Avg. summer temp
26.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#1240 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~34 min; airport ~27 min; Renfe ~20 min; coach ~4 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,919 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.8°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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.2% of padrón; international residents 3.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population +0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −13.9% over the series; mean age 40.9; foreign residents 3.8%; property prices +9.0% 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 · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 2.6% of the area (nearest site ~4.0 km).
Place location
Albolote in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.9
<16
17.5%
16–64
68.7%
65+
13.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 18,096 (96.2%)
Foreign residents: 712 (3.8%)
- Morocco: 166
- Romania: 91
- China: 51
- Argentina: 36
- Italy: 35
- Russia: 35
- Senegal: 29
- United Kingdom: 22
English speakers ≈ 22
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 58% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.31, -3.66)
343 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.1 km
- 02Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 15.3 km
- 03Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 18.2 km
- 04Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.1 km
- 05Cueva de las Ventanas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.2 km
Day trip
- 06Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 36.7 km
- 07Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.1 km
- 08Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.4 km
- 09Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.7 km
- 10Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 52.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Albolote
€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 Albolote you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.2%
SEPE unemployed
1,380
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,571
Self-employed (approx.)
1,630
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€18,368,381
Expenses
€18,368,381
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Salustiano Ureña Garcia (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 28.6 km · 27 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 28.2 km · 34 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 24.4 km · 25 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 139.9 km · 94 min
Nearest city
Granada · 28.2 km · 34 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · IZNALLOZ · 20.4 km · 20 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Urb. Cubillas 1 · 2.5 km · 4 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
10,359
524 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,185
111 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
2,173
110 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
75
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
139
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2919 sunshine hours
Albolote averages about 2919 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes Albolote a practical base for remote work.
Nature 4 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 4 km away.
About Albolote
Albolote is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,192 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1992 €/m². Compare Albolote with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18003 · CP 18003 · lat 37.30508484286206, lon -3.658989044822647 · 292 m · Income: €35,876