Granada · Andalucía · CP 18006
Albuñol
Albuñol: living in Granada
Albuñol offers 2939 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
7,388
Avg. summer temp
28°C
Best place to buy a house
#2187 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
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 · 6.0/10
Average. Hospital ~63 min; airport ~61 min; Renfe ~80 min; coach ~3 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.1/10
Average. About 2,939 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% 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 · 2.0/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 68.6% of padrón; international residents 31.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −37.6% over the series; mean age 39.4; foreign residents 31.4%; 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 · 1.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Albuñol in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
39.4
<16
16.8%
16–64
70%
65+
13.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,960 (68.6%)
Foreign residents: 2,273 (31.4%)
- Morocco: 1,529
- Senegal: 277
- Romania: 219
- United Kingdom: 72
- Ukraine: 24
- Russia: 21
- China: 10
- Argentina: 9
English speakers ≈ 72
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 (36.78, -3.19)
346 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.4 km
- 02Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 20.9 km
Day trip
- 03Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 25.8 km
- 04Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 31.9 km
- 05Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.8 km
- 06Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.3 km
- 07Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 51.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Albuñol
€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 Albuñol you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.4%
SEPE unemployed
277
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,682
Self-employed (approx.)
621
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€7,926,172
Expenses
€7,333,738
Balance
€592,434
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria Jose Sanchez Sanchez (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 Almería (LEI) · 93.5 km · 61 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 103 km · 63 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 105.4 km · 81 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 74.9 km · 52 min
Nearest city
Granada · 105.7 km · 86 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 107.7 km · 80 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Albuñol · 1.7 km · 3 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
3,283
444 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,489
202 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
448
61 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
38
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2939 sunshine hours
Albuñol averages about 2939 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 94.8%
SETELECO reports 94.8% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
9 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Albuñol.
About Albuñol
Albuñol is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,195 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1995 €/m². Compare Albuñol with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18006 · CP 18006 · lat 36.78064807822584, lon -3.187862477937991 · 295 m · Income: €25,574