Granada · Andalucía · CP 18012
Algarinejo
Algarinejo: living in Granada
Algarinejo offers 2905 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,335
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#3867 / 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 · 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 · 4.9/10
Average. Hospital ~118 min; airport ~119 min; Renfe ~105 min; coach ~35 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.8/10
Average. About 2,905 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 82% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.4% of padrón; international residents 4.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.7/10
Average. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −41.3% over the series; mean age 49.8; foreign residents 4.6%; property prices +9.0% 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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~7.0 km).
Place location
Algarinejo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.8
<16
10.1%
16–64
60%
65+
29.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,405 (95.4%)
Foreign residents: 115 (4.6%)
- United Kingdom: 49
- Morocco: 21
- Romania: 12
- Bulgaria: 4
- Brazil: 3
- Germany: 2
- France: 2
- Argentina: 2
English speakers ≈ 49
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 57% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 29098 (18.8km)
342 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
81.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7 km
- 02Infiernos de Loja (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15.4 km
- 03Nacimiento de Riofrío (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.7 km
- 04Falla de la Sierra del Camorro (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.4 km
- 05Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 23.3 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra de Gracia (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 27.9 km
- 07Laguna del Conde o Salobral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.2 km
- 08Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33.1 km
- 09Laguna de los Jarales (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.2 km
- 10Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Algarinejo
€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 Algarinejo you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.1%
SEPE unemployed
44
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,002
Self-employed (approx.)
168
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,156,558
Expenses
€3,084,420
Balance
€72,138
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jorge Sanchez Hidalgo (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 92.3 km · 119 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Málaga) · 92.9 km · 118 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 81.3 km · 120 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 102.8 km · 133 min
Nearest city
Granada · 112.9 km · 144 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LOJA · 36.1 km · 105 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Algarinejo · 5.9 km · 35 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
1,670
715 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
786
337 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
202
87 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2905 sunshine hours
Algarinejo averages about 2905 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 81.5%
SETELECO reports 81.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Algarinejo
Algarinejo is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,222 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2022 €/m². Compare Algarinejo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18012 · CP 18012 · lat 37.3001505017998, lon -4.190452835548452 · 322 m · Income: €20,238