
Granada · Andalucía · CP 18013
Alhama de Granada
Alhama de Granada: living in Granada
Alhama de Granada offers 2913 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,544
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1358 / 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Hospital ~82 min; airport ~58 min; Renfe ~66 min; coach ~8 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.6/10
Better than other places. About 2,913 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 81.9% of padrón; international residents 18.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.4/10
Average. Population −2.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.4% over the series; mean age 43.7; foreign residents 18.1%; 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 31.3% of the area (nearest site ~1.7 km).
Place location
Alhama de Granada in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.7
<16
14.3%
16–64
67.2%
65+
18.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,899 (81.9%)
Foreign residents: 1,080 (18.1%)
- Morocco: 806
- Bolivia: 88
- United Kingdom: 53
- Senegal: 15
- Romania: 11
- Germany: 8
- Colombia: 6
- Bulgaria: 4
English speakers ≈ 53
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 18106 (10.0km)
343 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Tajos de Alhama (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 1.1 km
- 02Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.1 km
- 03Tajos del Alcazar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.3 km
- 04Infiernos de Loja (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.5 km
- 05Fuente de los Cien Caños-Nacimiento del Rio Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.9 km
Day trip
- 06Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 26.3 km
- 07Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.7 km
- 08Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.4 km
- 09Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.2 km
- 10Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alhama de Granada
€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 Alhama de Granada you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.3%
SEPE unemployed
236
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,647
Self-employed (approx.)
447
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€6,405,262
Expenses
€6,405,262
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jesus Ubiña Olmos (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 42 km · 58 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 62.6 km · 82 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 58.9 km · 74 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 80.5 km · 108 min
Nearest city
Granada · 62.6 km · 82 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LOJA · 47.4 km · 66 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alhama De Granada · 1.8 km · 8 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
3,432
619 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,691
305 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
493
89 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
54
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2913 sunshine hours
Alhama de Granada averages about 2913 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~31%
About 31% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 89.6%
SETELECO reports 89.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Alhama de Granada
Alhama de Granada is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,223 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2023 €/m². Compare Alhama de Granada with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18013 · CP 18013 · lat 36.994586758208854, lon -3.9996482501668056 · 323 m · Income: €26,718
