Granada · Andalucía · CP 18022
Atarfe
Atarfe: living in Granada
Atarfe offers 2919 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
20,914
Avg. summer temp
26.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#158 / 8133
Overall score
7.9/10
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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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~48 min; airport ~35 min; Renfe ~40 min; coach ~26 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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.9% of padrón; international residents 4.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −18.2% over the series; mean age 38.6; foreign residents 4.1%; 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-4,000; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Atarfe in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
38.6
<16
20.5%
16–64
67.2%
65+
12.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 17,943 (95.9%)
Foreign residents: 763 (4.1%)
- Morocco: 212
- Romania: 118
- Argentina: 65
- China: 58
- Senegal: 39
- Brazil: 28
- Italy: 26
- Colombia: 21
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 56% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18003 (6.8km)
343 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 11.7 km
- 02Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12 km
- 03Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 13.7 km
- 04Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.6 km
Day trip
- 05Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.6 km
- 06Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 41.5 km
- 07Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47 km
- 08Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 50.7 km
- 09Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 54 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Atarfe
€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 Atarfe you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.4%
SEPE unemployed
1,606
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,878
Self-employed (approx.)
1,686
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€27,991,742
Expenses
€27,991,742
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Yolanda Fernández Morales (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 Granada (GRX) · 14.3 km · 35 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 21.4 km · 48 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 17.7 km · 40 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 125.6 km · 102 min
Nearest city
Granada · 21.4 km · 48 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 17.7 km · 40 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Urb. Los Cortijos 1 · 4.8 km · 26 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
9,863
472 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,997
95 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,854
89 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
5
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
130
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2919 sunshine hours
Atarfe averages about 2919 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.8%) makes Atarfe a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Atarfe.
About Atarfe
Atarfe is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,253 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2053 €/m². Compare Atarfe with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18022 · CP 18022 · lat 37.25678287536717, lon -3.7052735229172478 · 353 m · Income: €29,536