Granada · Andalucía · CP 18023
Baza
Baza: living in Granada
Baza offers 2946 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
20,587
Avg. summer temp
25.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#1354 / 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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~129 min; airport ~131 min; Renfe ~93 min; coach ~67 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.9/10
Average. About 2,946 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.0% of padrón; international residents 7.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.7/10
Average. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.4% over the series; mean age 43.4; foreign residents 7.0%; 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~50; Natura 2000 covers about 55.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Baza in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.4
<16
15.1%
16–64
65.6%
65+
19.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 18,988 (93.0%)
Foreign residents: 1,424 (7.0%)
- Romania: 496
- Morocco: 380
- United Kingdom: 81
- Senegal: 73
- Colombia: 41
- China: 32
- Ecuador: 31
- Dominican Republic: 30
English speakers ≈ 81
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 04001 (28.0km)
347 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Encina de la Peana (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.6 km
- 03Encina del Marchal del Abogado (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.1 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.1 km
- 05Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.3 km
- 06Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.8 km
- 07Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.4 km
- 08Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 50.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Baza
€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 Baza you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.4%
SEPE unemployed
1,265
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,534
Self-employed (approx.)
1,621
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€31,606,520
Expenses
€31,606,520
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Manuel Gavilán García (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) · 129.9 km · 131 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 112.5 km · 129 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 125.9 km · 131 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 179.4 km · 161 min
Nearest city
Granada · 112.5 km · 129 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GUADIX · 62 km · 93 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Baza · 15.1 km · 67 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
12,541
609 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,151
153 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
2,090
102 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
27
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Tractors
183
15 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2946 sunshine hours
Baza averages about 2946 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~55%
About 55% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 91.4%
SETELECO reports 91.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Baza
Baza is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,254 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2054 €/m². Compare Baza with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18023 · CP 18023 · lat 37.41428153978671, lon -2.7733842528501382 · 354 m · Income: €30,241