Granada · Andalucía · CP 18044
Cástaras
Cástaras: living in Granada
Cástaras offers 3028 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and a very small municipality — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
178
Avg. summer temp
22.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#6372 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~113 min; airport ~115 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 9.0/10
Better than other places. About 3,028 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 0% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 71.1% of padrón; international residents 28.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.0/10
Average. Population −15.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.3% over the series; mean age 53.0; foreign residents 28.9%; 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.4 km).
Place location
Cástaras in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53
<16
6.9%
16–64
61.4%
65+
31.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 177 (71.1%)
Foreign residents: 72 (28.9%)
- United Kingdom: 31
- Senegal: 14
- France: 6
- Romania: 5
- Bulgaria: 4
- Italy: 2
- Germany: 1
- Morocco: 1
English speakers ≈ 31
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 54% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18033 (5.8km)
356 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
100 Mbps
Coverage
0%
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 · 3.4 km
Day trip
- 02Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 28.1 km
- 03Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 31 km
- 04Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 33.9 km
- 05Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 38.7 km
- 06Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cástaras
€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 Cástaras you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.5%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
78
Self-employed (approx.)
13
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€520,175
Expenses
€454,318
Balance
€65,857
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
María Yolanda Cervilla Sánchez (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) · 95.5 km · 115 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 86.5 km · 113 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 86.2 km · 108 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 114.6 km · 130 min
Nearest city
Granada · 86.5 km · 113 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 59.8 km · 51 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cuesta Molino · 1.9 km · 2 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
150
843 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
96
539 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
12
67 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3028 sunshine hours
Cástaras averages about 3028 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
Nature 3.4 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 3.4 km away.
About Cástaras
Cástaras is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,317 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2117 €/m². Compare Cástaras with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18044 · CP 18044 · lat 36.915270536505375, lon -3.2408836680081374 · 417 m · Income: €22,322