Granada · Andalucía · CP 18902
El Valle
El Valle: living in Granada
El Valle offers 2950 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
941
Avg. summer temp
23.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1675 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~53 min; airport ~54 min; Renfe ~47 min; coach ~4 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.6/10
Better than other places. About 2,950 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.3% of padrón; international residents 7.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment +1.6% over the series; mean age 52.2; foreign residents 7.7%; 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 · 4.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~234; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.3 km).
Place location
El Valle in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.2
<16
8.3%
16–64
60.6%
65+
31.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 844 (92.3%)
Foreign residents: 70 (7.7%)
- United Kingdom: 46
- Morocco: 8
- France: 2
- Italy: 2
- Russia: 1
- Nigeria: 1
- Uruguay: 1
- Oceania & stateless: 1
English speakers ≈ 46
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 51% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18007 (8.3km)
347 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.7%
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 · 4.3 km
- 02Falla de Nigüelas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.9 km
- 03Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.9 km
- 04Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 22.9 km
- 05Peñones de San Cristóbal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.8 km
Day trip
- 06Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 25.6 km
- 07Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 26.4 km
- 08Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 27.5 km
- 09Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.6 km
- 10Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 59.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Valle
€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 El Valle you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.4%
SEPE unemployed
65
Affiliated workers (approx.)
401
Self-employed (approx.)
68
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,216,532
Expenses
€2,216,532
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Antonio Ruiz Garrido (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) · 51.6 km · 54 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 42.6 km · 53 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 42.3 km · 47 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 121 km · 96 min
Nearest city
Granada · 42.6 km · 53 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 42.3 km · 47 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Saleres · 0.5 km · 4 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
609
647 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
265
282 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
88
94 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
4
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
61
100 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2950 sunshine hours
El Valle averages about 2950 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.7%) makes El Valle a practical base for remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About El Valle
El Valle is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 1,840 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2240 €/m². Compare El Valle with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18902 · CP 18902 · lat 36.928370931862986, lon -3.595180401519867 · 840 m · Income: €25,269