Granada · Andalucía · CP 18093
Gualchos
Gualchos: living in Granada
Gualchos offers 2939 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,284
Avg. summer temp
28°C
Best place to buy a house
#2429 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 4.8/10
Average. Hospital ~84 min; airport ~85 min; Renfe ~78 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.1/10
Average. About 2,939 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 65.5% of padrón; international residents 34.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.2/10
Future looks bright. Population −0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −45.0% over the series; mean age 40.3; foreign residents 34.5%; 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 · 5.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 22.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.6 km).
Place location
Gualchos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.3
<16
16.7%
16–64
68.6%
65+
14.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,400 (65.5%)
Foreign residents: 1,793 (34.5%)
- Romania: 1,261
- Morocco: 285
- United Kingdom: 78
- Ecuador: 53
- Senegal: 15
- France: 7
- Algeria: 7
- Italy: 6
English speakers ≈ 78
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 18006 (18.8km)
346 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 13.2 km
- 02Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.5 km
Day trip
- 03Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.6 km
- 04Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 32.5 km
- 05Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 39 km
- 06Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 44.4 km
- 07Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 49.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Gualchos
€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 Gualchos you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
SEPE unemployed
176
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,584
Self-employed (approx.)
435
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€5,776,741
Expenses
€5,776,741
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Antonia María Antequera Rodríguez (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) · 97.7 km · 85 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 88.7 km · 84 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 88.4 km · 78 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 97.6 km · 90 min
Nearest city
Granada · 88.7 km · 84 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 88.4 km · 78 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castell De Ferro · 6.5 km · 22 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
2,291
434 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
964
182 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
505
96 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
24
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2939 sunshine hours
Gualchos averages about 2939 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.9%) makes Gualchos a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~22%
About 22% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Gualchos
Gualchos is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,471 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2271 €/m². Compare Gualchos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18093 · CP 18093 · lat 36.737928267265055, lon -3.3916562491234417 · 571 m · Income: €26,716