Granada · Andalucía · CP 18098
Huéscar
Huéscar: living in Granada
Huéscar offers 2831 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a mid-sized town — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
7,241
Avg. summer temp
23.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#5058 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~163 min; airport ~164 min; Renfe ~129 min; coach ~85 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.8/10
Average. About 2,831 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 80% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.5% of padrón; international residents 2.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.7/10
Average. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.6% over the series; mean age 45.8; foreign residents 2.5%; 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 58.7% of the area (nearest site ~2.0 km).
Place location
Huéscar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.8
<16
13.2%
16–64
63.6%
65+
23.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,073 (97.5%)
Foreign residents: 180 (2.5%)
- United Kingdom: 68
- Romania: 24
- Morocco: 15
- Colombia: 10
- China: 9
- Ecuador: 6
- Algeria: 5
- Brazil: 5
English speakers ≈ 68
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 23047 (31.2km)
333 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10 km
- 02Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.2 km
- 03Peña de Castril (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.1 km
- 04Sierra de las Cabras (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 22.9 km
Day trip
- 05Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.3 km
- 06Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.5 km
- 07Cuerda de la Melera (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 48.4 km
- 08Ardal y Tinjarra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 50.1 km
- 09Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Huéscar
€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 Huéscar you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.1%
SEPE unemployed
420
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,253
Self-employed (approx.)
553
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€14,469,762
Expenses
€14,469,762
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Soledad Martínez Román (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 175.4 km · 164 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 158 km · 163 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 171.3 km · 164 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 224.8 km · 194 min
Nearest city
Granada · 158 km · 163 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BENALÚA DE GUADIX · 112 km · 129 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cullar Baza · 43.5 km · 85 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
4,514
623 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,297
179 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
637
88 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
35
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
30
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2831 sunshine hours
Huéscar averages about 2831 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~59%
About 59% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 80.2%
SETELECO reports 80.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Huéscar
Huéscar is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,476 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2276 €/m². Compare Huéscar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18098 · CP 18098 · lat 37.8917901483726, lon -2.586802399061738 · 576 m · Income: €27,494