Granada · Andalucía · CP 18099
Huétor de Santillán
Huétor de Santillán: living in Granada
Huétor de Santillán offers 2967 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,964
Avg. summer temp
23.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#405 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~25 min; airport ~27 min; Renfe ~26 min; coach ~6 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.6/10
Better than other places. About 2,967 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.2% of padrón; international residents 1.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.6/10
Average. Population +1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.6% over the series; mean age 45.1; foreign residents 1.8%; 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 92.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Huétor de Santillán in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.1
<16
12.5%
16–64
70.6%
65+
16.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,843 (98.2%)
Foreign residents: 34 (1.8%)
- United Kingdom: 6
- Argentina: 4
- Germany: 2
- France: 2
- Romania: 2
- Ukraine: 2
- Poland: 1
- Portugal: 1
English speakers ≈ 6
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 18144 (9.4km)
349 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 14.2 km
- 03Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.1 km
- 04Cueva de las Ventanas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.1 km
- 05Cárcavas de Marchal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 22.1 km
Day trip
- 06Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 29.4 km
- 07Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.9 km
- 08Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.1 km
- 09Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 44.5 km
- 10Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Huétor de Santillán
€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 Huétor de Santillán you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.4%
SEPE unemployed
130
Affiliated workers (approx.)
979
Self-employed (approx.)
166
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,218,095
Expenses
€2,218,095
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Carlos Ortega Ocaña (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 37.4 km · 27 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 20.1 km · 25 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 33.4 km · 26 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 148.7 km · 94 min
Nearest city
Granada · 20.1 km · 25 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 33.4 km · 26 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · El Colmenar · 8.8 km · 6 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
1,292
658 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
352
179 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
325
165 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
8
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
13
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2967 sunshine hours
Huétor de Santillán averages about 2967 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.1%) makes Huétor de Santillán a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~92%
About 92% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Huétor de Santillán
Huétor de Santillán is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,477 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2277 €/m². Compare Huétor de Santillán with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18099 · CP 18099 · lat 37.29156790169046, lon -3.4540200131484813 · 577 m · Income: €33,710