Granada · Andalucía · CP 18135
Montefrío
Montefrío: living in Granada
Montefrío offers 2912 sunshine hours a year, essential local services and fibre available for remote work — worth considering if you are looking at life in Spain.
Population
5,283
Avg. summer temp
25°C
Best place to buy a house
#3403 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 5.6/10
Average. Hospital ~97 min; airport ~73 min; Renfe ~78 min; coach ~21 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.1/10
Average. About 2,912 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 71% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.5% of padrón; international residents 5.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −40.1% over the series; mean age 46.4; foreign residents 5.5%; 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 · 2.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Montefrío in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.4
<16
12%
16–64
64.7%
65+
23.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,135 (94.5%)
Foreign residents: 298 (5.5%)
- Morocco: 144
- United Kingdom: 78
- Romania: 16
- Uruguay: 7
- Ecuador: 5
- Algeria: 4
- China: 4
- France: 3
English speakers ≈ 78
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 38% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 23002 (16.1km)
343 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
70.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.8 km
- 02Infiernos de Loja (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.8 km
Day trip
- 03Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 30.1 km
- 04Laguna del Conde o Salobral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.5 km
- 05Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.9 km
- 06Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32.9 km
- 07Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Montefrío
€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 Montefrío you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
SEPE unemployed
142
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,440
Self-employed (approx.)
410
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€8,204,972
Expenses
€8,204,972
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
María Remedios Gámez Muñoz (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) · 45.3 km · 73 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 66 km · 97 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 62.2 km · 89 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 122.7 km · 121 min
Nearest city
Granada · 66 km · 97 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LOJA · 48.4 km · 78 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Montefrio · 3.6 km · 21 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
3,449
653 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,490
282 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
398
75 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
12
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
33
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2912 sunshine hours
Montefrío averages about 2912 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 70.5%
SETELECO reports 70.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Essential services on hand
5 of 11 core local amenities are present — enough for many daily needs without leaving town.
About Montefrío
Montefrío is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,248 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3048 €/m². Compare Montefrío with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18135 · CP 18135 · lat 37.33222881326932, lon -4.031774327874909 · 448 m · Income: €21,332