Granada · Andalucía · CP 18140
Motril
Motril: living in Granada
Motril offers 2982 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
59,862
Avg. summer temp
24.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#365 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 6.2/10
Average. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~61 min; Renfe ~54 min; coach ~13 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.1/10
Better than other places. About 2,982 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.4°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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 90.9% of padrón; international residents 9.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −31.1% over the series; mean age 41.7; foreign residents 9.1%; 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 · 4.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.1% of the area (nearest site ~5.7 km).
Place location
Motril in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.7
<16
16.9%
16–64
66.9%
65+
16.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 52,726 (90.9%)
Foreign residents: 5,294 (9.1%)
- Romania: 2,121
- Morocco: 1,385
- Bolivia: 222
- Colombia: 213
- Russia: 171
- China: 126
- Argentina: 110
- United Kingdom: 74
English speakers ≈ 74
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 18901 (24.0km)
351 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.6%
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 · 5.3 km
- 02Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.7 km
- 03Peñones de San Cristóbal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.8 km
- 04Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 22.6 km
- 05Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 24.4 km
Day trip
- 06Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 47.1 km
- 07Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 47.2 km
- 08Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 50 km
- 09Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 52 km
- 10Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Motril
€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 Motril you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.3%
SEPE unemployed
3,707
Affiliated workers (approx.)
28,279
Self-employed (approx.)
4,806
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€66,107,190
Expenses
€66,107,190
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular de Andalucía")
Luisa Maria Garcia Chamorro (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 77.5 km · 61 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 68.5 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 68.2 km · 54 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 99.9 km · 76 min
Nearest city
Granada · 68.5 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 68.2 km · 54 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Motril Estación de Autobuses · 3.8 km · 13 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
26,927
450 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
6,225
104 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
6,770
113 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
32
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
280
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2982 sunshine hours
Motril averages about 2982 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.6%) makes Motril a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Motril.
About Motril
Motril is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,274 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3074 €/m². Compare Motril with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18140 · CP 18140 · lat 36.745097853432206, lon -3.4842712900124693 · 29 m · Income: €31,129