Granada · Andalucía · CP 18162
Polopos
Polopos: living in Granada
Polopos offers 2939 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,682
Avg. summer temp
28°C
Best place to buy a house
#5430 / 8133
Overall score
6.0/10
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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 · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~90 min; airport ~90 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.0% over the series; mean age 42.2; foreign residents 37.6%; 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 · 1.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Polopos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.2
<16
12.7%
16–64
71.2%
65+
16.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,096 (62.4%)
Foreign residents: 660 (37.6%)
- Romania: 292
- Morocco: 283
- United Kingdom: 35
- Senegal: 12
- Russia: 5
- China: 4
- Germany: 3
- France: 3
English speakers ≈ 35
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 37% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18006 (10.1km)
346 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.2 km
- 02Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 21.9 km
Day trip
- 03Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 31 km
- 04Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 35.3 km
- 05Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.4 km
- 06Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 41.1 km
- 07Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 47.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Polopos
€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 Polopos you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.1%
SEPE unemployed
73
Affiliated workers (approx.)
852
Self-employed (approx.)
144
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,071,769
Expenses
€2,071,769
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular de Andalucía")
Matias Gonzalez Braos (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Almería (LEI) · 111.2 km · 90 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 96.7 km · 90 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 96.4 km · 84 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 92.6 km · 82 min
Nearest city
Granada · 96.7 km · 90 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 71.4 km · 61 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Sorvilan · 4.9 km · 4 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
888
528 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
387
230 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
106
63 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2939 sunshine hours
Polopos averages about 2939 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.6%) makes Polopos a practical base for remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Polopos
Polopos is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,338 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3138 €/m². Compare Polopos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18162 · CP 18162 · lat 36.7770567727035, lon -3.30123787491495 · 93 m · Income: €24,042