Granada · Andalucía · CP 18184
Vélez de Benaudalla
Vélez de Benaudalla: living in Granada
Vélez de Benaudalla offers 3040 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,108
Avg. summer temp
19.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#579 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 5.0/10
Average. Hospital ~86 min; airport ~88 min; Renfe ~81 min; coach ~47 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 9.5/10
Better than other places. About 3,040 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.1% of padrón; international residents 9.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.2% over the series; mean age 45.4; foreign residents 9.9%; 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
Vélez de Benaudalla in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.4
<16
12.1%
16–64
67.9%
65+
20%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,559 (90.1%)
Foreign residents: 282 (9.9%)
- Romania: 105
- United Kingdom: 76
- Morocco: 20
- France: 9
- Poland: 8
- Germany: 7
- Italy: 4
- Portugal: 4
English speakers ≈ 76
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18040 (16.6km)
358 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.7%
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 · 10.4 km
- 02Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 11.3 km
- 03Falla de Nigüelas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.4 km
- 04Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20 km
- 05Peñones de San Cristóbal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.8 km
Day trip
- 06Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 25.9 km
- 07Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 38.8 km
- 08Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 42.5 km
- 09Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.5 km
- 10Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 48.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vélez de Benaudalla
€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 Vélez de Benaudalla you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9%
SEPE unemployed
189
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,491
Self-employed (approx.)
253
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,261,987
Expenses
€3,150,987
Balance
€111,000
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Francisco Gutiérrez Bautista (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) · 69.8 km · 88 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 60.8 km · 86 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 60.5 km · 81 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 96.6 km · 106 min
Nearest city
Granada · 60.8 km · 86 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 60.5 km · 81 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Gorgoracha · 7 km · 47 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
1,487
478 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
458
147 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
266
86 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
11
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3040 sunshine hours
Vélez de Benaudalla averages about 3040 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 92.7%
SETELECO reports 92.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Vélez de Benaudalla
Vélez de Benaudalla is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,402 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3202 €/m². Compare Vélez de Benaudalla with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18184 · CP 18184 · lat 36.82048647698331, lon -3.4898839607656 · 37 m · Income: €25,230