Granada · Andalucía · CP 18192
Zafarraya
Zafarraya: living in Granada
Zafarraya offers 2905 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,244
Avg. summer temp
24.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#642 / 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 · 5.6/10
Average. Hospital ~92 min; airport ~87 min; Renfe ~75 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.8/10
Average. About 2,905 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.9°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 · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 1.9/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 76.3% of padrón; international residents 23.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −38.8% over the series; mean age 41.8; foreign residents 23.7%; 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 62.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Zafarraya in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.8
<16
17.8%
16–64
64.2%
65+
18%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,631 (76.3%)
Foreign residents: 506 (23.7%)
- Morocco: 468
- Romania: 11
- Senegal: 8
- United Kingdom: 6
- Algeria: 4
- Bolivia: 1
- Ecuador: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
English speakers ≈ 6
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 29079 (7.9km)
342 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8 km
- 02Tajos del Alcazar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11 km
- 03Fuente de los Cien Caños-Nacimiento del Rio Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.4 km
- 04Tajos de Alhama (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 14.8 km
- 05Nacimiento de Riofrío (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.3 km
Day trip
- 06Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.6 km
- 07Pinar del Hacho (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 36.4 km
- 08Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.5 km
- 09Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 37.6 km
- 10Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 39.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Zafarraya
€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 Zafarraya you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.6%
SEPE unemployed
52
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,030
Self-employed (approx.)
173
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,098,282
Expenses
€3,098,282
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Rosana Molina Molina (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) · 71 km · 87 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Málaga) · 71.1 km · 92 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 84.3 km · 100 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 67.5 km · 97 min
Nearest city
Granada · 91.6 km · 111 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LOJA · 41.5 km · 75 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Zafarraya · 3.6 km · 19 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
1,502
669 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
829
369 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
136
61 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
42
28 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2905 sunshine hours
Zafarraya averages about 2905 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99%) makes Zafarraya a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~63%
About 63% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Zafarraya
Zafarraya is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,431 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3231 €/m². Compare Zafarraya with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18192 · CP 18192 · lat 36.99629505225211, lon -4.154157344406161 · 66 m · Income: €24,711