Huelva · Andalucía · CP 21038
Higuera de la Sierra
Higuera de la Sierra: living in Huelva
Higuera de la Sierra offers 2841 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,292
Avg. summer temp
27.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#3093 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.6/10
Average. Housing about 1,022 €/m²; cost of living at 46% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.7/10
Average. Hospital ~74 min; airport ~98 min; Renfe ~36 min; coach ~14 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,841 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.0°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.1% of padrón; international residents 1.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population −1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.6% over the series; mean age 46.7; foreign residents 1.9%; property prices +8.0% 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 60.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Higuera de la Sierra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.7
<16
12.4%
16–64
62.7%
65+
24.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,263 (98.1%)
Foreign residents: 24 (1.9%)
- Romania: 8
- Portugal: 5
- Morocco: 5
- Italy: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,022
Flats €/m²
940 €
Houses €/m²
1104 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 80 · 32% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 21007 (10.8km)
334 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Huelva
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Río Tinto (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 14.3 km
- 03Montera de Gossan (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15.3 km
- 04Cuevas de Fuentes de León (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.6 km
- 05Encina Dehesa de San Francisco (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.8 km
Day trip
- 06La Pisá del Caballo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 27.4 km
- 07Sierra Pelada y Rivera del Aserrador (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.6 km
- 08Corredor verde del Guadiamar (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 39 km
- 09El Saltillo y Lomero Llano (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 43.5 km
- 10El Gergal (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 45.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Higuera de la Sierra
€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 Higuera de la Sierra you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12.8%
SEPE unemployed
104
Affiliated workers (approx.)
568
Self-employed (approx.)
97
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,644,189
Expenses
€1,616,648
Balance
€27,541
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Mario Dominguez Sanchez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Sevilla (SVQ) · 84.5 km · 98 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Sevilla) · 88.9 km · 74 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 76.3 km · 75 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 117.7 km · 114 min
Nearest city
Huelva · 95.9 km · 94 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JABUGO-GALAROZA · 35.2 km · 36 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Aracena · 12.8 km · 14 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
756
585 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
186
144 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
90
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
16
21 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2841 sunshine hours
Higuera de la Sierra averages about 2841 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95%) makes Higuera de la Sierra a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~61%
About 61% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Higuera de la Sierra
Higuera de la Sierra is a municipality in Huelva (Andalucía) with about 1,774 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3074 €/m². Compare Higuera de la Sierra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 21038 · CP 21038 · lat 37.83353139793528, lon -6.444636876814822 · 774 m · Income: €26,350