Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23003
Alcaudete
Alcaudete: living in Jaén
Alcaudete offers 2885 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
10,129
Avg. summer temp
27.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1037 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~56 min; airport ~72 min; Renfe ~46 min; coach ~7 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,885 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.4°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.0% of padrón; international residents 3.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.7/10
Average. Population −1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −37.0% over the series; mean age 45.6; foreign residents 3.0%; property prices +4.5% 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-550; Natura 2000 covers about 1.4% of the area (nearest site ~3.0 km).
Place location
Alcaudete in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.6
<16
12.8%
16–64
63.9%
65+
23.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 10,179 (97.0%)
Foreign residents: 319 (3.0%)
- United Kingdom: 78
- Romania: 25
- Morocco: 21
- China: 11
- Senegal: 8
- Algeria: 7
- Colombia: 7
- Cuba: 6
English speakers ≈ 78
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 70% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.60, -4.10)
339 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 3.9 km
- 02Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 4.9 km
- 03Laguna del Conde o Salobral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 9.4 km
- 04Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 13.2 km
- 05Cueva de los Murciélagos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.1 km
Day trip
- 06Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 28.1 km
- 07Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 29.8 km
- 08Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.3 km
- 09Laguna del Rincón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49.4 km
- 10Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alcaudete
€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 Alcaudete you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.3%
SEPE unemployed
409
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,598
Self-employed (approx.)
777
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€13,250,311
Expenses
€13,250,311
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Yolanda Caballero Aceituno (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 72 km · 72 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 54.1 km · 56 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 81.8 km · 81 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 150.8 km · 116 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 54.1 km · 56 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JAÉN · 51.5 km · 46 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alcaudete · 3.1 km · 7 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
5,551
548 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,448
242 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
803
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
49
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2885 sunshine hours
Alcaudete averages about 2885 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Fibre at 91%
SETELECO reports 91% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Alcaudete
Alcaudete is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,758 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 958 €/m². Compare Alcaudete with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23003 · CP 23003 · lat 37.6029649734148, lon -4.097373939567451 · 858 m · Income: €25,302