Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23006
Arjona
Arjona: living in Jaén
Arjona offers 2841 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,330
Avg. summer temp
29.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#2110 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 6.4/10
Average. Hospital ~75 min; airport ~122 min; Renfe ~36 min; coach ~14 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,841 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~36.5°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.1% of padrón; international residents 0.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population −0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −37.5% over the series; mean age 44.3; foreign residents 0.9%; 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-50; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Arjona in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.3
<16
14.2%
16–64
64.8%
65+
21%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,494 (99.1%)
Foreign residents: 48 (0.9%)
- Morocco: 14
- Romania: 7
- Colombia: 6
- China: 5
- Brazil: 3
- Pakistan: 3
- Senegal: 2
- Italy: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
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 (37.93, -4.08)
334 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.7 km
- 02Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.4 km
- 03Bosque de la Bañizuela (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.6 km
Day trip
- 04Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 28.2 km
- 05Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.1 km
- 06Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.6 km
- 07Laguna del Conde o Salobral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 39.8 km
- 08Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 39.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arjona
€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 Arjona you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
SEPE unemployed
155
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,464
Self-employed (approx.)
414
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,964,799
Expenses
€4,762,825
Balance
€201,974
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Juan Latorre Ruiz (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) · 144.1 km · 122 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 53.1 km · 75 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 92.3 km · 88 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 248.1 km · 176 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 53.1 km · 75 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ANDÚJAR · 16.4 km · 36 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Parada De Arjona · 2.5 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
2,700
507 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,039
195 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
301
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
5
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
26
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2841 sunshine hours
Arjona averages about 2841 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.8%) makes Arjona a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Arjona
Arjona is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,761 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 961 €/m². Compare Arjona with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23006 · CP 23006 · lat 37.926460881524214, lon -4.078320778932918 · 861 m · Income: €27,094