Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23024
La Carolina
La Carolina: living in Jaén
La Carolina offers 2839 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
14,677
Avg. summer temp
28°C
Best place to buy a house
#933 / 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 ~60 min; airport ~113 min; Renfe ~58 min; coach ~41 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,839 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.7°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.7% of padrón; international residents 1.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.7/10
Average. Population −0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −30.0% over the series; mean age 43.6; foreign residents 1.3%; 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 ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 68.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
La Carolina in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.6
<16
15.8%
16–64
64.6%
65+
19.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 15,055 (98.7%)
Foreign residents: 206 (1.3%)
- Romania: 33
- Morocco: 29
- Pakistan: 28
- China: 20
- Russia: 10
- France: 6
- Argentina: 6
- Portugal: 5
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 66% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.31, -3.62)
334 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.8 km
- 02Los órganos de Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.2 km
- 03Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.4 km
- 04Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.2 km
- 05El Piélago (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19 km
Day trip
- 06Mina de los Pontones (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 31.5 km
- 07Túneles de Ojailén (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 33.9 km
- 08Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 41 km
- 09Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 47.5 km
- 10Refugios de Quiropteros de Fuencaliente (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 49.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Carolina
€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 La Carolina you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
14.4%
SEPE unemployed
1,370
Affiliated workers (approx.)
6,621
Self-employed (approx.)
1,138
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€14,511,733
Expenses
€13,970,248
Balance
€541,485
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Cristobal Perez Martinez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 160.2 km · 113 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 73.4 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 131.7 km · 97 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 273.3 km · 194 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 73.4 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILCHES · 18.7 km · 58 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Estación de autobuses de La Carolina (SAMAR) · 7.1 km · 41 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
7,190
490 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,472
100 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
652
44 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
8
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
86
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2839 sunshine hours
La Carolina averages about 2839 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.1%) makes La Carolina 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 La Carolina
La Carolina is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,821 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1021 €/m². Compare La Carolina with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23024 · CP 23024 · lat 38.306710109813615, lon -3.615393432020815 · 921 m · Income: €27,427