Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23076
Santa Elena
Santa Elena: living in Jaén
Santa Elena offers 2827 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
863
Avg. summer temp
27.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#2165 / 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~88 min; airport ~131 min; Renfe ~44 min; coach ~35 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,827 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.7°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 84% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.2% of padrón; international residents 0.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.1/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −50.5% over the series; mean age 47.6; foreign residents 0.8%; property prices +4.5% 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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~350; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Santa Elena in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.6
<16
9.6%
16–64
67.7%
65+
22.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 881 (99.2%)
Foreign residents: 7 (0.8%)
- United Kingdom: 2
- Romania: 2
- Colombia: 1
- Ecuador: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 57% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.37, -3.54)
333 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
83.9%
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 · 0 km
- 02Los órganos de Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 3.7 km
- 03Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 13.8 km
- 04Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.2 km
- 05Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 22.9 km
Day trip
- 06Túneles de Ojailén (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35.1 km
- 07Mina de los Pontones (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35.6 km
- 08Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 47.7 km
- 09Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 50.9 km
- 10Refugios de Quiropteros de Fuencaliente (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 54.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Elena
€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 Santa Elena you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.2%
SEPE unemployed
54
Affiliated workers (approx.)
412
Self-employed (approx.)
70
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,217,080
Expenses
€1,217,080
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Ramon Coloma Gonzalez (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) · 176.6 km · 131 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 89.7 km · 88 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 149 km · 119 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 265 km · 227 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 89.7 km · 88 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALMURADIEL-VISO DEL MARQUÉS · 22.7 km · 44 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Santa Elena · 9.7 km · 35 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
536
621 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
169
196 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
46
53 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2827 sunshine hours
Santa Elena averages about 2827 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.
About Santa Elena
Santa Elena is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,978 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1178 €/m². Compare Santa Elena with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23076 · CP 23076 · lat 38.36939515812432, lon -3.540080972169778 · 178 m · Income: €26,016