Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23079
Santisteban del Puerto
Santisteban del Puerto: living in Jaén
Santisteban del Puerto offers 2813 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,451
Avg. summer temp
27.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#2442 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~125 min; airport ~168 min; Renfe ~70 min; coach ~25 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,813 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.1°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.4% of padrón; international residents 2.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.3/10
Average. Population −0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −54.7% over the series; mean age 43.2; foreign residents 2.6%; 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-50; Natura 2000 covers about 59.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
Santisteban del Puerto in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.2
<16
14.3%
16–64
67.3%
65+
18.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,357 (97.4%)
Foreign residents: 115 (2.6%)
- Morocco: 82
- Senegal: 9
- Algeria: 4
- Romania: 3
- Chile: 3
- Pakistan: 3
- Italy: 1
- United Kingdom: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
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 (38.30, -3.25)
331 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Huellas de Dinosaurios (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.4 km
- 02Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 13.2 km
- 03Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.8 km
- 04Los órganos de Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.5 km
Day trip
- 05Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.6 km
- 06Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 35.7 km
- 07Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.6 km
- 08Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.3 km
- 09Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 48 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santisteban del Puerto
€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 Santisteban del Puerto you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.5%
SEPE unemployed
105
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,141
Self-employed (approx.)
360
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,923,100
Expenses
€4,641,100
Balance
€282,000
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Antonio Javier Lopez Vela (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 195.5 km · 168 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 108.5 km · 125 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 175 km · 161 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 240.1 km · 206 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 108.5 km · 125 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILCHES · 43.4 km · 70 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Santisteban del Puerto · 8.2 km · 25 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
1,996
448 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,313
295 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
145
33 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
3
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
43
22 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2813 sunshine hours
Santisteban del Puerto averages about 2813 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.
Natura 2000 ~59%
About 59% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Santisteban del Puerto
Santisteban del Puerto is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,981 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1181 €/m². Compare Santisteban del Puerto with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23079 · CP 23079 · lat 38.2983116016942, lon -3.250878914223305 · 181 m · Income: €23,151