Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23080
Santo Tomé
Santo Tomé: living in Jaén
Santo Tomé offers 2850 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,029
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3987 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 3.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~144 min; airport ~188 min; Renfe ~110 min; coach ~17 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,850 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.8°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 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 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 95.4% of padrón; international residents 4.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.6/10
Average. Population −2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −54.4% over the series; mean age 45.7; foreign residents 4.6%; 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~350; Natura 2000 covers about 27.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Santo Tomé in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.7
<16
13.3%
16–64
63.2%
65+
23.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,040 (95.4%)
Foreign residents: 99 (4.6%)
- Romania: 50
- Bulgaria: 22
- Morocco: 5
- Senegal: 3
- Colombia: 3
- Algeria: 2
- Germany: 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 · 56% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.02, -3.01)
335 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.8 km
- 02Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 13.7 km
- 03Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 22.5 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.4 km
- 05Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 48.5 km
- 06Sierra de las Cabras (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 50.3 km
- 07Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 50.9 km
- 08Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 55.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santo Tomé
€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 Santo Tomé you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.2%
SEPE unemployed
41
Affiliated workers (approx.)
917
Self-employed (approx.)
154
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,957,027
Expenses
€2,956,789
Balance
€238
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Francisco Jimenez Nogueras (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) · 206.5 km · 188 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 117.8 km · 144 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 202.3 km · 187 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 190.4 km · 163 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 117.8 km · 144 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JÓDAR-ÚBEDA · 57.6 km · 110 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Chilluevar · 4.3 km · 17 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
1,109
547 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
609
300 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
71
35 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
9
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2850 sunshine hours
Santo Tomé averages about 2850 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 Santo Tomé
Santo Tomé is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 3,003 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1203 €/m². Compare Santo Tomé with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23080 · CP 23080 · lat 38.01823588605737, lon -3.007786969581443 · 203 m · Income: €23,076