Granada · Andalucía · CP 18170
Rubite
Rubite: living in Granada
Rubite offers 2939 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and fibre available for remote work — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
419
Avg. summer temp
28°C
Best place to buy a house
#5040 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~132 min; airport ~132 min; Renfe ~126 min; coach ~65 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.1/10
Average. About 2,939 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 73% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 86.5% of padrón; international residents 13.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population −1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −38.2% over the series; mean age 51.0; foreign residents 13.5%; property prices +9.0% 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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~203; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Rubite in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51
<16
6.7%
16–64
68%
65+
25.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 341 (86.5%)
Foreign residents: 53 (13.5%)
- United Kingdom: 18
- Morocco: 14
- Romania: 8
- Bolivia: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Colombia: 1
- Paraguay: 1
English speakers ≈ 18
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18006 (13.4km)
346 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
72.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.7 km
- 02Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 18.9 km
Day trip
- 03Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34 km
- 04Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.4 km
- 05Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 37.8 km
- 06Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 38.3 km
- 07Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 46.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Rubite
€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 Rubite you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.4%
SEPE unemployed
21
Affiliated workers (approx.)
202
Self-employed (approx.)
34
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€567,842
Expenses
€567,842
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Arsenio Vazquez Moreno (PSOE-A)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Almería (LEI) · 116.1 km · 132 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 101.7 km · 132 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 101.4 km · 126 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 97.5 km · 123 min
Nearest city
Granada · 101.7 km · 132 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 101.4 km · 126 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castillo De Baños · 13.2 km · 65 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
241
575 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
124
296 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
52
124 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2939 sunshine hours
Rubite averages about 2939 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 72.7%
SETELECO reports 72.7% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Rubite
Rubite is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,367 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3167 €/m². Compare Rubite with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18170 · CP 18170 · lat 36.78244286562831, lon -3.3387485916895856 · 122 m · Income: €23,129