Granada · Andalucía · CP 18174
Santa Cruz del Comercio
Santa Cruz del Comercio: living in Granada
Santa Cruz del Comercio offers 2936 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
523
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#1292 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~64 min; airport ~40 min; Renfe ~48 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.3/10
Average. About 2,936 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.0% of padrón; international residents 7.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population +1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.3% over the series; mean age 47.5; foreign residents 7.0%; 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
Santa Cruz del Comercio in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.5
<16
10.2%
16–64
67%
65+
22.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 491 (93.0%)
Foreign residents: 37 (7.0%)
- United Kingdom: 25
- Algeria: 2
- Morocco: 2
- France: 1
- Colombia: 1
- Oceania & stateless: 1
English speakers ≈ 25
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 18001 (14.8km)
345 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Tajos de Alhama (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 6.6 km
- 02Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14 km
- 03Infiernos de Loja (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.9 km
- 04Tajos del Alcazar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19 km
- 05Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 20 km
Day trip
- 06Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.5 km
- 07Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.5 km
- 08Sierra de Gracia (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 36.4 km
- 09Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 36.4 km
- 10Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 37 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Cruz del Comercio
€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 Cruz del Comercio you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.6%
SEPE unemployed
16
Affiliated workers (approx.)
250
Self-employed (approx.)
42
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€604,998
Expenses
€604,998
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Ángeles Jiménez Martín (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 Granada (GRX) · 33 km · 40 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 53.7 km · 64 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 50 km · 56 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 112.7 km · 92 min
Nearest city
Granada · 53.7 km · 64 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LOJA · 38.4 km · 48 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Santa Cruz Del Comercio · 0.6 km · 2 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
347
663 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
128
245 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
63
120 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
9
17 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
1
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2936 sunshine hours
Santa Cruz del Comercio averages about 2936 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 90.7%
SETELECO reports 90.7% 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 Santa Cruz del Comercio
Santa Cruz del Comercio is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,371 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3171 €/m². Compare Santa Cruz del Comercio with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18174 · CP 18174 · lat 37.064293260203264, lon -3.9746704111438773 · 126 m · Income: €24,111