Almería · Andalucía · CP 04006
Albox
Albox: living in Almería
Albox offers 2840 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and a sizable town — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
12,799
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#2295 / 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 · 3.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,188 €/m²; cost of living at 54% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~89 min; airport ~95 min; Renfe ~84 min; coach ~32 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,840 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 81% 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 73.7% of padrón; international residents 26.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −8.9% over the series; mean age 42.7; foreign residents 26.3%; property prices +9.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Albox in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.7
<16
16.2%
16–64
63.5%
65+
20.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 8,700 (73.7%)
Foreign residents: 3,105 (26.3%)
- United Kingdom: 1,242
- Pakistan: 395
- Romania: 391
- Ecuador: 176
- Bolivia: 161
- Morocco: 132
- Ukraine: 57
- Argentina: 55
English speakers ≈ 1,242
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 124% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.45, -2.14)
334 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
81.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21 km
Day trip
- 02Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 35.5 km
- 03Cuatro Calas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 44.1 km
- 04Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.1 km
- 05Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 45.8 km
- 06Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Albox
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Albox you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.5%
SEPE unemployed
690
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,748
Self-employed (approx.)
975
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
María del Mar Alfonso Pérez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Almería (LEI) · 117.8 km · 95 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 112.9 km · 89 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 141.7 km · 112 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 125.9 km · 105 min
Nearest city
Almería · 112.9 km · 89 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LORCA-SUTULLENA · 82.4 km · 84 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Albox · 9.1 km · 32 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
7,322
572 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,305
180 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
771
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
15
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
283
39 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2840 sunshine hours
Albox averages about 2840 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 81.2%
SETELECO reports 81.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Founded ~1250
Historical record places Albox around 1250 — older settlement heritage.
About Albox
Albox is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,510 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 910 €/m². Compare Albox with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04006 · CP 04006 · lat 37.449897690981516, lon -2.1360289604989804 · 710 m · Income: €29,714