Almería · Andalucía · CP 04027
Benizalón
Benizalón: living in Almería
Benizalón offers 2821 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
242
Avg. summer temp
25.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#5126 / 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 · 3.7/10
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 · 5.7/10
Average. Hospital ~87 min; airport ~85 min; Renfe ~76 min; coach ~14 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.6/10
Average. About 2,821 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.5/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 50% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 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 92.1% of padrón; international residents 7.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.1/10
Average. Population −4.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −35.3% over the series; mean age 53.4; foreign residents 7.9%; property prices +9.5% 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 · 2.1/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~10.4 km).
Place location
Benizalón in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.4
<16
6.7%
16–64
60.5%
65+
32.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 234 (92.1%)
Foreign residents: 20 (7.9%)
- United Kingdom: 9
- Morocco: 5
- Ecuador: 2
- France: 1
- Romania: 1
- Colombia: 1
English speakers ≈ 9
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 116% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04004 (10.4km)
332 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
49.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 15.2 km
- 02Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 19.7 km
- 03Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 24.1 km
Day trip
- 04Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.3 km
- 05Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.2 km
- 06Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.4 km
- 07Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.1 km
- 08Cuatro Calas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 54.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benizalón
€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 Benizalón you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.5%
SEPE unemployed
11
Affiliated workers (approx.)
103
Self-employed (approx.)
18
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Alejandro Cid Carrique (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) · 64 km · 85 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 73.5 km · 87 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 184.7 km · 149 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 68.9 km · 90 min
Nearest city
Almería · 73.5 km · 87 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GÁDOR · 44.6 km · 76 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Uleila Campo · 2.9 km · 14 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
178
736 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
85
351 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
22
91 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
17 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2821 sunshine hours
Benizalón averages about 2821 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
Essential services on hand
5 of 11 core local amenities are present — enough for many daily needs without leaving town.
About Benizalón
Benizalón is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,573 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 973 €/m². Compare Benizalón with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04027 · CP 04027 · lat 37.20293357602627, lon -2.2173676456654055 · 773 m · Income: €21,628