Almería · Andalucía · CP 04036
Chercos
Chercos: living in Almería
Chercos offers 2821 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
301
Avg. summer temp
25.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#3487 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 4.7/10
Average. Hospital ~110 min; airport ~109 min; Renfe ~99 min; coach ~17 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 44% 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 · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.6% of padrón; international residents 9.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.1/10
Future looks bright. Population −0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −42.1% over the series; mean age 48.9; foreign residents 9.4%; 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 · 0.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Chercos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.9
<16
9%
16–64
63.5%
65+
27.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 252 (90.6%)
Foreign residents: 26 (9.4%)
- Brazil: 7
- United Kingdom: 6
- Pakistan: 4
- Italy: 1
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 113% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04004 (10.1km)
332 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
44%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 23 km
- 02Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 23.3 km
- 03Encina del Marchal del Abogado (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.8 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 25.2 km
- 05Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.5 km
- 06Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.5 km
- 07Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.7 km
- 08Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Chercos
€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 Chercos you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
11
Affiliated workers (approx.)
136
Self-employed (approx.)
23
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Eduardo Mena Corral (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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) · 75.7 km · 109 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 133.1 km · 110 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 173.6 km · 137 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 80.5 km · 113 min
Nearest city
Almería · 133.1 km · 110 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GÁDOR · 56.3 km · 99 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Chercos · 2.6 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
187
621 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
57
189 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
40
133 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2821 sunshine hours
Chercos 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 Chercos
Chercos is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,603 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1003 €/m². Compare Chercos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04036 · CP 04036 · lat 37.26375891964561, lon -2.2719960901311476 · 803 m · Income: €25,177