Almería · Andalucía · CP 04073
Paterna del Río
Paterna del Río: living in Almería
Paterna del Río offers 2946 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
399
Avg. summer temp
23.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#4011 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~154 min; airport ~156 min; Renfe ~122 min; coach ~38 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.9/10
Average. About 2,946 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.0% of padrón; international residents 3.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment +14.8% over the series; mean age 51.0; foreign residents 3.0%; 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 · 6.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 96.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Paterna del Río in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51
<16
7.3%
16–64
64.3%
65+
28.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 360 (97.0%)
Foreign residents: 11 (3.0%)
- Russia: 2
- Poland: 1
- United Kingdom: 1
- Morocco: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Colombia: 1
- Cuba: 1
- Ecuador: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 101% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04002 (14.2km)
347 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Canales de Padules (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.7 km
- 03Castala (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 18.1 km
- 04Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 23 km
Day trip
- 05Albufera de Adra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32.3 km
- 06Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 32.3 km
- 07Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 41.7 km
- 08Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.9 km
- 09Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 46.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Paterna del Río
€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 Paterna del Río you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12.1%
SEPE unemployed
31
Affiliated workers (approx.)
180
Self-employed (approx.)
31
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Jose Asensio Aguila (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 Granada (GRX) · 127.9 km · 156 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 110.5 km · 154 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 123.9 km · 155 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 104.2 km · 152 min
Nearest city
Almería · 144.7 km · 160 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GUADIX · 63.5 km · 122 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Paterna · 6.8 km · 38 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
249
624 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
141
353 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
28
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2946 sunshine hours
Paterna del Río averages about 2946 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~96%
About 96% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 88.5%
SETELECO reports 88.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Paterna del Río
Paterna del Río is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,724 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1124 €/m². Compare Paterna del Río with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04073 · CP 04073 · lat 37.04861405174742, lon -2.949212222078689 · 119 m · Income: €20,217