Almería · Andalucía · CP 04096
Urrácal
Urrácal: living in Almería
Urrácal offers 2877 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
340
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#4361 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~103 min; airport ~111 min; Renfe ~122 min; coach ~39 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.4/10
Average. About 2,877 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.8°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 83% 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 87.4% of padrón; international residents 12.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.4/10
Average. Population −2.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −39.1% over the series; mean age 51.3; foreign residents 12.6%; 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 · 3.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Urrácal in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.3
<16
7.8%
16–64
64.2%
65+
28%
International community
Spanish nationals: 306 (87.4%)
Foreign residents: 44 (12.6%)
- United Kingdom: 25
- Romania: 5
- Germany: 3
- Bulgaria: 2
- Morocco: 2
- Italy: 1
- Ecuador: 1
- Uruguay: 1
English speakers ≈ 25
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04018 (7.2km)
338 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
83%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Piedra Lobera (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.5 km
- 02Encina del Marchal del Abogado (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19 km
- 03Encina de la Peana (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.1 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.5 km
- 05Sierra María-Los Velez (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27 km
- 06Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 29.9 km
- 07Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.2 km
- 08Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 39.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Urrácal
€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 Urrácal you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.4%
SEPE unemployed
14
Affiliated workers (approx.)
155
Self-employed (approx.)
26
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Emilia Mateo Almansa (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) · 132.8 km · 111 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 127.9 km · 103 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 168.4 km · 130 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 152.6 km · 123 min
Nearest city
Almería · 127.9 km · 103 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GÁDOR · 148.3 km · 122 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Olula Del Rio · 13.7 km · 39 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
229
674 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
62
182 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
27
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
1
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2877 sunshine hours
Urrácal averages about 2877 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 83%
SETELECO reports 83% 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 Urrácal
Urrácal is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,789 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1189 €/m². Compare Urrácal with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04096 · CP 04096 · lat 37.39288570486715, lon -2.3489480908724563 · 989 m · Income: €28,901