Córdoba · Andalucía · CP 14007
Baena
Baena: living in Córdoba
Baena offers 2885 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
18,386
Avg. summer temp
27.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#2155 / 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Housing about 972 €/m²; cost of living at 44% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~92 min; airport ~112 min; Renfe ~78 min; coach ~24 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,885 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.4°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.3% of padrón; international residents 4.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population −0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −40.0% over the series; mean age 42.5; foreign residents 4.7%; property prices +7.0% 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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~13.7 km).
Place location
Baena in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.5
<16
15.8%
16–64
66.2%
65+
18%
International community
Spanish nationals: 18,377 (95.3%)
Foreign residents: 907 (4.7%)
- Romania: 299
- Morocco: 37
- Senegal: 21
- China: 20
- Algeria: 10
- Italy: 8
- Ukraine: 8
- France: 5
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€972
Flats €/m²
894 €
Houses €/m²
1050 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 77 · 29% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 23003 (20.8km)
339 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Córdoba
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.7 km
- 02Laguna del Conde o Salobral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 14.2 km
- 03Cueva de los Murciélagos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15 km
- 04Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 15.7 km
- 05Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 17.3 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna del Rincón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.8 km
- 07Fuente Agria (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 38.2 km
- 08Laguna de Zóñar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 39.1 km
- 09Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 43.9 km
- 10Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Baena
€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 Baena you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
799
Affiliated workers (approx.)
8,644
Self-employed (approx.)
1,461
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€24,723,996
Expenses
€24,723,996
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria Jesus Serrano Jimenez (PSOE-A)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 104.3 km · 112 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 83.8 km · 92 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 63.2 km · 82 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 147.5 km · 124 min
Nearest city
Córdoba · 67.7 km · 133 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALCOLEA DE CÓRDOBA · 65.4 km · 78 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Baena · 9.7 km · 24 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
8,914
485 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,075
167 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,477
80 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
22
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
93
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2885 sunshine hours
Baena averages about 2885 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.5%) makes Baena a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
9 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Baena.
About Baena
Baena is a municipality in Córdoba (Andalucía) with about 4,532 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3232 €/m². Compare Baena with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 14007 · CP 14007 · lat 37.67908654987756, lon -4.312898687653773 · 832 m · Income: €26,009