Córdoba · Andalucía · CP 14019
Castro del Río
Castro del Río: living in Córdoba
Castro del Río offers 2878 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
7,597
Avg. summer temp
27.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#2210 / 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~88 min; airport ~108 min; Renfe ~50 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,878 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~35.1°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.3% of padrón; international residents 2.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.0/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −38.0% over the series; mean age 44.4; foreign residents 2.7%; 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 · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~28.8 km).
Place location
Castro del Río in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.4
<16
14%
16–64
65.4%
65+
20.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,599 (97.3%)
Foreign residents: 210 (2.7%)
- Romania: 125
- Morocco: 59
- Algeria: 5
- China: 5
- Italy: 3
- United Kingdom: 3
- Ecuador: 3
- Portugal: 2
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€972
Flats €/m²
894 €
Houses €/m²
1050 €
6-year change
+50.1%
Province rank: # / 77 · 28% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 14002 (30.1km)
339 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.4%
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 · 17.9 km
- 02Cueva de los Murciélagos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.7 km
Day trip
- 03Laguna del Conde o Salobral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.3 km
- 04Laguna del Rincón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27.8 km
- 05Laguna de Zóñar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.2 km
- 06Laguna del Chinche (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.6 km
- 07Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Castro del Río
€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 Castro del Río you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.8%
SEPE unemployed
237
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,541
Self-employed (approx.)
596
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€7,819,680
Expenses
€7,819,680
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Julio José Criado Gamiz (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 113.7 km · 108 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 93.2 km · 88 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 47.5 km · 54 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 143.9 km · 109 min
Nearest city
Córdoba · 52 km · 106 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALCOLEA DE CÓRDOBA · 49.6 km · 50 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castro Del Rio · 1 km · 5 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
4,086
538 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,597
210 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
443
58 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
9
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
31
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2878 sunshine hours
Castro del Río averages about 2878 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.4%) makes Castro del Río a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Castro del Río.
About Castro del Río
Castro del Río is a municipality in Córdoba (Andalucía) with about 4,565 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3265 €/m². Compare Castro del Río with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 14019 · CP 14019 · lat 37.682426492773224, lon -4.479362485512103 · 865 m · Income: €28,559