Granada · Andalucía · CP 18107
Jayena
Jayena: living in Granada
Jayena offers 2936 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
979
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#4096 / 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 · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~105 min; airport ~104 min; Renfe ~99 min; coach ~25 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.3/10
Average. About 2,936 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.7% of padrón; international residents 1.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.9/10
Average. Population −1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −31.9% over the series; mean age 47.5; foreign residents 1.3%; property prices +9.0% 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~207; Natura 2000 covers about 38.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.0 km).
Place location
Jayena in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.5
<16
10%
16–64
66.7%
65+
23.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,046 (98.7%)
Foreign residents: 14 (1.3%)
- Romania: 4
- Morocco: 4
- United Kingdom: 2
- Italy: 1
- Ukraine: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 39% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18001 (8.6km)
345 approx. sunny days · 12 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1 km
- 02Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.8 km
- 03Tajos de Alhama (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.8 km
- 04Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 20.4 km
- 05Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 22.9 km
Day trip
- 06Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 31.9 km
- 07Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 32.5 km
- 08Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.2 km
- 09Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49 km
- 10Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Jayena
€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 Jayena you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.5%
SEPE unemployed
62
Affiliated workers (approx.)
461
Self-employed (approx.)
78
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,518,797
Expenses
€1,518,797
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Antonio Francisco Olmos Reyes (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) · 49.6 km · 104 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 46.8 km · 105 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 46.6 km · 100 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 141.3 km · 161 min
Nearest city
Granada · 46.8 km · 105 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 46.5 km · 99 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Jayena · 3.7 km · 25 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
677
692 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
292
298 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
97
99 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
12
12 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
3
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2936 sunshine hours
Jayena averages about 2936 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.6%) makes Jayena a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~38%
About 38% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Jayena
Jayena is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,157 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2957 €/m². Compare Jayena with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18107 · CP 18107 · lat 36.93965369993556, lon -3.7928837614215025 · 32 m · Income: €23,375