Granada · Andalucía · CP 18178
Torre-Cardela
Torre-Cardela: living in Granada
Torre-Cardela offers 2946 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
700
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#6303 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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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 · 6.1/10
Average. Hospital ~69 min; airport ~71 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.6/10
Average. About 2,946 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 · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.3% of padrón; international residents 0.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.3/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 52.7; foreign residents 0.7%; 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 · 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
Torre-Cardela in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.7
<16
7.1%
16–64
60.9%
65+
32%
International community
Spanish nationals: 731 (99.3%)
Foreign residents: 5 (0.7%)
- Romania: 3
- Dominican Republic: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18002 (14.3km)
347 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cueva de las Ventanas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 8.9 km
- 02Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.8 km
- 03Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.7 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.3 km
- 05Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 34.4 km
- 06Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.8 km
- 07Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.8 km
- 08Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 38.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Torre-Cardela
€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 Torre-Cardela you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
28
Affiliated workers (approx.)
303
Self-employed (approx.)
51
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,566,226
Expenses
€1,566,226
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Maria Cleofe Vera Garcia (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 80.8 km · 71 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 63.5 km · 69 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 76.8 km · 70 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 154.3 km · 112 min
Nearest city
Granada · 63.5 km · 69 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MOREDA · 11.6 km · 10 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Venta De La Nava · 28.2 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
506
723 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
153
219 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
43
61 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
11
22 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2946 sunshine hours
Torre-Cardela averages about 2946 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95%) makes Torre-Cardela a practical base for remote work.
About Torre-Cardela
Torre-Cardela is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,375 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3175 €/m². Compare Torre-Cardela with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18178 · CP 18178 · lat 37.498424327194634, lon -3.3587848709785586 · 575 m · Income: €22,733