Granada · Andalucía · CP 18914
Valderrubio
Valderrubio: living in Granada
Valderrubio offers 2920 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and broad local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,069
Avg. summer temp
27.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#3181 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~46 min; airport ~23 min; Renfe ~38 min; coach ~1 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,920 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~35.5°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 27% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 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 98.5% of padrón; international residents 1.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.9% over the series; mean age 43.0; foreign residents 1.5%; 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 · 2.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Valderrubio in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43
<16
15.9%
16–64
64.4%
65+
19.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,055 (98.5%)
Foreign residents: 31 (1.5%)
- Brazil: 6
- Bulgaria: 5
- France: 5
- Romania: 5
- Italy: 4
- Portugal: 1
- Russia: 1
- Ecuador: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 51% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18048 (7.4km)
344 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
300 Mbps
Coverage
26.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 10.1 km
- 02Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 22.1 km
- 03Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 22.5 km
- 04Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 24.4 km
Day trip
- 05Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.1 km
- 06Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37.9 km
- 07Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 43.7 km
- 08Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 44.8 km
- 09Laguna Honda (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 48.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Valderrubio
€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 Valderrubio you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.5%
SEPE unemployed
100
Affiliated workers (approx.)
944
Self-employed (approx.)
160
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,960,797
Expenses
€2,960,648
Balance
€149
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Antonio García Ramos (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) · 12.4 km · 23 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 36 km · 46 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 32.3 km · 38 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 112.6 km · 85 min
Nearest city
Granada · 36 km · 46 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 32.3 km · 38 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Real 2 V · 0.4 km · 1 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
624
302 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
106
51 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
85
41 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
26
42 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2920 sunshine hours
Valderrubio averages about 2920 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
Broad local services
8 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Valderrubio.
About Valderrubio
Valderrubio is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 1,873 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2273 €/m². Compare Valderrubio with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18914 · CP 18914 · lat 37.23640248144814, lon -3.8225965700239763 · 873 m · Income: €26,254