Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23053
Jódar
Jódar: living in Jaén
Jódar offers 2867 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
11,285
Avg. summer temp
27.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#1287 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.4/10
Average. Hospital ~83 min; airport ~124 min; Renfe ~24 min; coach ~40 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,867 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.9°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.3% of padrón; international residents 0.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.9/10
Average. Population −0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −55.9% over the series; mean age 41.7; foreign residents 0.7%; property prices +4.5% 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 · 6.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-350; Natura 2000 covers about 7.5% of the area (nearest site ~4.4 km).
Place location
Jódar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.7
<16
15.7%
16–64
68.2%
65+
16.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 11,585 (99.3%)
Foreign residents: 82 (0.7%)
- Romania: 19
- Morocco: 18
- Pakistan: 14
- China: 8
- Peru: 5
- Venezuela: 5
- Paraguay: 3
- Bulgaria: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 60% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.83, -3.33)
337 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Mágina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.4 km
- 02Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 9 km
- 03Pinar de Cánavas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.7 km
- 04Laguna Grande (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 22.1 km
- 05Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 22.1 km
Day trip
- 06Monte la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 37.2 km
- 07Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.7 km
- 08Santa Catalina (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 41.4 km
- 09Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.9 km
- 10Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 57.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Jódar
€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 Jódar you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.2%
SEPE unemployed
246
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,504
Self-employed (approx.)
924
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€7,765,148
Expenses
€7,252,317
Balance
€512,831
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Enrique Yerves Cazorla (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 104.4 km · 124 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 81.5 km · 83 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 100.2 km · 122 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 202.1 km · 175 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 81.5 km · 83 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JÓDAR-ÚBEDA · 10.8 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Ubeda · 24.2 km · 40 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
4,895
434 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,031
180 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
545
48 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
38
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2867 sunshine hours
Jódar averages about 2867 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.8%) makes Jódar a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Jódar
Jódar is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,913 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1113 €/m². Compare Jódar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23053 · CP 23053 · lat 37.831998549095246, lon -3.3314656436876704 · 113 m · Income: €23,828