Jaén · Andalucía · CP 23904
Santiago-Pontones
Santiago-Pontones: living in Jaén
Santiago-Pontones offers 2813 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,629
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#6002 / 8133
Overall score
5.8/10
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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 · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~174 min; airport ~220 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.5/10
Better than other places. About 2,813 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.0/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 66% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.8% of padrón; international residents 1.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population −2.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.4% over the series; mean age 49.1; foreign residents 1.2%; property prices +4.5% 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 99.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Santiago-Pontones in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.1
<16
9%
16–64
64.5%
65+
26.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,920 (98.8%)
Foreign residents: 36 (1.2%)
- United Kingdom: 4
- Germany: 3
- Romania: 2
- Algeria: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Paraguay: 2
- Italy: 1
- Morocco: 1
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 98 · 56% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 23081 (17.3km)
331 approx. sunny days · 17 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
66.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Jaén
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Sierra de Castril (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 13.8 km
- 03Sierra de las Cabras (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 21 km
Day trip
- 04Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.6 km
- 05Cuerda de la Melera (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 31.8 km
- 06Ardal y Tinjarra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35.2 km
- 07Alto Guadalquivir (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 44.3 km
- 08Cerro de Rala (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 44.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santiago-Pontones
€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 Santiago-Pontones you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.2%
SEPE unemployed
89
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,208
Self-employed (approx.)
204
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€4,810,292
Expenses
€4,810,292
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- JM+
Antonio Rodriguez Garcia (JM+)
2023–2027 · Jaén Merece Más
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 234.4 km · 220 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Jaén) · 183.5 km · 174 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 182.8 km · 181 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 192.2 km · 165 min
Nearest city
Jaén · 134.6 km · 115 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · JÓDAR-ÚBEDA · 84.5 km · 72 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Orcera · 33 km · 28 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
1,432
545 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
892
339 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
133
51 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
12
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
7
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2813 sunshine hours
Santiago-Pontones averages about 2813 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Santiago-Pontones
Santiago-Pontones is a municipality in Jaén (Andalucía) with about 2,408 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1208 €/m². Compare Santiago-Pontones with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 23904 · CP 23904 · lat 38.097870242653336, lon -2.6743523765838324 · 508 m · Income: €24,934