Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13010
Alhambra
Alhambra: living in Ciudad Real
Alhambra offers 2806 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
946
Avg. summer temp
25.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#5335 / 8133
Overall score
6.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.6/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 662 €/m²; cost of living at 30% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 2.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~79 min; airport ~185 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,806 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 86% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.8% of padrón; international residents 1.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.2/10
Average. Population −2.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.9% over the series; mean age 48.9; foreign residents 1.2%; property prices +5.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 5.4% of the area (nearest site ~10.1 km).
Place location
Alhambra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.9
<16
10%
16–64
64.6%
65+
25.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 990 (98.8%)
Foreign residents: 12 (1.2%)
- Romania: 6
- Bolivia: 3
- Colombia: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 43% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.92, -3.06)
330 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14 km
- 02Albardinales de Membrilla-La Solana (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 20.1 km
Day trip
- 03Salinas de Pinilla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 38.9 km
- 04Estrecho del Hocino (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 53.6 km
- 05Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 54.2 km
- 06Complejo Lagunar de Alcazar de San Juan (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 54.9 km
- 07Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 55.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alhambra
€3,362
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€916
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,506
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alhambra you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.8%
SEPE unemployed
72
Affiliated workers (approx.)
429
Self-employed (approx.)
73
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,646,512
Expenses
€1,646,512
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria Isabel Merino Torrijos (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) · 278.7 km · 185 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 97.7 km · 79 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 207.6 km · 146 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 321.3 km · 275 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 97.7 km · 79 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MANZANARES · 38.8 km · 33 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Alhambra · 2.5 km · 2 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
636
672 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
252
266 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
44
47 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2806 sunshine hours
Alhambra averages about 2806 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€662/m²
Asking prices around €662 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Fibre at 86.4%
SETELECO reports 86.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Alhambra
Alhambra is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,765 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1465 €/m². Compare Alhambra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13010 · CP 13010 · lat 38.91581758066418, lon -3.058658723052135 · 765 m · Income: €24,919