Granada · Andalucía
Calahorra, La
A village crowned by one of the finest Renaissance castles in Spain, above the cave-dwelling town of Guadix.
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Living in Calahorra, La
La Calahorra is a village of under 700 on the high Guadix plateau, crowned by one of the finest Renaissance castles in Spain and looking out over the cave-dwelling country below. It sits above 1,000m in a stark, treeless landscape and is overwhelmingly Spanish. Summers are hot and dry with highs around 34°C, winters cold and clear. It's remote high country: the nearest hospital is towards Guadix, some forty minutes off, and Granada the better part of an hour.
Calahorra, La's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Calahorra, La's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 82% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A village crowned by one of the finest Renaissance castles in Spain, above the cave-dwelling town of Guadix. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 38 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 8.6°C
- Drive to a hospital 38 min
- Surgical wait (region) 173 days
Higher than 72% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A village crowned by one of the finest Renaissance castles in Spain, above the cave-dwelling town of Guadix. A strong pick for American retirees — 38 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 8.6°C
- Drive to a hospital 38 min
- U.S.-born residents 0 per 1,000
Not scored for heat-averse settlers — no registered-rent data for Calahorra, La.
A village crowned by one of the finest Renaissance castles in Spain, above the cave-dwelling town of Guadix. Worth a look if you can't stand hot summers.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.5°C
- Rainy days a year 51 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 24
- Winter average temp 8.6°C
Not scored for families — no registered-rent data for Calahorra, La.
A village crowned by one of the finest Renaissance castles in Spain, above the cave-dwelling town of Guadix. Worth a look for a family with school-age kids.
- Schools in town 1
- PISA maths (region) 457
- Drive to a hospital 38 min
- Nearest international school 50 km
Not scored for remote workers — no registered-rent data for Calahorra, La.
A village crowned by one of the finest Renaissance castles in Spain, above the cave-dwelling town of Guadix. Worth a look for a remote-working couple.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 87%
- Drive to nearest airport 64 min
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.5°C
Not scored for budget-first coastal settlers — no registered-rent data for Calahorra, La.
A village crowned by one of the finest Renaissance castles in Spain, above the cave-dwelling town of Guadix. Worth a look for coastal living on a budget.
- Net income per person €11,940
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.5°C
What is the climate like in Calahorra, La?
Calahorra, La's reported winter average is 8.6°C, while July–August highs reach 34.5°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 8.6°C top 32% of 8,131 towns 0.8°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 34.5°C bottom 11% of 8,131 towns 4.3°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 51 days top 19% of 8,088 towns 26% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine estimated
- 8.1 h/day top 11% of 3,829 towns 12% more than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 24 top 27% of 8,033 towns 33 below the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 0 ha/km² top 1% of 8,132 towns 2.31 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 0 top 1% of 8,132 towns 6 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 27.1% bottom 13% of 8,130 towns 4.2% above the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Calahorra, La?
Calahorra, La's nearest health centre is 7.6 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 38 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 38 min bottom 43% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 7.6 km top 44% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 173 days #17 of 17 regions, +70 days vs national 60% more than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Calahorra, La?
Calahorra, La has 1 schools in town; the nearest international school is 50 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 1 top 39% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 50 km bottom 43% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 457 #16 of 17 regions, −22 vs national 24 below the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Calahorra, La?
Calahorra, La's reported net income per person is €11,940.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- no local data
- Registered rent p25
- no local data
- Registered rent p75
- no local data
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €11,940 bottom 17% of 8,059 towns 18% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 29.3% top 30% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Calahorra, La?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Andalusia, and Spanish-medium teaching is the public-school default. Individual bilingual and international programmes can use other languages, so check the specific school. See the Andalusia region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Calahorra, La?
Calahorra, La's reported population is 685.
Who lives here
- Population
- 685
- Born in Spain
- 92.1% 3.3% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 0.9% 2.9% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Calahorra, La?
Calahorra, La is a reported 64 min drive from the nearest airport, with 87% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 64 min top 40% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 87% bottom 41% of 8,132 towns 8% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 87% bottom 31% of 8,132 towns 3% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Calahorra, La fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Calahorra, La against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 54 min from Granada, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Calahorra, La for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask local agents what long-let rents are actually closing at.
- Request comparable sales; neither appraisal nor asking data is published.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
- Test the reported airport drive at the time you would travel.
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