Sevilla · Andalucía
Carmona
A small, picturesque town made recognizable by a Giralda-imitation bell tower, sharing much of Seville's history at a fraction of its scale.
Living in Carmona
Carmona is a handsome historic town of 30,000 on a low hill above the fertile Seville plain, sharing much of Seville's Moorish and Roman past at a fraction of the scale — a Giralda-like bell tower, a walled old quarter behind the Puerta de Sevilla, and a remarkable subterranean Roman necropolis. It's overwhelmingly Andalucian and Spanish-born, with a morning produce market at the centre of daily life. Summers are fierce, with highs above 36°C, though winters are mild near 13°C. Seville and its airport are both under half an hour away, making this an easy-living town within reach of the city while keeping its own strong character.
Carmona'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 Carmona's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 78% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A small, picturesque town made recognizable by a Giralda-imitation bell tower, sharing much of Seville's history at a fraction of its scale. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 27 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 12.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 27 min
- Surgical wait (region) 173 days
- Registered long-let rent €5.56/m²·mo
Higher than 73% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A small, picturesque town made recognizable by a Giralda-imitation bell tower, sharing much of Seville's history at a fraction of its scale. A strong pick for American retirees — 27 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 12.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 27 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.89 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €5.56/m²·mo
Higher than 44% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A small, picturesque town made recognizable by a Giralda-imitation bell tower, sharing much of Seville's history at a fraction of its scale. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 30,408 people and 27 min to a hospital.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 85%
- Drive to nearest airport 27 min
- Registered long-let rent €5.56/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 36.3°C
Higher than 43% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A small, picturesque town made recognizable by a Giralda-imitation bell tower, sharing much of Seville's history at a fraction of its scale. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 30,408 people and 27 min to a hospital.
- Registered long-let rent €5.56/m²·mo
- Net income per person €11,742
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 36.3°C
Higher than 33% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A small, picturesque town made recognizable by a Giralda-imitation bell tower, sharing much of Seville's history at a fraction of its scale. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 27 min to a hospital and 30,408 people.
- Schools in town 24
- PISA maths (region) 457
- Registered long-let rent €5.56/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 27 min
Higher than 21% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A small, picturesque town made recognizable by a Giralda-imitation bell tower, sharing much of Seville's history at a fraction of its scale. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 27 min to a hospital and a real food scene.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 36.3°C
- Rainy days a year 50 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 4
- Winter average temp 12.8°C
What is the climate like in Carmona?
Carmona's reported winter average is 12.8°C, while July–August highs reach 36.3°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 12.8°C top 5% of 8,131 towns 5.1°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 36.3°C bottom 1% of 8,131 towns 6.1°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 50 days top 18% of 8,088 towns 27% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 8.5 h/day top 3% of 3,829 towns 17% more than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 4 top 2% of 8,033 towns 53 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)
- 0.05 ha/km² top 46% of 8,132 towns 2.26 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 15 bottom 7% of 8,132 towns 9 above the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 22.7% top 48% of 8,130 towns 0.2% below 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 Carmona?
Carmona's nearest health centre is 1.7 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 27 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 27 min top 36% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 1.7 km top 8% 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 Carmona?
Carmona has 24 schools in town; the nearest international school is 24 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 24 top 2% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 24 km top 27% 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 Carmona?
Carmona's reported home price is €1,251/m², while registered long-let rent is €5.56/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €1,251/m² appraisal (valor tasado) top 18% of 306 towns 43% less than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €5.56/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €4.45/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €6.74/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 5.33% top 8% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €11,742 bottom 15% of 8,059 towns 19% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 31.6% top 20% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Carmona?
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 Carmona?
Carmona's reported population is 30,408.
Who lives here
- Population
- 30,408
- Born in Spain
- 94% 5.2% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 1.4% 2.4% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.89 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Carmona?
Carmona is a reported 27 min drive from the nearest airport, with 78% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 27 min top 5% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 78% bottom 26% of 8,132 towns 1% below the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 85% bottom 27% of 8,132 towns 1% 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 Carmona 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 Carmona against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 27 min from Sevilla, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Carmona for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request recent comparable sales before relying on the appraisal figure.
- 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.
- Ask an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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