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Cantabria · Cantabria · CP 39083
Soba
Soba: living in Cantabria
Soba offers 2183 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and several local amenities — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,057
Avg. summer temp
17.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#6486 / 8133
Overall score
5.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,282 €/m²; cost of living at 58% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~86 min; airport ~101 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,183 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.7°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 87% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.8% of padrón; international residents 1.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.5% over the series; mean age 52.8; foreign residents 1.2%; property prices +6.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 46.3% of the area (nearest site ~1.1 km).
Place location
Soba in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.8
<16
8.1%
16–64
60.5%
65+
31.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,166 (98.8%)
Foreign residents: 14 (1.2%)
- Romania: 3
- Ecuador: 3
- Colombia: 2
- Paraguay: 1
- Venezuela: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,282
Flats €/m²
1179 €
Houses €/m²
1385 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 103 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 09209 (29.9km)
257 approx. sunny days · 22 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santander
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Collados del Asón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.8 km
- 02Armañón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.3 km
- 03Ojo Guareña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.3 km
- 04Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.4 km
Day trip
- 05Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.5 km
- 06Cuevas del Pendo-Peñajorao (Open in Maps)
Área Natural de Especial Interés · 35.5 km
- 07Meatzaldea - Zona Minera de Bizkaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 36.9 km
- 08Valderejo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.5 km
- 09Dunas de Liencres y Costa Quebrada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Soba
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Soba you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.8%
SEPE unemployed
37
Affiliated workers (approx.)
455
Self-employed (approx.)
77
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,359,876
Expenses
€1,359,876
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- P.R.
Julián José Fuentecilla García (P.R.C.)
2023–2027 · Partido Regionalista de Cantabria
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Bilbao (BIO) · 98.4 km · 101 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santander) · 79.6 km · 86 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 277.9 km · 216 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 82.6 km · 93 min
Nearest city
Santander · 79.6 km · 86 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · GIBAJA · 17.7 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Hazas De Soba · 0.5 km · 1 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
874
827 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
332
314 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
66
62 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
19
22 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2183 sunshine hours
Soba averages about 2183 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~46%
About 46% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 86.6%
SETELECO reports 86.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Soba
Soba is a municipality in Cantabria (Cantabria) with about 2,773 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3073 €/m². Compare Soba with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 39083 · CP 39083 · lat 43.19600483484857, lon -3.5485745931545467 · 873 m · Income: €28,350