Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13018
Arenas de San Juan
Arenas de San Juan: living in Ciudad Real
Arenas de San Juan offers 2810 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,013
Avg. summer temp
26.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#2673 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 6.4/10
Average. Hospital ~47 min; airport ~167 min; Renfe ~28 min; coach ~3 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,810 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.9°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.2/10
Average. Spanish residents 91.8% of padrón; international residents 8.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.7/10
Average. Population −2.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −43.3% over the series; mean age 45.1; foreign residents 8.2%; 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 · 1.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~9.3 km).
Place location
Arenas de San Juan in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.1
<16
15.8%
16–64
62.1%
65+
22.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 928 (91.8%)
Foreign residents: 83 (8.2%)
- Romania: 58
- Morocco: 21
- Ukraine: 1
- Colombia: 1
- Peru: 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 (39.21, -3.51)
331 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Tablas de Daimiel (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 12.7 km
Day trip
- 02Complejo Lagunar de Alcazar de San Juan (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.1 km
- 03Laguna de la Sal (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.1 km
- 04Lagunas Grande y Chica de Villafranca de los Caballeros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30 km
- 05Las Lagunas y Albardinales del Cigüela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 31.4 km
- 06Navas de Malagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arenas de San Juan
€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 Arenas de San Juan you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.4%
SEPE unemployed
59
Affiliated workers (approx.)
444
Self-employed (approx.)
75
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€833,300
Expenses
€833,300
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Alberto Sánchez Úbeda (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) · 282.1 km · 167 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 61.6 km · 47 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 150.5 km · 100 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 371.8 km · 319 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 61.6 km · 47 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · DAIMIEL · 23.1 km · 28 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Arenas de San Juan · 1.4 km · 3 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
648
640 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
184
182 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
64
63 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2810 sunshine hours
Arenas de San Juan averages about 2810 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 94.3%
SETELECO reports 94.3% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Arenas de San Juan
Arenas de San Juan is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,773 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1473 €/m². Compare Arenas de San Juan with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13018 · CP 13018 · lat 39.2075819000963, lon -3.50755479820856 · 773 m · Income: €23,832