Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13902
Ruidera
Ruidera: living in Ciudad Real
Ruidera offers 2798 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
529
Avg. summer temp
25.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#4351 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 1.2/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~101 min; airport ~204 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,798 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 85% 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 · 5.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 94.0% of padrón; international residents 6.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −34.6% over the series; mean age 46.3; foreign residents 6.0%; 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 97.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Ruidera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.3
<16
11.7%
16–64
67.6%
65+
20.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 520 (94.0%)
Foreign residents: 33 (6.0%)
- Romania: 30
- Colombia: 1
- Paraguay: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 37% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.00, -2.90)
329 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
84.7%
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 · 0.2 km
Day trip
- 02Salinas de Pinilla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 30.5 km
- 03Albardinales de Membrilla-La Solana (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 34 km
- 04Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.6 km
- 05Laguna de los Ojos de Villaverde (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 44.6 km
- 06Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 45.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ruidera
€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 Ruidera you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.5%
SEPE unemployed
34
Affiliated workers (approx.)
253
Self-employed (approx.)
43
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€866,611
Expenses
€866,611
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Josefa Moreno Moreno (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 237.6 km · 204 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 118.1 km · 101 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 224.6 km · 152 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 308.2 km · 264 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 125.1 km · 107 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SOCUÉLLAMOS · 44.3 km · 38 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Ruidera · 4.1 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
296
560 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
103
195 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
29
55 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2798 sunshine hours
Ruidera averages about 2798 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.
Natura 2000 ~98%
About 98% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Ruidera
Ruidera is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,385 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1685 €/m². Compare Ruidera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13902 · CP 13902 · lat 39.00056307307091, lon -2.90175904771035 · 385 m · Income: €26,338