Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13074
San Carlos del Valle
San Carlos del Valle: living in Ciudad Real
San Carlos del Valle offers 2809 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,055
Avg. summer temp
26.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#3483 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 · 5.4/10
Average. Hospital ~77 min; airport ~167 min; Renfe ~44 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,809 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.0°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% 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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.3% of padrón; international residents 0.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.9% over the series; mean age 46.5; foreign residents 0.7%; 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 · 3.1/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~13.2 km).
Place location
San Carlos del Valle in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.5
<16
14.6%
16–64
60.3%
65+
25.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,112 (99.3%)
Foreign residents: 8 (0.7%)
- Morocco: 4
- Romania: 2
- Paraguay: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 38% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.84, -3.24)
330 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.1%
5G mobile coverage is limited here
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Albardinales de Membrilla-La Solana (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 11.5 km
Day trip
- 02Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31 km
- 03Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 49.5 km
- 04Tablas de Daimiel (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 49.8 km
- 05Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.5 km
- 06Laguna del Prado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 51.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · San Carlos del Valle
€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 San Carlos del Valle you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.3%
SEPE unemployed
59
Affiliated workers (approx.)
449
Self-employed (approx.)
76
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,731,306
Expenses
€1,731,306
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
José Torres Morales (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) · 241.6 km · 167 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 90.6 km · 77 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 200.5 km · 145 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 316.7 km · 271 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 90.6 km · 77 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MANZANARES · 26.6 km · 44 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · San Carlos del Valle · 0.5 km · 2 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
632
599 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
219
208 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
87
82 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2809 sunshine hours
San Carlos del Valle averages about 2809 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.
About San Carlos del Valle
San Carlos del Valle is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,955 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1655 €/m². Compare San Carlos del Valle with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13074 · CP 13074 · lat 38.844612186266616, lon -3.2430794902662647 · 955 m · Income: €26,437