Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13076
Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos
Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos: living in Ciudad Real
Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos offers 2817 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
463
Avg. summer temp
25.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#6329 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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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 · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~129 min; airport ~211 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.6/10
Average. About 2,817 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.5% of padrón; international residents 1.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.8% over the series; mean age 51.0; foreign residents 1.5%; 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 · 2.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~7.5 km).
Place location
Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51
<16
10.5%
16–64
58.7%
65+
30.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 514 (98.5%)
Foreign residents: 8 (1.5%)
- Romania: 3
- Colombia: 1
- 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 (38.63, -2.88)
331 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.1 km
Day trip
- 02Estrecho del Hocino (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 25.6 km
- 03Lagunas de Ruidera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27 km
- 04Salinas de Pinilla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 31.1 km
- 05La Molata y los Batanes (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35.6 km
- 06Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos
€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 Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
17.3%
SEPE unemployed
47
Affiliated workers (approx.)
189
Self-employed (approx.)
33
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€538,452
Expenses
€538,452
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Sandra Paton Romero (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) · 263.9 km · 211 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 114 km · 129 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 251.8 km · 198 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 275.6 km · 236 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 139.8 km · 151 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VALDEPEÑAS · 63.5 km · 54 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Terrinches · 5.5 km · 5 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
252
544 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
106
229 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
54
117 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2817 sunshine hours
Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos averages about 2817 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 Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos
Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,957 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1657 €/m². Compare Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13076 · CP 13076 · lat 38.63444704636719, lon -2.879221477712268 · 957 m · Income: €20,624