Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13077
Santa Cruz de Mudela
Santa Cruz de Mudela: living in Ciudad Real
Santa Cruz de Mudela offers 2825 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,881
Avg. summer temp
26.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#1331 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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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 ~88 min; airport ~143 min; Renfe ~29 min; coach ~36 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,825 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.5°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.8% of padrón; international residents 4.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.7% over the series; mean age 47.3; foreign residents 4.2%; 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 · 4.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 4.4% of the area (nearest site ~4.4 km).
Place location
Santa Cruz de Mudela in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.3
<16
11.7%
16–64
64.8%
65+
23.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,936 (95.8%)
Foreign residents: 171 (4.2%)
- Romania: 75
- Morocco: 59
- China: 8
- Argentina: 6
- Colombia: 6
- Poland: 4
- Portugal: 3
- Ecuador: 2
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 (38.64, -3.50)
332 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.6 km
Day trip
- 02Cascada de Cimbarra (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 28.6 km
- 03Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.6 km
- 04Túneles de Ojailén (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 32.6 km
- 05Albardinales de Membrilla-La Solana (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 38.2 km
- 06Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.3 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 Mudela
€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 Mudela you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.4%
SEPE unemployed
236
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,775
Self-employed (approx.)
302
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,796,000
Expenses
€2,729,060
Balance
€66,940
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Joaquin Dotor Sanchez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 206.1 km · 143 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 113.3 km · 88 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 178.5 km · 131 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 299.1 km · 256 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 113.3 km · 88 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SANTA CRUZ DE MUDELA · 5.3 km · 29 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Almuradiel · 20.3 km · 36 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
2,375
612 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
749
193 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
226
58 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
252
106 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2825 sunshine hours
Santa Cruz de Mudela averages about 2825 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.4%) makes Santa Cruz de Mudela a practical base for remote work.
About Santa Cruz de Mudela
Santa Cruz de Mudela is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,958 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1658 €/m². Compare Santa Cruz de Mudela with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13077 · CP 13077 · lat 38.6392663660958, lon -3.504680398615604 · 958 m · Income: €26,521