Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13096
Villarrubia de los Ojos
Villarrubia de los Ojos: living in Ciudad Real
Villarrubia de los Ojos offers 2807 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
9,512
Avg. summer temp
26.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#1174 / 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 · 4.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~73 min; airport ~204 min; Renfe ~66 min; coach ~40 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,807 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.2°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.5/10
Average. Spanish residents 91.7% of padrón; international residents 8.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population −1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −30.7% over the series; mean age 44.2; foreign residents 8.3%; property prices +5.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 33.8% of the area (nearest site ~1.6 km).
Place location
Villarrubia de los Ojos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.2
<16
14.9%
16–64
65.2%
65+
19.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 9,003 (91.7%)
Foreign residents: 811 (8.3%)
- Romania: 655
- Morocco: 50
- Ukraine: 15
- China: 14
- Paraguay: 10
- Brazil: 7
- Argentina: 5
- Colombia: 4
English speakers ≈ 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 (39.22, -3.64)
330 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
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 · 3.4 km
- 02Navas de Malagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 21.6 km
Day trip
- 03Laguna de la Sal (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36 km
- 04Laguna del Prado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.3 km
- 05Lagunas Grande y Chica de Villafranca de los Caballeros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.4 km
- 06Complejo Lagunar de Alcazar de San Juan (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 36.8 km
- 07Las Lagunas y Albardinales del Cigüela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villarrubia de los Ojos
€4,543
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€265
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€325
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Villarrubia de los Ojos you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10%
SEPE unemployed
622
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,372
Self-employed (approx.)
744
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€9,207,575
Expenses
€9,207,575
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Encarnacion Medina Juarez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 298.9 km · 204 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 55.3 km · 73 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 158.2 km · 130 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 385 km · 330 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 55.3 km · 73 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · DAIMIEL · 41.2 km · 66 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Arenas de San Juan · 18.2 km · 40 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
5,090
535 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,652
174 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
447
47 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
7
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
45
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2807 sunshine hours
Villarrubia de los Ojos averages about 2807 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes Villarrubia de los Ojos a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€662/m²
Asking prices around €662 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Villarrubia de los Ojos
Villarrubia de los Ojos is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,019 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1719 €/m². Compare Villarrubia de los Ojos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13096 · CP 13096 · lat 39.21574818221275, lon -3.644094509376704 · 119 m · Income: €26,404