Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16003
Alarcón
Alarcón: living in Cuenca
Alarcón offers 2743 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
173
Avg. summer temp
24.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#3110 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.9/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 618 €/m²; cost of living at 28% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 2.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~141 min; airport ~175 min; Renfe ~105 min; coach ~77 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,743 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.6% of padrón; international residents 5.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population −1.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −12.5% over the series; mean age 49.7; foreign residents 5.4%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 22.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Alarcón in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.7
<16
5.9%
16–64
64.5%
65+
29.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 140 (94.6%)
Foreign residents: 8 (5.4%)
- Romania: 4
- Ukraine: 2
- France: 1
- Colombia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 49% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.53, -2.07)
323 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 21.9 km
Day trip
- 02Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 43 km
- 03Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 45.9 km
- 04Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 46.9 km
- 05Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 50.4 km
- 06El Molón (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 58.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alarcón
€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 Alarcón you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.3%
SEPE unemployed
7
Affiliated workers (approx.)
80
Self-employed (approx.)
13
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,453,600
Expenses
€1,453,600
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Milagros Poveda Martinez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 176 km · 175 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 93.4 km · 141 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 182.3 km · 180 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 189.1 km · 189 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 93.4 km · 141 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LA RODA DE ALBACETE · 62.2 km · 105 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 27.5 km · 77 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
144
832 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
26
150 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
11
64 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
7
49 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2743 sunshine hours
Alarcón averages about 2743 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.9%) makes Alarcón a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€618/m²
Asking prices around €618 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Alarcón
Alarcón is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,110 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1210 €/m². Compare Alarcón with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16003 · CP 16003 · lat 39.53477060396032, lon -2.06914887855442 · 110 m · Income: €30,122