Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16022
Arcos de la Sierra
Arcos de la Sierra: living in Cuenca
Arcos de la Sierra offers 2680 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
77
Avg. summer temp
22.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#6645 / 8133
Overall score
5.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.9/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 618 €/m²; cost of living at 28% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 2.2/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~70 min; airport ~235 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.8/10
Average. About 2,680 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.8% of padrón; international residents 1.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 1.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population −10.5% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 60.5; foreign residents 1.2%; 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 · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 63.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Arcos de la Sierra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
60.5
<16
8.2%
16–64
45.2%
65+
46.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 82 (98.8%)
Foreign residents: 1 (1.2%)
- Russia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 46% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 16070 (4.2km)
315 approx. sunny days · 12 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Nacimiento del Río Cuervo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18 km
- 03Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 18.8 km
- 04Torcas de Lagunaseca (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.7 km
- 05Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.1 km
Day trip
- 06Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 36.6 km
- 07Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.1 km
- 08Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.1 km
- 09Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 47.5 km
- 10Pinares de Rodeno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 55.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arcos de la Sierra
€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 Arcos de la Sierra you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.6%
SEPE unemployed
3
Affiliated workers (approx.)
25
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2018
€150,000
Expenses
€150,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jaime Pozuelo Buil (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) · 238.7 km · 235 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 36.5 km · 70 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 197.3 km · 166 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 241.1 km · 207 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 36.5 km · 70 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 46.7 km · 40 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Cuenca · 41.9 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
52
675 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
37
481 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
5
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2680 sunshine hours
Arcos de la Sierra averages about 2680 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€618/m²
Asking prices around €618 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Arcos de la Sierra
Arcos de la Sierra is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,171 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1271 €/m². Compare Arcos de la Sierra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16022 · CP 16022 · lat 40.34355275468296, lon -2.0896768812610906 · 171 m · Income: €27,172