Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16053
Cañizares
Cañizares: living in Cuenca
Cañizares offers 2640 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
441
Avg. summer temp
21.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#4946 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.9/10
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 ~66 min; airport ~224 min; Renfe ~68 min; coach ~60 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.1/10
Average. About 2,640 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 72% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 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 97.5% of padrón; international residents 2.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population +0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.6% over the series; mean age 51.7; foreign residents 2.5%; 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 95.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Cañizares in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.7
<16
5.8%
16–64
64.3%
65+
29.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 428 (97.5%)
Foreign residents: 11 (2.5%)
- Bulgaria: 2
- Poland: 2
- France: 1
- Romania: 1
- Morocco: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Chile: 1
- Ecuador: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 43% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.51, -2.19)
311 approx. sunny days · 14 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
72.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Hoz de Beteta y Sumidero de Mata Asnos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.1 km
- 02Torcas de Lagunaseca (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.7 km
- 03Serrezuela de Valsalobre (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.2 km
- 04Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.4 km
- 05Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.9 km
Day trip
- 06Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 39.3 km
- 07Prados Húmedos de Torremocha del Pinar (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 41.7 km
- 08Cueva de la Canaleja (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 49.7 km
- 09Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 55.3 km
- 10Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 56.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cañizares
€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 Cañizares you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
SEPE unemployed
14
Affiliated workers (approx.)
202
Self-employed (approx.)
34
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€648,800
Expenses
€648,800
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Julio Cesar Bodoque Fuero (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 179.9 km · 224 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 66.3 km · 66 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 218.9 km · 158 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 264.8 km · 227 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 66.3 km · 66 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 68.2 km · 68 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · El Recuenco (Cruce) · 43.7 km · 60 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
314
712 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
132
299 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
46
104 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
10
32 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2640 sunshine hours
Cañizares averages about 2640 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 Cañizares
Cañizares is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,265 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1365 €/m². Compare Cañizares with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16053 · CP 16053 · lat 40.51240601729148, lon -2.1906777994250075 · 265 m · Income: €34,186