Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16057
Carrascosa
Carrascosa: living in Cuenca
Carrascosa 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
69
Avg. summer temp
21.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#7573 / 8133
Overall score
5.0/10
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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 · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~122 min; airport ~230 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— 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 · 5.6/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 51% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 6.2/10
Average. Spanish residents 95.7% of padrón; international residents 4.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment +100.0% over the series; mean age 60.8; foreign residents 4.3%; 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 68.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Carrascosa in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
60.8
<16
4.4%
16–64
57.4%
65+
38.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 67 (95.7%)
Foreign residents: 3 (4.3%)
- Romania: 3
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 via neighbor 16053 (8.0km)
311 approx. sunny days · 18 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
51.4%
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
- 02Serrezuela de Valsalobre (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.5 km
- 03Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.8 km
- 04Torcas de Lagunaseca (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 14.1 km
- 05Muela Pinilla y del Puntal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.5 km
Day trip
- 06Prados Húmedos de Torremocha del Pinar (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 34.4 km
- 07Cueva de la Canaleja (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 42.7 km
- 08Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 46.9 km
- 09Barranco del Río Dulce (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 56.2 km
- 10Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 60.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Carrascosa
€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 Carrascosa you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
15%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
28
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2022
€195,000
Expenses
€195,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Raul Espejo Moral (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 233.8 km · 230 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 90.1 km · 122 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 231.2 km · 210 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 269.8 km · 231 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 90.1 km · 122 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 82.6 km · 71 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Villanueva de Alcoron · 15.7 km · 13 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
254
3,681 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
89
1,290 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
24
348 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above 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
2640 sunshine hours
Carrascosa 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 Carrascosa
Carrascosa is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,269 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1369 €/m². Compare Carrascosa with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16057 · CP 16057 · lat 40.584048475577696, lon -2.1938728647310564 · 269 m · Income: €26,787