Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16106
Horcajo de Santiago
Horcajo de Santiago: living in Cuenca
Horcajo de Santiago offers 2792 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,894
Avg. summer temp
25.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#822 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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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 · 4.5/10
Average. Hospital ~88 min; airport ~106 min; Renfe ~86 min; coach ~23 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,792 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.1°C (0/3 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 · 6.4/10
Average. 7 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 90.8% of padrón; international residents 9.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +3.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −7.0% over the series; mean age 44.7; foreign residents 9.2%; 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 59.9% of the area (nearest site ~1.4 km).
Place location
Horcajo de Santiago in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.7
<16
13.9%
16–64
63.7%
65+
22.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,172 (90.8%)
Foreign residents: 321 (9.2%)
- Romania: 254
- China: 13
- Morocco: 6
- Argentina: 5
- Italy: 4
- Portugal: 4
- Bulgaria: 2
- Brazil: 2
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 27% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.85, -3.03)
328 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Lagunas de el Longar, Altillo Grande y Altillo Chica (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27.7 km
- 02Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27.8 km
- 03Laguna de la Albardiosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.6 km
- 04Las Lagunas y Albardinales del Cigüela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38 km
- 05Laguna de Salicor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 43 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Horcajo de Santiago
€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 Horcajo de Santiago you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.6%
SEPE unemployed
238
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,750
Self-employed (approx.)
298
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,905,131
Expenses
€3,905,131
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Maria Roldan Garcia (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 112 km · 106 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 103.7 km · 88 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 101.7 km · 90 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 286.4 km · 218 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 103.7 km · 88 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · TEMBLEQUE · 92.3 km · 86 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Horcajo de Santiago · 3.4 km · 23 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
2,250
578 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
452
116 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
166
43 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
17
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
38
17 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2792 sunshine hours
Horcajo de Santiago averages about 2792 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes Horcajo de Santiago a practical base for remote work.
About Horcajo de Santiago
Horcajo de Santiago is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,074 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2174 €/m². Compare Horcajo de Santiago with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16106 · CP 16106 · lat 39.847708399470235, lon -3.033121716734719 · 174 m · Income: €27,730