Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16132
Mota de Altarejos
Mota de Altarejos: living in Cuenca
Mota de Altarejos offers 2725 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
25
Avg. summer temp
23.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#6583 / 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Hospital ~49 min; airport ~154 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.5/10
Average. About 2,725 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Spanish residents 97.1% of padrón; international residents 2.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 1.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population −7.4% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 63.9; foreign residents 2.9%; 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 · 2.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.4 km).
Place location
Mota de Altarejos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
63.9
<16
0%
16–64
52.9%
65+
47.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 33 (97.1%)
Foreign residents: 1 (2.9%)
- Romania: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 16152 (7.4km)
321 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
100%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 13.9 km
- 02Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 18.7 km
- 03Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 21.1 km
- 04Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 24.6 km
Day trip
- 05Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 31.3 km
- 06Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.2 km
- 07Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 42.3 km
- 08Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 63.2 km
- 09Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 66.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Mota de Altarejos
€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 Mota de Altarejos you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€82,510
Expenses
€82,510
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Ana Rodriguez Lopez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 225.4 km · 154 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 37.5 km · 49 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 153.5 km · 125 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 242.3 km · 171 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 37.5 km · 49 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 30.7 km · 26 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Abia de la obispalia cruce · 24.5 km · 21 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
39
1,560 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
5
200 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1
40 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
2725 sunshine hours
Mota de Altarejos averages about 2725 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Mota de Altarejos a practical base for remote work.
About Mota de Altarejos
Mota de Altarejos is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,163 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2263 €/m². Compare Mota de Altarejos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16132 · CP 16132 · lat 39.87222763999863, lon -2.305181568335461 · 263 m · Income: €23,384