Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16148
Palomares del Campo
Palomares del Campo: living in Cuenca
Palomares del Campo offers 2774 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
556
Avg. summer temp
24.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#4716 / 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Hospital ~49 min; airport ~154 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.4/10
Average. About 2,774 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 87% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.5% of padrón; international residents 2.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population +0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −5.6% over the series; mean age 54.7; 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 · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~574; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Palomares del Campo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.7
<16
5.4%
16–64
58.6%
65+
36.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 587 (97.5%)
Foreign residents: 15 (2.5%)
- Romania: 11
- Peru: 2
- Colombia: 1
- Dominican Republic: 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 16130 (8.7km)
326 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
86.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 8.3 km
Day trip
- 02Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 40.3 km
- 03Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 40.8 km
- 04Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 47.1 km
- 05Sotos del Río Tajo (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 48.3 km
- 06Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 49.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Palomares del Campo
€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 Palomares del Campo you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.2%
SEPE unemployed
17
Affiliated workers (approx.)
232
Self-employed (approx.)
39
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€727,522
Expenses
€727,522
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Luis Miguel Acosta Cuesta (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 243.9 km · 154 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 56 km · 49 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 124.7 km · 96 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 274.5 km · 235 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 56 km · 49 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 57.1 km · 49 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Palomares del Campo · 3.2 km · 3 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
410
737 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
148
266 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
43
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
6
15 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2774 sunshine hours
Palomares del Campo averages about 2774 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 Palomares del Campo
Palomares del Campo is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,200 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2300 €/m². Compare Palomares del Campo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16148 · CP 16148 · lat 39.939020157285746, lon -2.624893359987114 · 300 m · Income: €26,985