Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16194
Santa Cruz de Moya
Santa Cruz de Moya: living in Cuenca
Santa Cruz de Moya offers 2729 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
233
Avg. summer temp
24.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#5081 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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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 ~65 min; airport ~116 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,729 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 77% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.1% of padrón; international residents 0.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment +11.1% over the series; mean age 57.4; foreign residents 0.9%; 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 52.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Santa Cruz de Moya in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.4
<16
6.5%
16–64
50.9%
65+
42.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 216 (99.1%)
Foreign residents: 2 (0.9%)
- Portugal: 1
- Bolivia: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 24% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.95, -1.23)
321 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
77.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Fuente Bellido (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 6 km
- 02Paraje Natural Municipal "La Caballera", Titaguas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 8.5 km
- 03Puebla de San Miguel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.5 km
- 04Laguna de Talayuelas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 14.4 km
- 05Lavajos de Sinarcas (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 20.8 km
Day trip
- 06Pico Pelado (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 25.2 km
- 07Muela de los Tres Reinos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26 km
- 08El Barchell (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 28.7 km
- 09Pinares de Rodeno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 32.3 km
- 10El Molón (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 32.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Cruz de Moya
€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 Santa Cruz de Moya you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
16.8%
SEPE unemployed
20
Affiliated workers (approx.)
83
Self-employed (approx.)
14
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€506,700
Expenses
€506,700
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Virgilio Anton Anton (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 142.5 km · 116 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Teruel) · 63.4 km · 65 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 110.3 km · 117 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 115.9 km · 129 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 118.2 km · 113 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PUEBLA DE VALVERDE · 51.1 km · 44 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Torrebaja · 22.7 km · 19 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
212
910 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
82
352 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
50
215 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
2729 sunshine hours
Santa Cruz de Moya averages about 2729 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.
Natura 2000 ~53%
About 53% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Santa Cruz de Moya
Santa Cruz de Moya is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,351 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2451 €/m². Compare Santa Cruz de Moya with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16194 · CP 16194 · lat 39.94920751199396, lon -1.2251240289531888 · 451 m · Income: €24,466