Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16215
Tragacete
Tragacete: living in Cuenca
Tragacete offers 2696 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
263
Avg. summer temp
19.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#4421 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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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 · 1.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~100 min; airport ~204 min; Renfe ~108 min; coach ~73 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.8/10
Better than other places. About 2,696 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% 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 99.6% of padrón; international residents 0.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.1% over the series; mean age 53.7; foreign residents 0.4%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 88.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Tragacete in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.7
<16
6.1%
16–64
61.4%
65+
32.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 248 (99.6%)
Foreign residents: 1 (0.4%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 19% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.36, -1.84)
317 approx. sunny days · 28 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.1%
5G mobile coverage is limited here
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.7 km
- 03Nacimiento del Río Cuervo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.2 km
- 04Muela Pinilla y del Puntal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.6 km
- 05Palancares y Tierra Muerta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.7 km
Day trip
- 06Pinares de Rodeno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 34.8 km
- 07Muela de los Tres Reinos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 41.4 km
- 08Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 42.1 km
- 09Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 47.2 km
- 10Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 55.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Tragacete
€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 Tragacete you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.2%
SEPE unemployed
10
Affiliated workers (approx.)
114
Self-employed (approx.)
19
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€538,109
Expenses
€538,109
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Diego Yuste Molina (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) · 211.1 km · 204 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 69.6 km · 100 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 211.1 km · 181 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 219.5 km · 188 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 69.6 km · 100 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 79.8 km · 108 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Cañete · 51.3 km · 73 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
163
620 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
108
411 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
19
72 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
2696 sunshine hours
Tragacete averages about 2696 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 Tragacete
Tragacete is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 3,065 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3165 €/m². Compare Tragacete with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16215 · CP 16215 · lat 40.36251668877681, lon -1.8440723464130118 · 265 m · Income: €27,515