Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16238
Vara de Rey
Vara de Rey: living in Cuenca
Vara de Rey offers 2754 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
466
Avg. summer temp
25.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#5164 / 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~119 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,754 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 · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.4% of padrón; international residents 1.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −7.9% over the series; mean age 55.2; foreign residents 1.6%; 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 · 5.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~238; Natura 2000 covers about 4.4% of the area (nearest site ~4.9 km).
Place location
Vara de Rey in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.2
<16
6.1%
16–64
58.9%
65+
35%
International community
Spanish nationals: 488 (98.4%)
Foreign residents: 8 (1.6%)
- Romania: 4
- Ecuador: 2
- Paraguay: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 18% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.43, -2.30)
324 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35.1 km
- 02Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 45.5 km
- 03Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 55.3 km
- 04Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 55.8 km
- 05Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 57.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vara de Rey
€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 Vara de Rey you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12.8%
SEPE unemployed
35
Affiliated workers (approx.)
192
Self-employed (approx.)
33
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,315,118
Expenses
€1,315,118
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Anunciacion Martinez Serrano (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) · 188.1 km · 119 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 87.1 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 191.8 km · 121 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 205 km · 137 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 107.6 km · 83 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MINAYA · 28.5 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Vara Del Rey · 1.1 km · 1 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
326
700 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
114
245 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
43
92 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
7
21 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2754 sunshine hours
Vara de Rey averages about 2754 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 Vara de Rey
Vara de Rey is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 3,130 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3230 €/m². Compare Vara de Rey with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16238 · CP 16238 · lat 39.426653181759825, lon -2.2990580508565652 · 330 m · Income: €25,391