Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16249
Villamayor de Santiago
Villamayor de Santiago: living in Cuenca
Villamayor de Santiago offers 2790 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,336
Avg. summer temp
25.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#2789 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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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 · 4.6/10
Average. Hospital ~79 min; airport ~169 min; Renfe ~59 min; coach ~4 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,790 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 5.4/10
Average. Spanish residents 88.1% of padrón; international residents 11.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.0/10
Average. Population −1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −30.0% over the series; mean age 48.3; foreign residents 11.9%; 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 · 3.3/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~7.8 km).
Place location
Villamayor de Santiago in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.3
<16
10.4%
16–64
64.7%
65+
24.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,187 (88.1%)
Foreign residents: 294 (11.9%)
- Romania: 268
- Colombia: 11
- China: 5
- Morocco: 2
- Portugal: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Bolivia: 1
- Brazil: 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 (39.73, -2.92)
328 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
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 · 23.4 km
Day trip
- 02Lagunas de el Longar, Altillo Grande y Altillo Chica (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32.2 km
- 03Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32.5 km
- 04Laguna de la Albardiosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32.5 km
- 05Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 32.6 km
- 06Laguna de Salicor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villamayor de Santiago
€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 Villamayor de Santiago you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.4%
SEPE unemployed
112
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,071
Self-employed (approx.)
181
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,510,784
Expenses
€2,510,784
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jesus Fernandez Fernandez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 134.8 km · 169 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 99.3 km · 79 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 129.1 km · 98 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 302.2 km · 259 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 99.3 km · 79 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLACAÑAS · 51.4 km · 59 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Villamayor de Santiago · 1 km · 4 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
1,525
653 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
589
252 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
124
53 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
21
14 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2790 sunshine hours
Villamayor de Santiago averages about 2790 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes Villamayor de Santiago a practical base for remote work.
About Villamayor de Santiago
Villamayor de Santiago is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 3,162 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3262 €/m². Compare Villamayor de Santiago with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16249 · CP 16249 · lat 39.72792114579645, lon -2.9172667232053247 · 362 m · Income: €27,364