Guadalajara · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 19007
Albares
Albares: living in Guadalajara
Albares offers 2730 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
610
Avg. summer temp
24.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#6222 / 8133
Overall score
5.7/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.3/10
Average. Housing about 1,066 €/m²; cost of living at 48% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~85 min; airport ~162 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,730 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.0% of padrón; international residents 7.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.1/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +34.5% over the series; mean age 50.6; foreign residents 7.0%; property prices +6.5% 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 · 1.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~10.0 km).
Place location
Albares in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
50.6
<16
8.7%
16–64
57.9%
65+
33.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 477 (93.0%)
Foreign residents: 36 (7.0%)
- Romania: 13
- Ukraine: 7
- Senegal: 6
- Italy: 2
- Poland: 2
- Morocco: 2
- Bolivia: 1
- Ecuador: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,066
Flats €/m²
981 €
Houses €/m²
1151 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 289 · 103% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.31, -3.04)
321 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Guadalajara
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cerros Margosos de Pastrana y Yebra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 10.7 km
- 02Sotos del Río Tajo (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 11.2 km
Day trip
- 03Valle del Río Ungría (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 31.3 km
- 04Ejes de los Cursos Bajos de los Ríos Manzanares y Jarama (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 32.5 km
- 05Área crítica de la Vella Pseudocytisus Subsp.pseudocytisus (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 49.8 km
- 06Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 55.5 km
- 07Regajal-Mar Ontigola (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 56.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Albares
€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 Albares you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11%
SEPE unemployed
39
Affiliated workers (approx.)
248
Self-employed (approx.)
42
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€594,846
Expenses
€594,846
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Antonio Brihuega Rodriguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 74.1 km · 162 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Guadalajara) · 61.6 km · 85 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 79.5 km · 92 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 339.6 km · 246 min
Nearest city
Guadalajara · 61.6 km · 85 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GUADALAJARA-YEBES · 43.2 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Albares-Residencia · 2.9 km · 2 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
303
497 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
106
174 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
24
39 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2730 sunshine hours
Albares averages about 2730 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 88.6%
SETELECO reports 88.6% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Albares
Albares is a municipality in Guadalajara (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 487 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 987 €/m². Compare Albares with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 19007 · CP 19007 · lat 40.30700430530538, lon -3.0378463484507927 · 387 m · Income: €30,978