Guadalajara · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 19171
Marchamalo
Marchamalo: living in Guadalajara
Marchamalo offers 2690 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
8,714
Avg. summer temp
24.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#285 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~12 min; airport ~122 min; Renfe ~12 min; coach ~8 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.3/10
Average. About 2,690 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 89.3% of padrón; international residents 10.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.4% over the series; mean age 38.8; foreign residents 10.7%; property prices +6.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.6 km).
Place location
Marchamalo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
38.8
<16
19.6%
16–64
68.3%
65+
12.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,676 (89.3%)
Foreign residents: 798 (10.7%)
- Romania: 300
- Morocco: 183
- Bulgaria: 53
- Peru: 37
- Algeria: 32
- Colombia: 31
- China: 28
- Dominican Republic: 21
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,066
Flats €/m²
981 €
Houses €/m²
1151 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 289 · 47% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 19130 (5.4km)
316 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Guadalajara
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Valle del Río Ungría (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 15.4 km
- 02Lagunas de Puebla de Beleña (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 22 km
Day trip
- 03Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.2 km
- 04Cuenca Alta del Manzanares (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 32.7 km
- 05Ejes de los Cursos Bajos de los Ríos Manzanares y Jarama (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 34.7 km
- 06Cerros Margosos de Pastrana y Yebra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 43.3 km
- 07Sotos del Río Tajo (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 43.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Marchamalo
€4,543
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€265
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€325
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Marchamalo you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.5%
SEPE unemployed
328
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,236
Self-employed (approx.)
714
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€12,330,256
Expenses
€12,330,256
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Rafael Esteban Santamaria (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) · 56.2 km · 122 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Guadalajara) · 6.3 km · 12 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 64.4 km · 61 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 377.3 km · 323 min
Nearest city
Guadalajara · 6.3 km · 12 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · GUADALAJARA · 6.2 km · 12 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cm-1002 A Marchamalo-Gu · 4.5 km · 8 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
4,196
482 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
705
81 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
538
62 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
29
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
9
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2690 sunshine hours
Marchamalo averages about 2690 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.2%) makes Marchamalo a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
9 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Marchamalo.
About Marchamalo
Marchamalo is a municipality in Guadalajara (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,659 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2159 €/m². Compare Marchamalo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 19171 · CP 19171 · lat 40.68123846906726, lon -3.2093773975755466 · 659 m · Income: €38,434