Guadalajara · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 19287
Tortuera
Tortuera: living in Guadalajara
Tortuera offers 2611 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
157
Avg. summer temp
22.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#7128 / 8133
Overall score
5.3/10
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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 · 1.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~120 min; airport ~154 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.0/10
Worse than other places. About 2,611 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.1°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 · 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 83.5% of padrón; international residents 16.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment +25.0% over the series; mean age 49.4; foreign residents 16.5%; 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 11.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.5 km).
Place location
Tortuera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.4
<16
11.6%
16–64
59.1%
65+
29.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 162 (83.5%)
Foreign residents: 32 (16.5%)
- Morocco: 17
- Romania: 8
- Poland: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Dominican Republic: 2
- Bulgaria: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,066
Flats €/m²
981 €
Houses €/m²
1151 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 289 · 32% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 50001 (17.4km)
307 approx. sunny days · 14 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Guadalajara
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Estratotipo de Fuentelsaz (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10 km
- 02Sierra de Caldereros (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 12.7 km
- 03Laguna de Gallocanta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Dirigida · 20.1 km
- 04Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 24.2 km
- 05Prados Húmedos de Torremocha del Pinar (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 24.4 km
Day trip
- 06Cueva de la Canaleja (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 58.7 km
- 07Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 59.9 km
- 08Barranco del Río Dulce (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 63.5 km
- 09Pinares de Rodeno (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 71.4 km
- 10Moncayo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 73.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Tortuera
€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 Tortuera you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.4%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
66
Self-employed (approx.)
11
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2014
€155,625
Expenses
€155,625
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jose Ignacio Monge Esteban (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 138.4 km · 154 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Teruel) · 128 km · 120 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 135.8 km · 134 min
Nearest coast
Platja del Gurugú (Castellón) · 256.7 km · 220 min
Nearest city
Guadalajara · 162.3 km · 136 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALHAMA DE ARAGÓN · 47.2 km · 40 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Tortuera · 3.9 km · 3 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
101
643 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
67
427 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
5
32 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
20 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2611 sunshine hours
Tortuera averages about 2611 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.8%) makes Tortuera a practical base for remote work.
About Tortuera
Tortuera is a municipality in Guadalajara (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,657 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3157 €/m². Compare Tortuera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 19287 · CP 19287 · lat 40.993684424380746, lon -1.7811458209985775 · 757 m · Income: €26,770