Toledo · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 45071
La Guardia
La Guardia: living in Toledo
La Guardia offers 2794 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,200
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1420 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.9/10
Average. Housing about 850 €/m²; cost of living at 39% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.9/10
Average. Hospital ~72 min; airport ~152 min; Renfe ~28 min; coach ~17 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,794 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.0°C (1/3 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 · 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.1% of padrón; international residents 6.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population +1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.2% over the series; mean age 46.5; foreign residents 6.9%; property prices +7.5% 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~2,006; Natura 2000 covers about 55.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
La Guardia in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.5
<16
12.9%
16–64
62.7%
65+
24.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,091 (93.1%)
Foreign residents: 155 (6.9%)
- Romania: 86
- Morocco: 23
- Uruguay: 8
- Paraguay: 7
- Colombia: 5
- Argentina: 4
- Chile: 4
- China: 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€850
Flats €/m²
782 €
Houses €/m²
918 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 204 · 81% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.79, -3.53)
329 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Toledo
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Saladares de Huerta de Valdecarábanos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 7.4 km
- 02Saladares de Villasequilla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 17 km
- 03Lagunas de el Longar, Altillo Grande y Altillo Chica (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 19.4 km
- 04Área crítica de la Vella Pseudocytisus Subsp.pseudocytisus (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 20.7 km
- 05Salobral de Ocaña (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 21.5 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna de Tirez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 31.2 km
- 07Las Lagunas y Albardinales del Cigüela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 31.9 km
- 08Ejes de los Cursos Bajos de los Ríos Manzanares y Jarama (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 33.1 km
- 09Laguna de Peñahueca (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.3 km
- 10Lagunas Grande y Chica de Villafranca de los Caballeros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Guardia
€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 La Guardia you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12.7%
SEPE unemployed
175
Affiliated workers (approx.)
967
Self-employed (approx.)
165
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,222,777
Expenses
€2,044,277
Balance
€178,500
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Francisco Javier Pasamontes Orgaz (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) · 108.1 km · 152 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Toledo) · 75.1 km · 72 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 87.8 km · 73 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 352.7 km · 224 min
Nearest city
Toledo · 75.1 km · 72 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · TEMBLEQUE · 14.6 km · 28 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · La Guardia · 5.7 km · 17 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
1,259
572 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
333
151 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
90
41 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
30
24 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2794 sunshine hours
La Guardia averages about 2794 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98%) makes La Guardia a practical base for remote work.
About La Guardia
La Guardia is a municipality in Toledo (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,597 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 997 €/m². Compare La Guardia with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 45071 · CP 45071 · lat 39.7934748859842, lon -3.53060289006302 · 597 m · Income: €26,512