Toledo · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 45156
Santa Cruz de la Zarza
Santa Cruz de la Zarza: living in Toledo
Santa Cruz de la Zarza offers 2777 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,180
Avg. summer temp
25.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#1355 / 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 · 4.2/10
Average. Hospital ~71 min; airport ~155 min; Renfe ~51 min; coach ~29 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,777 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.5°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 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.2% of padrón; international residents 4.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.0/10
Average. Population +2.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.8% over the series; mean age 46.6; foreign residents 4.8%; 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 · 6.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 39.5% of the area (nearest site ~1.4 km).
Place location
Santa Cruz de la Zarza in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.6
<16
13.5%
16–64
61.8%
65+
24.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,930 (95.2%)
Foreign residents: 199 (4.8%)
- Romania: 155
- Morocco: 13
- Colombia: 6
- China: 6
- Italy: 2
- Bolivia: 2
- Dominican Republic: 2
- Venezuela: 2
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€850
Flats €/m²
782 €
Houses €/m²
918 €
6-year change
+54.3%
Province rank: # / 204 · 43% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.96, -3.19)
327 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Toledo
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Área crítica de la Vella Pseudocytisus Subsp.pseudocytisus (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 27.5 km
- 02Lagunas de el Longar, Altillo Grande y Altillo Chica (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.6 km
- 03Laguna de la Albardiosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33.2 km
- 04Regajal-Mar Ontigola (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33.8 km
- 05Salobral de Ocaña (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Cruz de la Zarza
€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 Santa Cruz de la Zarza you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7%
SEPE unemployed
181
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,833
Self-employed (approx.)
310
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,777,257
Expenses
€4,777,257
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Pedro Luis Martinez Esteban (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) · 103 km · 155 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 101.4 km · 71 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 95.4 km · 82 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 338.5 km · 290 min
Nearest city
Toledo · 83.5 km · 80 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ARANJUEZ · 50.3 km · 51 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Villarrubia Santiago · 20.8 km · 29 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
2,579
617 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
855
205 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
217
52 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
15
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2777 sunshine hours
Santa Cruz de la Zarza averages about 2777 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.4%) makes Santa Cruz de la Zarza a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€850/m²
Asking prices around €850 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Santa Cruz de la Zarza
Santa Cruz de la Zarza is a municipality in Toledo (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,501 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1901 €/m². Compare Santa Cruz de la Zarza with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 45156 · CP 45156 · lat 39.9567057046775, lon -3.1891006000624262 · 601 m · Income: €28,586