Toledo · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 45157
Santa Cruz del Retamar
Santa Cruz del Retamar: living in Toledo
Santa Cruz del Retamar offers 2713 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,194
Avg. summer temp
26.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#630 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~80 min; airport ~105 min; Renfe ~58 min; coach ~37 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.1/10
Average. About 2,713 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.1°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.5% of padrón; international residents 9.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.0% over the series; mean age 41.6; foreign residents 9.5%; 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 · 6.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 51.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Santa Cruz del Retamar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.6
<16
16.3%
16–64
66.8%
65+
16.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,787 (90.5%)
Foreign residents: 292 (9.5%)
- Romania: 61
- Colombia: 44
- Ecuador: 40
- Morocco: 35
- Peru: 22
- Bolivia: 14
- Poland: 10
- Ukraine: 7
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 (40.17, -4.28)
319 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Toledo
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Curso Medio del Río Guadarrama y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 26.8 km
- 02Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27.3 km
- 03Pinar de Abantos y Zona de la Herreria del Real Sitio de San Lorenzo del Escorial (Open in Maps)
Paraje Pintoresco · 44.1 km
- 04Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.7 km
- 05Sotos del Río Guadyerbas y Arenales del Baldío de Velada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 50 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 del Retamar
€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 del Retamar you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.3%
SEPE unemployed
233
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,982
Self-employed (approx.)
336
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€3,239,043
Expenses
€2,805,268
Balance
€433,775
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Angel Martin Montoro (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) · 85.7 km · 105 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Toledo) · 50.3 km · 80 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 66.2 km · 85 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 422.7 km · 316 min
Nearest city
Toledo · 50.3 km · 80 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · TORRIJOS · 41.2 km · 58 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Santa Cruz del Retamar · 11.9 km · 37 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
1,928
460 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
467
111 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
243
58 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
6
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
19
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2713 sunshine hours
Santa Cruz del Retamar averages about 2713 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€850/m²
Asking prices around €850 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Santa Cruz del Retamar
Santa Cruz del Retamar is a municipality in Toledo (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,502 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1902 €/m². Compare Santa Cruz del Retamar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 45157 · CP 45157 · lat 40.17379734638044, lon -4.284483119981529 · 602 m · Income: €30,095