Ávila · Castilla y León · CP 05195
Riofrío
Riofrío: living in Ávila
Riofrío offers 2733 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
188
Avg. summer temp
21.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#7742 / 8133
Overall score
4.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.5/10
Better than other places. About 2,733 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 0% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.5/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 63.0; foreign residents 0.0%; property prices +8.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 7.8/10
In this place taxes are lower than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 14.2% of the area (nearest site ~2.0 km).
Place location
Riofrío in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
63
<16
1.5%
16–64
47.4%
65+
51%
International community
Spanish nationals: 215 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 248 · 63% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 05130 (6.0km)
322 approx. sunny days · 17 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
100 Mbps
Coverage
0%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ávila
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 17 km
Day trip
- 02Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 26 km
- 03Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.9 km
- 04Pinar de Abantos y Zona de la Herreria del Real Sitio de San Lorenzo del Escorial (Open in Maps)
Paraje Pintoresco · 47.2 km
- 05Sotos del Río Guadyerbas y Arenales del Baldío de Velada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 50.4 km
- 06Sierra de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 58.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Riofrío
€2,611
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€1,667
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€2,257
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Riofrío you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
63
Self-employed (approx.)
11
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Cesar Gonzalez Galan (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest city
Ávila · 58 km · 67 min
Nearest airport
Nearest airport · 63 km · 74 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / centro comarcal · 45 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
Nearest AVE / long-distance station · 68 km · 79 min
Nearest coast
Nearest coast · 120 km · 150 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ÁVILA · 19.5 km · 17 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Avanza · Aldea del Rey Niño · 7 km · 6 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
187
995 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
60
319 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
22
117 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2733 sunshine hours
Riofrío averages about 2733 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Riofrío
Riofrío is a municipality in Ávila (Castilla y León) with about 3,040 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1140 €/m². Compare Riofrío with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 05195 · CP 05195 · lat 40.53959743089748, lon -4.754982448738029 · 240 m · Income: €30,083