Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09318
Riocavado de la Sierra
Riocavado de la Sierra: living in Burgos
Riocavado de la Sierra offers 2502 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and a very small municipality — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
54
Avg. summer temp
20.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#7966 / 8133
Overall score
4.4/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.2/10
Average. Housing about 922 €/m²; cost of living at 42% 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 · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,502 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 0% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 1.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.8% vs last year; registered unemployment —% over the series; mean age 65.5; foreign residents 0.0%; property prices +4.5% 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Riocavado de la Sierra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
65.5
<16
3.6%
16–64
37.5%
65+
58.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 60 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 414 · 56% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 09184 (15.0km)
294 approx. sunny days · 52 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
100 Mbps
Coverage
0%
5G mobile coverage is limited here
Connectivity
Connection to Burgos
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.9 km
- 02Lagunas Glaciares de Neila (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.6 km
- 03Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.6 km
Day trip
- 04Laguna Negra y Circos Glaciares de Urbion (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.9 km
- 05Cañón del Río Lobos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.5 km
- 06Sierra de Cebollera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.6 km
- 07La Laguna de Hervias (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 41.6 km
- 08Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Riocavado de la Sierra
€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 Riocavado de la Sierra you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
14
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Martin Hoyuelos Sedano (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
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
Burgos · 29 km · 33 min
Nearest airport
Nearest airport · 34 km · 42 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / centro comarcal · 29 km · 32 min
High-speed rail
Nearest AVE / long-distance station · 39 km · 45 min
Nearest coast
Nearest coast · 121 km · 151 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BRIVIESCA · 55.6 km · 48 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Pineda De La Sierra · 10 km · 9 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
34
630 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
10
185 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
19 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2502 sunshine hours
Riocavado de la Sierra averages about 2502 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Riocavado de la Sierra
Riocavado de la Sierra is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 2,381 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1581 €/m². Compare Riocavado de la Sierra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09318 · CP 09318 · lat 42.17918845427558, lon -3.221355906528338 · 481 m · Income: €31,518