León · Castilla y León · CP 24041
Carucedo
Carucedo: living in León
Carucedo offers 2448 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
479
Avg. summer temp
22°C
Best place to buy a house
#5944 / 8133
Overall score
5.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 7.4/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 792 €/m²; cost of living at 36% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~78 min; airport ~125 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. About 2,448 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.5/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 61% 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.4% of padrón; international residents 1.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −43.5% over the series; mean age 58.5; foreign residents 1.6%; property prices +4.0% 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 · 6.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 88.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Carucedo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58.5
<16
3.8%
16–64
55.7%
65+
40.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 553 (98.4%)
Foreign residents: 9 (1.6%)
- Portugal: 6
- Romania: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 24038 (8.6km)
288 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
60.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Médulas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 0 km
- 02Serra da Enciña da Lastra (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.4 km
- 03Lago de la Baña (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 23.7 km
Day trip
- 04Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25.7 km
- 05Val do río Navea (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 39.4 km
- 06Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.2 km
- 07Muniellos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 54.5 km
- 08O Invernadeiro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 55.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Carucedo
€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 Carucedo you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
SEPE unemployed
13
Affiliated workers (approx.)
190
Self-employed (approx.)
32
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2023
€683,000
Expenses
€683,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Alfonso Fernandez Pacios (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de A Coruña (LCG) · 201 km · 125 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Lugo) · 110.3 km · 78 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 139.9 km · 90 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 201.5 km · 173 min
Nearest city
León · 141.2 km · 97 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · COVAS · 4.9 km · 4 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Toral De Los Vados · 8.9 km · 8 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
354
739 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
151
315 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
50
104 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
1
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
17
48 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2448 sunshine hours
Carucedo averages about 2448 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€792/m²
Asking prices around €792 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Natura 2000 ~88%
About 88% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Carucedo
Carucedo is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 1,171 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2871 €/m². Compare Carucedo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24041 · CP 24041 · lat 42.48540919962909, lon -6.789227570732401 · 171 m · Income: €28,574