León · Castilla y León · CP 24079
Gradefes
Gradefes: living in León
Gradefes offers 2560 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
882
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#6940 / 8133
Overall score
5.4/10
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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 · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~73 min; airport ~172 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,560 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.8/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 64% 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.5% of padrón; international residents 3.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population −4.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.3% over the series; mean age 57.0; foreign residents 3.5%; 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 · 4.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~910; Natura 2000 covers about 1.1% of the area (nearest site ~5.3 km).
Place location
Gradefes in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57
<16
6.3%
16–64
52.1%
65+
41.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 921 (96.5%)
Foreign residents: 33 (3.5%)
- Morocco: 15
- Bulgaria: 5
- Venezuela: 4
- Portugal: 2
- United Kingdom: 2
- Algeria: 1
- Bolivia: 1
- Colombia: 1
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 25% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 24225 (14.9km)
301 approx. sunny days · 10 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
64.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 26.6 km
- 02Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.4 km
- 03Redes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.4 km
- 04Babia y Luna (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 48.6 km
- 05Ponga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Gradefes
€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 Gradefes you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.1%
SEPE unemployed
28
Affiliated workers (approx.)
327
Self-employed (approx.)
55
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,030,527
Expenses
€1,030,527
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Amador Aller Coque (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 217.1 km · 172 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 51.3 km · 73 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 51.1 km · 68 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 188.4 km · 148 min
Nearest city
León · 51.3 km · 73 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LA ERCINA · 24.7 km · 21 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Valdealcon · 2.7 km · 2 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
678
769 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
187
212 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
74
84 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2560 sunshine hours
Gradefes averages about 2560 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.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Gradefes
Gradefes is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 1,272 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2972 €/m². Compare Gradefes with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24079 · CP 24079 · lat 42.65086106112625, lon -5.27668677797584 · 272 m · Income: €29,807