León · Castilla y León · CP 24159
Santa Marina del Rey
Santa Marina del Rey: living in León
Santa Marina del Rey offers 2551 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,718
Avg. summer temp
20.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#3071 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~39 min; airport ~129 min; Renfe ~12 min; coach ~8 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,551 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.4% of padrón; international residents 1.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.6/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.7% over the series; mean age 55.2; 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 · 5.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~650; Natura 2000 covers about 0.7% of the area (nearest site ~2.9 km).
Place location
Santa Marina del Rey in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.2
<16
7.2%
16–64
53.5%
65+
39.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,885 (98.4%)
Foreign residents: 31 (1.6%)
- Romania: 10
- Morocco: 8
- Russia: 2
- Brazil: 2
- Colombia: 2
- Cuba: 2
- Venezuela: 2
- Peru: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 70% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 24205 (6.5km)
300 approx. sunny days · 10 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Babia y Luna (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.8 km
- 02Las Ubiñas-La Mesa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.3 km
- 03Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 62.3 km
- 04Somiedo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 63.3 km
- 05Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 66.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Marina del Rey
€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 Santa Marina del Rey you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.3%
SEPE unemployed
49
Affiliated workers (approx.)
654
Self-employed (approx.)
110
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,740,980
Expenses
€1,740,980
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Francisco Javier Alvarez Alvarez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 183.1 km · 129 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 32.2 km · 39 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 30.8 km · 32 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 154.3 km · 105 min
Nearest city
León · 32.2 km · 39 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLAVANTE · 4.3 km · 12 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Santa Marina Del Rey-Colegio · 3 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
1,328
773 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Trucks
283
165 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
101
59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
15
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2551 sunshine hours
Santa Marina del Rey averages about 2551 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.
About Santa Marina del Rey
Santa Marina del Rey is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 2,171 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1071 €/m². Compare Santa Marina del Rey with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24159 · CP 24159 · lat 42.49274081579965, lon -5.841809675826837 · 271 m · Income: €31,272