Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37107
Ciudad Rodrigo
Ciudad Rodrigo: living in Salamanca
Ciudad Rodrigo offers 2669 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
11,750
Avg. summer temp
22.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#3581 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.0/10
Average. Housing about 994 €/m²; cost of living at 45% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~65 min; airport ~225 min; Renfe ~63 min; coach ~11 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,669 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.0% of padrón; international residents 3.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.1/10
Average. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.6% over the series; mean age 49.7; foreign residents 3.0%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 6.4/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-550; Natura 2000 covers about 18.6% of the area (nearest site ~3.1 km).
Place location
Ciudad Rodrigo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.7
<16
11.5%
16–64
58.9%
65+
29.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 11,975 (97.0%)
Foreign residents: 369 (3.0%)
- Portugal: 112
- Morocco: 108
- Romania: 38
- China: 26
- Brazil: 22
- Peru: 15
- France: 14
- Cuba: 6
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 32% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 37009 (15.0km)
314 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.7 km
- 02Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.8 km
Day trip
- 03Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 54.1 km
- 04Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 57.1 km
- 05Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 64.7 km
- 06Monte Valcorchero (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 68.7 km
- 07Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 73.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Ciudad Rodrigo
€4,484
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€206
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€384
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Ciudad Rodrigo you pay €871 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.2%
SEPE unemployed
703
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,878
Self-employed (approx.)
831
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€11,910,000
Expenses
€11,910,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Marcos Iglesias Caridad (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular de Castilla y León
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 262 km · 225 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 89.2 km · 65 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 206.8 km · 125 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 449 km · 385 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 89.2 km · 65 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SALAMANCA-LA ALAMEDILLA · 91.1 km · 63 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Ciudad Rodrigo · 4.5 km · 11 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
6,928
590 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,569
134 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
772
66 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
26
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
51
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2669 sunshine hours
Ciudad Rodrigo averages about 2669 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~19%
About 19% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 89.4%
SETELECO reports 89.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Ciudad Rodrigo
Ciudad Rodrigo is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 2,408 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3008 €/m². Compare Ciudad Rodrigo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37107 · CP 37107 · lat 40.618097028820834, lon -6.492322034587587 · 508 m · Income: €28,453