Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37278
San Cristóbal de la Cuesta
San Cristóbal de la Cuesta: living in Salamanca
San Cristóbal de la Cuesta offers 2650 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,169
Avg. summer temp
22.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#1656 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~28 min; airport ~215 min; Renfe ~13 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,650 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.5% of padrón; international residents 5.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +4.5% over the series; mean age 41.2; foreign residents 5.5%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~12.6 km).
Place location
San Cristóbal de la Cuesta in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.2
<16
15.2%
16–64
74.3%
65+
10.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 982 (94.5%)
Foreign residents: 57 (5.5%)
- Romania: 17
- Morocco: 6
- Bulgaria: 5
- Brazil: 4
- Peru: 4
- France: 3
- Argentina: 3
- Colombia: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 68% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (41.03, -5.62)
312 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49.1 km
- 02Arribes del Duero (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 60.3 km
- 03Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 66.1 km
- 04Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 72.5 km
- 05Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 76.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · San Cristóbal de la Cuesta
€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 San Cristóbal de la Cuesta you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.1%
SEPE unemployed
70
Affiliated workers (approx.)
615
Self-employed (approx.)
104
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€992,737
Expenses
€992,737
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Abel Celso Garcia Martin (CS)
2023–2027 · Ciudadanos-Partido de la Ciudadania
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 247 km · 215 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 12 km · 28 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 111.7 km · 77 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 377.2 km · 323 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 12 km · 28 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MORISCOS · 4.5 km · 13 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Salamanca · Estación de Autobuses · 9.4 km · 19 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
647
553 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
90
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
137
117 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2650 sunshine hours
San Cristóbal de la Cuesta averages about 2650 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.4%) makes San Cristóbal de la Cuesta a practical base for remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About San Cristóbal de la Cuesta
San Cristóbal de la Cuesta is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 3,587 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1387 €/m². Compare San Cristóbal de la Cuesta with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37278 · CP 37278 · lat 41.03254831999106, lon -5.6180862020353874 · 787 m · Income: €32,993