Soria · Castilla y León · CP 42020
Almazán
Almazán: living in Soria
Almazán offers 2629 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,544
Avg. summer temp
21.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#454 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~39 min; airport ~145 min; Renfe ~19 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.6/10
Average. About 2,629 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.0% of padrón; international residents 10.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.2/10
Average. Population +1.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −13.3% over the series; mean age 45.6; foreign residents 10.0%; property prices −0.6% 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 1.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
Almazán in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.6
<16
13.9%
16–64
61.8%
65+
24.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,938 (90.0%)
Foreign residents: 551 (10.0%)
- Morocco: 179
- Bulgaria: 75
- Ecuador: 70
- Romania: 49
- Poland: 33
- Bolivia: 18
- China: 13
- Peru: 12
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+-3.5%
Province rank: # / 184 · 71% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 42003 (16.1km)
309 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Soria
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Saladares de la cuenca del Río Salado (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 29.7 km
- 02Sabinar de Calatañazor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.3 km
- 03Cueva de los Murcielagos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 43 km
- 04Cerros Volcánicos de la Miñosa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 43.6 km
- 05Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Almazán
€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 Almazán you pay €871 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
SEPE unemployed
169
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,441
Self-employed (approx.)
411
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€11,454,034
Expenses
€11,454,034
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jesus Maria Cedazo Minguez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Zaragoza (ZAZ) · 197.5 km · 145 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Soria) · 36.9 km · 39 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 202.4 km · 131 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 282.6 km · 242 min
Nearest city
Soria · 36.9 km · 39 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALMAZÁN-VILLA · 4.2 km · 19 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Almazán · 3.9 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
3,309
597 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
783
141 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
305
55 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
10
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
89
27 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2629 sunshine hours
Almazán averages about 2629 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.8%) makes Almazán a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€792/m²
Asking prices around €792 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Almazán
Almazán is a municipality in Soria (Castilla y León) with about 2,068 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1068 €/m². Compare Almazán with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 42020 · CP 42020 · lat 41.48299356782809, lon -2.555974190599831 · 168 m · Income: €34,373