Soria · Castilla y León · CP 42209
Villar del Río
Villar del Río: living in Soria
Villar del Río offers 2425 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
155
Avg. summer temp
16.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#7774 / 8133
Overall score
4.8/10
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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 · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.6/10
Average. About 2,425 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 0% 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Spanish residents 97.1% of padrón; international residents 2.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.5/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.0% over the series; mean age 56.8; foreign residents 2.9%; property prices −0.6% 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 · 4.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 15.9% of the area (nearest site ~1.4 km).
Place location
Villar del Río in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.8
<16
5.6%
16–64
59.6%
65+
34.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 135 (97.1%)
Foreign residents: 4 (2.9%)
- Morocco: 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+-3.5%
Province rank: # / 184 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 26004 (10.9km)
285 approx. sunny days · 33 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
100 Mbps
Coverage
0%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Soria
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Acebal de Garagüeta (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 9.4 km
- 02Sierra de Cebollera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11 km
Day trip
- 03Dolinas de Zenzano (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 26.7 km
- 04Carrascal de Villarroya (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 27 km
- 05Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.1 km
- 06Laguna Negra y Circos Glaciares de Urbion (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.1 km
- 07Zonas húmedas y yasas de la Degollada y El Recuenco (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 41.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villar del Río
€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 Villar del Río you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.5%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
65
Self-employed (approx.)
11
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€778,255
Expenses
€778,255
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Miguel Angel Lopez Martinez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest city
Soria · 55 km · 63 min
Nearest airport
Nearest airport · 60 km · 71 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / centro comarcal · 45 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
Nearest AVE / long-distance station · 65 km · 75 min
Nearest coast
Nearest coast · 117 km · 146 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SORIA · 48.7 km · 42 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Jiménez Movilidad · Ajamil · 18.6 km · 16 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
70
452 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
47
303 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
10
65 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2425 sunshine hours
Villar del Río averages about 2425 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 Villar del Río
Villar del Río is a municipality in Soria (Castilla y León) with about 3,937 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2937 €/m². Compare Villar del Río with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 42209 · CP 42209 · lat 42.071156840432565, lon -2.3819160832633406 · 237 m · Income: €33,349