Valladolid · Castilla y León · CP 47232
La Zarza
La Zarza: living in Valladolid
La Zarza offers 2616 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
3,339
Avg. summer temp
22.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#5605 / 8133
Overall score
5.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.9/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,138 €/m²; cost of living at 52% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.2/10
Average. Hospital ~63 min; airport ~204 min; Renfe ~34 min; coach ~21 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.2/10
Average. About 2,616 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.2% of padrón; international residents 1.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.3/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 52.3; foreign residents 1.8%; 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~201; Natura 2000 covers about 10.9% of the area (nearest site ~0.6 km).
Place location
La Zarza in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.3
<16
3.5%
16–64
65.2%
65+
31.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 109 (98.2%)
Foreign residents: 2 (1.8%)
- Bulgaria: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,138
Flats €/m²
1047 €
Houses €/m²
1229 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 225 · 139% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 47002 (11.5km)
308 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Valladolid
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.3 km
- 02Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 67.8 km
- 03Hoces del Río Duratón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 72.4 km
- 04Sierra de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 72.6 km
- 05Cuenca Alta del Manzanares (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 79.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Zarza
€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 La Zarza you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0.3%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,567
Self-employed (approx.)
261
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€309,290
Expenses
€309,290
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- TLP
Silvia Dominguez Lorenzo (TLP)
2023–2027 · La Zarza Responde-Tlp
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 289 km · 204 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valladolid) · 70.8 km · 63 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 52.3 km · 66 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 299.7 km · 194 min
Nearest city
Valladolid · 70.8 km · 63 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MEDINA DEL CAMPO · 20 km · 34 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Olmedo · 10.5 km · 21 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
123
37 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
37
11 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
16
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
41 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2616 sunshine hours
La Zarza averages about 2616 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.2%) makes La Zarza 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 La Zarza
La Zarza is a municipality in Valladolid (Castilla y León) with about 4,478 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 778 €/m². Compare La Zarza with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 47232 · CP 47232 · lat 41.26733174826842, lon -4.770229179067695 · 778 m · Income: €28,258