Valladolid · Castilla y León · CP 47089
Melgar de Arriba
Melgar de Arriba: living in Valladolid
Melgar de Arriba offers 2562 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
161
Avg. summer temp
21.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#7287 / 8133
Overall score
5.3/10
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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 · 2.2/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~84 min; airport ~178 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,562 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% 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 · 5.0/10
Average. Spanish residents 89.8% of padrón; international residents 10.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.3/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment +25.0% over the series; mean age 57.8; foreign residents 10.2%; 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 · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 46.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.3 km).
Place location
Melgar de Arriba in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.8
<16
5.4%
16–64
61.3%
65+
33.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 132 (89.8%)
Foreign residents: 15 (10.2%)
- Bulgaria: 11
- Morocco: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,138
Flats €/m²
1047 €
Houses €/m²
1229 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 225 · 60% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 34206 (11.9km)
301 approx. sunny days · 7 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Valladolid
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 52.1 km
- 02Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 65.1 km
- 03Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 65.7 km
- 04Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 84.9 km
- 05Babia y Luna (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 85.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Melgar de Arriba
€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 Melgar de Arriba you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.1%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
71
Self-employed (approx.)
12
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2022
€281,000
Expenses
€281,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Sergio Torbado Delgado (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 238.5 km · 178 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 74 km · 84 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 73.8 km · 79 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 209.7 km · 154 min
Nearest city
Valladolid · 93 km · 110 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRAJAL · 12.2 km · 10 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Sahagun · 16.6 km · 14 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
137
851 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
34
211 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
19
118 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
3
22 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2562 sunshine hours
Melgar de Arriba averages about 2562 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~46%
About 46% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Melgar de Arriba
Melgar de Arriba is a municipality in Valladolid (Castilla y León) with about 2,718 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1818 €/m². Compare Melgar de Arriba with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 47089 · CP 47089 · lat 42.27421154705937, lon -5.100965740324433 · 818 m · Income: €34,271