Valladolid · Castilla y León · CP 47231
Zaratán
Zaratán: living in Valladolid
Zaratán offers 2620 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and a hospital within about half an hour — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
6,386
Avg. summer temp
22.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#3653 / 8133
Overall score
6.5/10
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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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~12 min; airport ~166 min; Renfe ~26 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.3/10
Average. About 2,620 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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.7% of padrón; international residents 3.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population +0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −8.2% over the series; mean age 38.6; foreign residents 3.3%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 1.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~9.7 km).
Place location
Zaratán in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
38.6
<16
22.1%
16–64
69.7%
65+
8.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,029 (96.7%)
Foreign residents: 204 (3.3%)
- Romania: 37
- Bulgaria: 29
- Morocco: 19
- Portugal: 18
- China: 18
- France: 12
- Ukraine: 8
- Brazil: 6
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,138
Flats €/m²
1047 €
Houses €/m²
1229 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 225 · 140% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 47010 (3.6km)
308 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
100%
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 · 29.2 km
- 02Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 58.7 km
- 03Hoces del Río Duratón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 83.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Zaratán
€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 Zaratán you pay €871 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5%
SEPE unemployed
223
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,171
Self-employed (approx.)
534
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€6,789,457
Expenses
€6,789,457
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Roberto Migallon Gonzalez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 240.5 km · 166 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Valladolid) · 2 km · 12 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 7.3 km · 26 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 251.2 km · 157 min
Nearest city
Valladolid · 2 km · 12 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VALLADOLID-CAMPO GRANDE · 7.2 km · 26 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Simancas · 12.9 km · 22 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
3,972
622 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,088
170 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
605
95 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
6
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
40
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2620 sunshine hours
Zaratán averages about 2620 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 100%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (100%) makes Zaratán a practical base for remote work.
About Zaratán
Zaratán is a municipality in Valladolid (Castilla y León) with about 4,477 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 777 €/m². Compare Zaratán with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 47231 · CP 47231 · lat 41.654540240911, lon -4.797836175957751 · 777 m · Income: €39,329