Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06121
Santa Marta
Santa Marta: living in Badajoz
Santa Marta offers 2785 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,201
Avg. summer temp
27.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#178 / 8133
Overall score
7.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.4/10
Average. Hospital ~82 min; airport ~72 min; Renfe ~78 min; coach ~43 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.5/10
Average. About 2,785 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.4°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.6% of padrón; international residents 4.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −36.0% over the series; mean age 43.5; foreign residents 4.4%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.1/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~150; Natura 2000 covers about 63.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Santa Marta in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.5
<16
15%
16–64
64.7%
65+
20.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,940 (95.6%)
Foreign residents: 182 (4.4%)
- Romania: 137
- Portugal: 17
- Morocco: 17
- China: 4
- Ukraine: 2
- United Kingdom: 1
- Algeria: 1
- Bolivia: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 165 · 25% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.65, -6.64)
328 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Minas de Santa Marta (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 3.4 km
- 02Cañada de Sierra Calera (Open in Maps)
Lugar de Interés Científico · 6.3 km
- 03El Chaparral (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 14.2 km
- 04Río Alcarrache (Open in Maps)
Corredor Ecológico y de Biodiversidad · 23.8 km
Day trip
- 05Tres Arroyos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 32.2 km
- 06Cornalvo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.6 km
- 07Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.8 km
- 08La Pisá del Caballo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 65.5 km
- 09Los Baselisos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 76.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Marta
€4,602
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€324
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€266
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Santa Marta you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.1%
SEPE unemployed
219
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,924
Self-employed (approx.)
326
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Maria Virtudes Marquez Peinado (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 61.7 km · 72 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Badajoz) · 59.8 km · 82 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 182.2 km · 152 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 240.5 km · 215 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 59.8 km · 82 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALMENDRALEJO · 28.8 km · 78 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Santa Marta De Los Barros · 4.6 km · 43 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
2,512
598 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
667
159 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
207
49 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
104
41 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2785 sunshine hours
Santa Marta averages about 2785 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
Natura 2000 ~63%
About 63% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Santa Marta
Santa Marta is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 1,110 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2710 €/m². Compare Santa Marta with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06121 · CP 06121 · lat 38.647052189060375, lon -6.6415444924736935 · 110 m · Income: €24,387