Cáceres · Extremadura · CP 10021
Arroyo de la Luz
Arroyo de la Luz: living in Cáceres
Arroyo de la Luz offers 2732 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,495
Avg. summer temp
25.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#808 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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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 · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~65 min; airport ~114 min; Renfe ~39 min; coach ~28 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,732 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.6°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 · 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.3% of padrón; international residents 0.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.7/10
Average. Population −0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −34.4% over the series; mean age 47.8; foreign residents 0.7%; property prices +6.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.7/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 6.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-50; Natura 2000 covers about 1.2% of the area (nearest site ~1.9 km).
Place location
Arroyo de la Luz in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.8
<16
11.2%
16–64
65.1%
65+
23.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,769 (99.3%)
Foreign residents: 42 (0.7%)
- Morocco: 9
- China: 5
- Argentina: 4
- Italy: 3
- Portugal: 3
- Dominican Republic: 3
- Pakistan: 3
- Germany: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 223 · 39% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.52, -6.58)
321 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cáceres
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Dehesa de la Luz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 1 km
- 02Los Barruecos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.9 km
- 03Charca de Brozas (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 18.9 km
Day trip
- 04Parque Natural Tajo Internacional (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.1 km
- 05Cerro Tomillar (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 49.8 km
- 06Cornalvo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.5 km
- 07Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 53.8 km
- 08Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 63.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arroyo de la Luz
€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 Arroyo de la Luz you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.1%
SEPE unemployed
360
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,521
Self-employed (approx.)
429
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€7,482,047
Expenses
€7,482,047
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Carlos Caro Dominguez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 135.5 km · 114 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cáceres) · 32.9 km · 65 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 322.7 km · 277 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 353.8 km · 303 min
Nearest city
Cáceres · 27.2 km · 23 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ARROYO DE MALPARTIDA · 10.9 km · 39 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses Arroyo de la Luz · 6.1 km · 28 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
3,194
581 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
780
142 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
247
45 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
11
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
16
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2732 sunshine hours
Arroyo de la Luz averages about 2732 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98%) makes Arroyo de la Luz a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Arroyo de la Luz
Arroyo de la Luz is a municipality in Cáceres (Extremadura) with about 2,424 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1724 €/m². Compare Arroyo de la Luz with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 10021 · CP 10021 · lat 39.519620273452425, lon -6.582928090831015 · 524 m · Income: €26,707