Cáceres · Extremadura · CP 10048
Carrascalejo
Carrascalejo: living in Cáceres
Carrascalejo offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
223
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#6016 / 8133
Overall score
5.8/10
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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 · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~130 min; airport ~189 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,756 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.5°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 92% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 96.3% of padrón; international residents 3.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population −0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.6% over the series; mean age 60.3; foreign residents 3.7%; property prices +6.0% 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 20.0% of the area (nearest site ~1.0 km).
Place location
Carrascalejo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
60.3
<16
1.7%
16–64
44.2%
65+
54.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 208 (96.3%)
Foreign residents: 8 (3.7%)
- Romania: 6
- Poland: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 223 · 38% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 10213 (3.4km)
324 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cáceres
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cueva de Castañar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.6 km
- 02Rincón del Torozo (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 22.4 km
- 03Corredor del Río Guadalupejo (Open in Maps)
Corredor Ecológico y de Biodiversidad · 23.3 km
Day trip
- 04Garganta de las Lanchas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 27.1 km
- 05Dehesa Camadilla de Almaraz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 44.6 km
- 06Sotos del Río Guadyerbas y Arenales del Baldío de Velada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 44.8 km
- 07Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 46.7 km
- 08Cabañeros (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 47.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Carrascalejo
€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 Carrascalejo you pay €989 more 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 2024
€756,500
Expenses
€756,500
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Sonia Cid Jiménez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 270.2 km · 189 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Toledo) · 153.6 km · 130 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 191.7 km · 153 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 422.6 km · 362 min
Nearest city
Cáceres · 206.2 km · 163 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · OROPESA DE TOLEDO · 42.2 km · 36 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Carrascalejo de la Jara · 1.1 km · 1 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
120
538 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
96
430 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
3
13 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
33 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
Carrascalejo averages about 2756 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.
About Carrascalejo
Carrascalejo is a municipality in Cáceres (Extremadura) with about 2,493 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1793 €/m². Compare Carrascalejo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 10048 · CP 10048 · lat 39.64146020015297, lon -5.219037037758723 · 593 m · Income: €25,283