La Rioja · La Rioja · CP 26041
Cárdenas
Cárdenas: living in La Rioja
Cárdenas offers 2340 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
132
Avg. summer temp
19.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#4407 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.4/10
Average. Housing about 963 €/m²; cost of living at 44% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~31 min; airport ~83 min; Renfe ~32 min; coach ~1 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.4/10
Average. About 2,340 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 6.9/10
Average. Spanish residents 89.7% of padrón; international residents 10.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population +2.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −16.7% over the series; mean age 56.6; foreign residents 10.3%; property prices +5.6% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.6/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 2.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.9 km).
Place location
Cárdenas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
56.6
<16
4.7%
16–64
49.2%
65+
46.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 122 (89.7%)
Foreign residents: 14 (10.3%)
- Portugal: 8
- Morocco: 5
- Romania: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€963
Flats €/m²
886 €
Houses €/m²
1040 €
6-year change
+38.7%
Province rank: # / 175 · 108% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 26152 (7.5km)
275 approx. sunny days · 14 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Logroño
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Laguna de Hervias (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 11.2 km
- 02Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 16.1 km
- 03Complejo Lagunar de Laguardia (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 24.1 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra de Cebollera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 29.2 km
- 05Embalse de Salobre o de las Cañas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 31.8 km
- 06Dolinas de Zenzano (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 32.6 km
- 07Lagunas Glaciares de Neila (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.6 km
- 08Laguna Negra y Circos Glaciares de Urbion (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cárdenas
€3,283
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€995
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,585
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Cárdenas you pay €330 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.7%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
46
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€733,393
Expenses
€733,393
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Maria Cristina Navaridas Garcia (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Pamplona (PNA) · 116.3 km · 83 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Logroño) · 30.9 km · 31 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 198.6 km · 124 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 196.3 km · 132 min
Nearest city
Logroño · 30.9 km · 31 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LOGROÑO · 32.1 km · 32 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Jiménez Movilidad · Cárdenas · 0.1 km · 1 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
94
712 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
48
364 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
9
68 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2340 sunshine hours
Cárdenas averages about 2340 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 94.2%
SETELECO reports 94.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
La Rioja offers up to €700 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Cárdenas
Cárdenas is a municipality in La Rioja (La Rioja) with about 2,253 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 853 €/m². Compare Cárdenas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 26041 · CP 26041 · lat 42.374550098734666, lon -2.766940091451153 · 353 m · Income: €21,959