La Rioja · La Rioja · CP 26079
Huércanos
Huércanos: living in La Rioja
Huércanos offers 2351 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
856
Avg. summer temp
21.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#2203 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~34 min; airport ~86 min; Renfe ~34 min; coach ~20 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.1/10
Worse than other places. About 2,351 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Spanish residents 86.5% of padrón; international residents 13.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population +1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −30.0% over the series; mean age 47.6; foreign residents 13.5%; 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 · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~5.8 km).
Place location
Huércanos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.6
<16
14.4%
16–64
57.4%
65+
28.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 707 (86.5%)
Foreign residents: 110 (13.5%)
- Morocco: 55
- Portugal: 28
- Romania: 6
- United Kingdom: 3
- Colombia: 2
- Dominican Republic: 2
- France: 1
- Algeria: 1
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€963
Flats €/m²
886 €
Houses €/m²
1040 €
6-year change
+38.7%
Province rank: # / 175 · 96% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 26163 (4.4km)
277 approx. sunny days · 12 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Logroño
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Complejo Lagunar de Laguardia (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 13.8 km
- 02La Laguna de Hervias (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 15.9 km
- 03Embalse de Salobre o de las Cañas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 21.9 km
- 04Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 25 km
Day trip
- 05Dolinas de Zenzano (Open in Maps)
Área Natural Singular · 27 km
- 06Izki (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.7 km
- 07Peñalabeja (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.7 km
- 08Sierra de Cebollera (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34 km
- 09Barranco de Lasia (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 39.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Huércanos
€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 Huércanos you pay €330 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.7%
SEPE unemployed
28
Affiliated workers (approx.)
349
Self-employed (approx.)
59
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2022
€874,650
Expenses
€874,650
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Roberto Varona Alonso (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Pamplona (PNA) · 112 km · 86 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Logroño) · 26.6 km · 34 min
High-speed rail
AVE Zaragoza Delicias · 194.3 km · 127 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 192 km · 134 min
Nearest city
Logroño · 26.6 km · 34 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LOGROÑO · 27.7 km · 34 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Jiménez Movilidad · Nájera · 6.2 km · 20 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
501
585 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
207
242 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
73
85 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
8
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
2351 sunshine hours
Huércanos averages about 2351 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.6%) makes Huércanos a practical base for remote work.
About Huércanos
Huércanos is a municipality in La Rioja (La Rioja) with about 2,354 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 954 €/m². Compare Huércanos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 26079 · CP 26079 · lat 42.43224579948833, lon -2.66680492064048 · 454 m · Income: €27,568