Madrid · Comunidad de Madrid · CP 28054
El Escorial
El Escorial: living in Madrid
El Escorial offers 2692 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
17,171
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#884 / 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 · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,772 €/m²; cost of living at 126% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~54 min; airport ~148 min; Renfe ~19 min; coach ~17 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.8/10
Better than other places. About 2,692 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 90% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 89.1% of padrón; international residents 10.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population −0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −14.6% over the series; mean age 44.1; foreign residents 10.9%; property prices +8.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 3.7% of the area (nearest site ~2.9 km).
Place location
El Escorial in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.1
<16
14.6%
16–64
66.6%
65+
18.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 14,403 (89.1%)
Foreign residents: 1,759 (10.9%)
- Romania: 363
- Ukraine: 243
- Morocco: 211
- Colombia: 80
- Italy: 69
- Venezuela: 63
- Bulgaria: 52
- Peru: 48
English speakers ≈ 39
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,772
Flats €/m²
2550 €
Houses €/m²
2994 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 181 · 158% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 05184 (13.2km)
317 approx. sunny days · 4 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Madrid
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Pinar de Abantos y Zona de la Herreria del Real Sitio de San Lorenzo del Escorial (Open in Maps)
Paraje Pintoresco · 3.1 km
- 02Curso Medio del Río Guadarrama y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 4.1 km
- 03Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7 km
- 04Cuenca Alta del Manzanares (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 9.7 km
- 05Peña del Arcipreste de Hita (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural de Interés Nacional · 15.4 km
Day trip
- 06Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 41.2 km
- 07Ejes de los Cursos Bajos de los Ríos Manzanares y Jarama (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 47 km
- 08Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 63.8 km
- 09Regajal-Mar Ontigola (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 74.6 km
- 10Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 76.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Escorial
€4,278
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€0
People in Madrid pay about the same tax as here
Difference vs Barcelona
€590
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In El Escorial you pay €665 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.4%
SEPE unemployed
619
Affiliated workers (approx.)
8,141
Self-employed (approx.)
1,372
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€18,848,988
Expenses
€18,848,988
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Antonio Vicente Rubio (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 72.2 km · 148 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Segovia) · 60.3 km · 54 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 49.2 km · 65 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 435.3 km · 373 min
Nearest city
Madrid · 44.3 km · 60 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · EL ESCORIAL · 4.3 km · 19 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Av.Constitucion-Alfonso Xiii · 3 km · 17 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
9,503
553 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,315
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,344
78 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
11
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2692 sunshine hours
El Escorial averages about 2692 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 90.1%
SETELECO reports 90.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near El Escorial.
About El Escorial
El Escorial is a municipality in Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid) with about 3,369 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1669 €/m². Compare El Escorial with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 28054 · CP 28054 · lat 40.58562764891552, lon -4.094860354964409 · 569 m · Income: €45,779