Madrid · Comunidad de Madrid · CP 28120
Rascafría
Rascafría: living in Madrid
Rascafría offers 2649 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and a small rural municipality — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,704
Avg. summer temp
21.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#4935 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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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 · 5.6/10
Average. Hospital ~76 min; airport ~183 min; Renfe ~33 min; coach ~20 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.3/10
Average. About 2,649 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.1/10
Average. Spanish residents 79.2% of padrón; international residents 20.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.7% over the series; mean age 49.6; foreign residents 20.8%; 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 · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Rascafría in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.6
<16
9%
16–64
64.5%
65+
26.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,318 (79.2%)
Foreign residents: 346 (20.8%)
- Romania: 228
- Bulgaria: 32
- Chile: 20
- Morocco: 13
- Poland: 6
- China: 6
- Algeria: 5
- Italy: 4
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,772
Flats €/m²
2550 €
Houses €/m²
2994 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 181 · 104% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 28003 (7.4km)
312 approx. sunny days · 22 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Madrid
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 1.3 km
- 02Cuenca Alta del Manzanares (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 3.8 km
- 03Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.2 km
- 04Peña del Arcipreste de Hita (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural de Interés Nacional · 25 km
Day trip
- 05Curso Medio del Río Guadarrama y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 28.2 km
- 06Pinar de Abantos y Zona de la Herreria del Real Sitio de San Lorenzo del Escorial (Open in Maps)
Paraje Pintoresco · 33.7 km
- 07Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.8 km
- 08Hayedo de Montejo de la Sierra (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 42.5 km
- 09Hoces del Río Duratón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Rascafría
€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 Rascafría you pay €665 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.7%
SEPE unemployed
63
Affiliated workers (approx.)
782
Self-employed (approx.)
132
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,223,037
Expenses
€2,223,037
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- VOX
Óscar Joaquín Robles Hernández (VOX)
2023–2027 · Vox
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 109.2 km · 183 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Segovia) · 51.1 km · 76 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 83 km · 103 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 392.3 km · 336 min
Nearest city
Madrid · 79 km · 99 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · LOS COTOS · 11.8 km · 33 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · El Paular - Ctra M-604 · 4.9 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
984
577 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
443
260 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
119
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
8
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2649 sunshine hours
Rascafría averages about 2649 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.1%) makes Rascafría a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Rascafría
Rascafría is a municipality in Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid) with about 4,233 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2533 €/m². Compare Rascafría with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 28120 · CP 28120 · lat 40.863974654769216, lon -3.895596066712934 · 533 m · Income: €36,162