Ciudad Real · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 13055
Mestanza
Mestanza: living in Ciudad Real
Mestanza offers 2820 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
634
Avg. summer temp
28.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#7235 / 8133
Overall score
5.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.6/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 662 €/m²; cost of living at 30% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 0.7/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~109 min; airport ~243 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,820 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.7°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.3/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 59% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.5% of padrón; international residents 1.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population −3.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.0% over the series; mean age 55.7; foreign residents 1.5%; property prices +5.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 44.3% of the area (nearest site ~0.8 km).
Place location
Mestanza in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.7
<16
4.5%
16–64
54.8%
65+
40.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 657 (98.5%)
Foreign residents: 10 (1.5%)
- Paraguay: 3
- Romania: 2
- Russia: 2
- Cuba: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€662
Flats €/m²
609 €
Houses €/m²
715 €
6-year change
+37.9%
Province rank: # / 102 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 13094 (16.2km)
332 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
59.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Ciudad Real
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Mina de los Pontones (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 6.5 km
- 03Túneles de Ojailén (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 7.2 km
- 04Volcan del Alhorin (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.2 km
- 05Sierra de Andújar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.6 km
Day trip
- 06Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.3 km
- 07Despeñaperros (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.9 km
- 08Túnel de Niefla (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35 km
- 09Laguna de Caracuel (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 38.2 km
- 10Rio Guadalmez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 38.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Mestanza
€3,362
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€916
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,506
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Mestanza you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
13.5%
SEPE unemployed
47
Affiliated workers (approx.)
243
Self-employed (approx.)
42
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€846,000
Expenses
€846,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Antonio Pareja Salcedo (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 243.8 km · 243 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 72.7 km · 109 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 180.2 km · 202 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 269.6 km · 231 min
Nearest city
Ciudad Real · 72.7 km · 109 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PUERTOLLANO · 34.6 km · 30 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Puertollano · 35 km · 30 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
354
558 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
161
254 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
48
76 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
1
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2820 sunshine hours
Mestanza averages about 2820 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€662/m²
Asking prices around €662 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Mestanza
Mestanza is a municipality in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,894 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1594 €/m². Compare Mestanza with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 13055 · CP 13055 · lat 38.483591188759135, lon -3.984516452293299 · 894 m · Income: €23,565