Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16905
Arcas
Arcas: living in Cuenca
Arcas offers 2739 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,332
Avg. summer temp
22.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#268 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.9/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 618 €/m²; cost of living at 28% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~14 min; airport ~133 min; Renfe ~16 min; coach ~17 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.3/10
Average. About 2,739 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.4°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 96% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.6% of padrón; international residents 5.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.6/10
Average. Population +3.0% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 37.8; foreign residents 5.4%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 4.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 1.2% of the area (nearest site ~4.0 km).
Place location
Arcas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
37.8
<16
18.7%
16–64
72.3%
65+
9.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,623 (94.6%)
Foreign residents: 93 (5.4%)
- Romania: 58
- Bulgaria: 7
- Morocco: 7
- Italy: 5
- Algeria: 4
- Argentina: 3
- Colombia: 2
- Senegal: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 40% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.95, -2.09)
322 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 4 km
- 02Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 5.4 km
- 03Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 6.7 km
- 04Palancares y Tierra Muerta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 8.7 km
- 05Lagunas de Cañada del Hoyo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.6 km
Day trip
- 06Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 26 km
- 07Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 26 km
- 08Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.7 km
- 09Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 50.6 km
- 10Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arcas
€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 Arcas you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.7%
SEPE unemployed
96
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,200
Self-employed (approx.)
202
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,970,400
Expenses
€1,970,400
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Joaquin Gonzalez Mena (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 178.1 km · 133 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 14.5 km · 14 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 178.3 km · 127 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 191.2 km · 147 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 14.5 km · 14 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 12.9 km · 16 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Cuenca · 14 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
1,142
490 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
248
106 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
250
107 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
15
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2739 sunshine hours
Arcas averages about 2739 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96%) makes Arcas a practical base for remote work.
About Arcas
Arcas is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 761 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1461 €/m². Compare Arcas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16905 · CP 16905 · lat 39.95402044893501, lon -2.088806967173177 · 661 m · Income: €37,877