Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16027
Barajas de Melo
Barajas de Melo: living in Cuenca
Barajas de Melo offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,011
Avg. summer temp
25.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#4439 / 8133
Overall score
6.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.9/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 618 €/m²; cost of living at 28% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~74 min; airport ~165 min; Renfe ~101 min; coach ~42 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,756 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.8/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 54% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 4.6/10
Average. Spanish residents 83.9% of padrón; international residents 16.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.1/10
Average. Population +3.9% vs last year; registered unemployment +14.3% over the series; mean age 47.0; foreign residents 16.1%; 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 · 2.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~7.4 km).
Place location
Barajas de Melo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47
<16
10.1%
16–64
64.7%
65+
25.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 782 (83.9%)
Foreign residents: 150 (16.1%)
- Romania: 112
- Morocco: 18
- France: 4
- Colombia: 3
- Cuba: 3
- Brazil: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 46% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.12, -2.96)
324 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
53.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sotos del Río Tajo (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 23 km
Day trip
- 02Cerros Margosos de Pastrana y Yebra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 26.1 km
- 03Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.5 km
- 04Ejes de los Cursos Bajos de los Ríos Manzanares y Jarama (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 42.2 km
- 05Área crítica de la Vella Pseudocytisus Subsp.pseudocytisus (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 46.9 km
- 06Valle del Río Ungría (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 52.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Barajas de Melo
€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 Barajas de Melo you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.8%
SEPE unemployed
64
Affiliated workers (approx.)
461
Self-employed (approx.)
78
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2014
€1,034,145
Expenses
€1,034,145
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria de los Milagros Llorente Rodriguez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 111.9 km · 165 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 93.2 km · 74 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 106.2 km · 93 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 318.9 km · 273 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 93.2 km · 74 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ALCALÁ DE HENARES-UNIVERSIDAD · 121.3 km · 101 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Villarrubio · 31.8 km · 42 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
652
645 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
204
202 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
70
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2756 sunshine hours
Barajas de Melo averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€618/m²
Asking prices around €618 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Barajas de Melo
Barajas de Melo is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,176 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1276 €/m². Compare Barajas de Melo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16027 · CP 16027 · lat 40.11686269209611, lon -2.9623050099509554 · 176 m · Income: €28,674