Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16093
Garaballa
Garaballa: living in Cuenca
Garaballa offers 2722 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
58
Avg. summer temp
20.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#5874 / 8133
Overall score
5.9/10
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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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~85 min; airport ~116 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.9/10
Average. About 2,722 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 88% 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 · 6.5/10
Average. Spanish residents 96.6% of padrón; international residents 3.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 1.9/10
Future looks weaker. Population −4.9% vs last year; registered unemployment +66.7% over the series; mean age 57.3; foreign residents 3.4%; 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 19.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.7 km).
Place location
Garaballa in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
57.3
<16
0%
16–64
51.7%
65+
48.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 57 (96.6%)
Foreign residents: 2 (3.4%)
- Romania: 2
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 via neighbor 16202 (9.0km)
320 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
87.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Pico Pelado (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 5.8 km
- 02Laguna de Talayuelas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 10.9 km
- 03Lavajos de Sinarcas (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 12.3 km
- 04El Molón (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 13.8 km
- 05Paraje Natural Municipal "La Caballera", Titaguas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 16.8 km
Day trip
- 06Fuente Bellido (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 26 km
- 07El Barchell (Open in Maps)
Zonas Húmedas · 27 km
- 08Nacimiento del Río Tuéjar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 27.3 km
- 09Puebla de San Miguel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.8 km
- 10Hoces del Cabriel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 31.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Garaballa
€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 Garaballa you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
16.7%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
21
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2022
€163,600
Expenses
€163,600
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Juan Palomares Abril (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 111.7 km · 116 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Teruel) · 82.1 km · 85 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valencia Joaquín Sorolla · 115.4 km · 118 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 128.6 km · 134 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 107.2 km · 107 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · REQUENA-UTIEL · 51.6 km · 44 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Torrebaja · 45.8 km · 39 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
60
1,034 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
27
466 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
12
207 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2722 sunshine hours
Garaballa averages about 2722 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 Garaballa
Garaballa is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 1,389 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1489 €/m². Compare Garaballa with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16093 · CP 16093 · lat 39.80609376309332, lon -1.374215651987992 · 389 m · Income: €24,025