Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16133
Mota del Cuervo
Mota del Cuervo: living in Cuenca
Mota del Cuervo offers 2804 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
6,089
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#953 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~103 min; airport ~168 min; Renfe ~51 min; coach ~27 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,804 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.2°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.4/10
Average. Spanish residents 88.6% of padrón; international residents 11.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population −0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.6% over the series; mean age 43.2; foreign residents 11.4%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,350; Natura 2000 covers about 5.9% of the area (nearest site ~2.7 km).
Place location
Mota del Cuervo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.2
<16
15.6%
16–64
64.6%
65+
19.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,308 (88.6%)
Foreign residents: 682 (11.4%)
- Romania: 360
- Ukraine: 134
- Morocco: 116
- Bulgaria: 13
- China: 10
- Paraguay: 7
- Colombia: 6
- Russia: 3
English speakers ≈ 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 26% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.46, -2.87)
330 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 2.7 km
- 02Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 7.7 km
- 03Laguna de Salicor (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 24.8 km
Day trip
- 04Complejo Lagunar de Alcazar de San Juan (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 31.8 km
- 05Laguna de los Carros (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 33.5 km
- 06Las Lagunas y Albardinales del Cigüela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35 km
- 07Lagunas Grande y Chica de Villafranca de los Caballeros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.9 km
- 08Laguna de la Sal (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 39.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Mota del Cuervo
€4,543
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€265
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€325
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Mota del Cuervo you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.5%
SEPE unemployed
217
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,799
Self-employed (approx.)
472
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€6,672,315
Expenses
€6,672,315
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Irene Cabrera Rodriguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 246.3 km · 168 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Albacete) · 131.8 km · 103 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 152.4 km · 116 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Manga · 337.8 km · 217 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 116.7 km · 116 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CAMPO DE CRIPTANA · 29.2 km · 51 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Mota Del Cuervo · 8.5 km · 27 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
3,357
551 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,155
190 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
237
39 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
176
52 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2804 sunshine hours
Mota del Cuervo averages about 2804 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.3%) makes Mota del Cuervo a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€618/m²
Asking prices around €618 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Mota del Cuervo
Mota del Cuervo is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,164 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2264 €/m². Compare Mota del Cuervo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16133 · CP 16133 · lat 39.45903087851371, lon -2.8693193858325334 · 264 m · Income: €29,131