Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16195
Santa María del Campo Rus
Santa María del Campo Rus: living in Cuenca
Santa María del Campo Rus offers 2776 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
527
Avg. summer temp
24.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#4574 / 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 · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~77 min; airport ~137 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.3/10
Average. About 2,776 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 4.8/10
Average. Spanish residents 89.1% of padrón; international residents 10.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.4/10
Average. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.0% over the series; mean age 54.7; foreign residents 10.9%; 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 · 5.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,250; Natura 2000 covers about 14.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.7 km).
Place location
Santa María del Campo Rus in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
54.7
<16
8.2%
16–64
57.5%
65+
34.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 509 (89.1%)
Foreign residents: 62 (10.9%)
- Romania: 55
- Paraguay: 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 24% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.55, -2.42)
327 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Cueva de la JudÍa (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 29.9 km
- 02Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.6 km
- 03Laguna el Hito (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 40.1 km
- 04Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 46.4 km
- 05Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 47 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa María del Campo Rus
€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 Santa María del Campo Rus you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.3%
SEPE unemployed
16
Affiliated workers (approx.)
216
Self-employed (approx.)
36
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€894,600
Expenses
€894,600
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Palmira Higueras Molina (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) · 209.5 km · 137 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 78.8 km · 77 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 169.9 km · 116 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 226.4 km · 154 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 78.8 km · 77 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · MINAYA · 47.9 km · 41 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · San Clemente · 23.2 km · 20 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
340
645 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
137
260 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
14
27 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
14
41 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2776 sunshine hours
Santa María del Campo Rus averages about 2776 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.6%) makes Santa María del Campo Rus a practical base for remote work.
About Santa María del Campo Rus
Santa María del Campo Rus is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 2,352 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2452 €/m². Compare Santa María del Campo Rus with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16195 · CP 16195 · lat 39.554340094837514, lon -2.423850543823501 · 452 m · Income: €20,714