Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16279
Zarza de Tajo
Zarza de Tajo: living in Cuenca
Zarza de Tajo offers 2763 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
320
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#3132 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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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 ~67 min; airport ~135 min; Renfe ~53 min; coach ~28 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,763 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.8°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.5/10
Worse than other places. 0 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 3.3/10
Worse than other places. Spanish residents 72.8% of padrón; international residents 27.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +16.8% vs last year; registered unemployment +25.0% over the series; mean age 47.4; foreign residents 27.2%; 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 ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 27.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Zarza de Tajo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.4
<16
7.8%
16–64
69%
65+
23.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 174 (72.8%)
Foreign residents: 65 (27.2%)
- Romania: 43
- China: 16
- Cuba: 3
- Poland: 1
- Peru: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 18% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.03, -3.13)
325 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
90.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Área crítica de la Vella Pseudocytisus Subsp.pseudocytisus (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 31.9 km
- 02Ejes de los Cursos Bajos de los Ríos Manzanares y Jarama (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 35.8 km
- 03Sotos del Río Tajo (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 37.4 km
- 04Lagunas de el Longar, Altillo Grande y Altillo Chica (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 37.9 km
- 05Regajal-Mar Ontigola (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Zarza de Tajo
€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 Zarza de Tajo you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9%
SEPE unemployed
20
Affiliated workers (approx.)
156
Self-employed (approx.)
27
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2013
€213,339
Expenses
€213,025
Balance
€314
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Pedro Antonio Belinchon Gonzalez de Mendoza (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 80 km · 135 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Madrid) · 81.1 km · 67 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 74.3 km · 64 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 333.8 km · 286 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 103.4 km · 67 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ARANJUEZ · 61.8 km · 53 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Villarrubio · 31.9 km · 28 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
162
506 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
83
259 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
22
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
21
130 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2763 sunshine hours
Zarza de Tajo averages about 2763 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 Zarza de Tajo
Zarza de Tajo is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 3,255 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3355 €/m². Compare Zarza de Tajo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16279 · CP 16279 · lat 40.02801680406008, lon -3.127377194654715 · 455 m · Income: €24,592