Guadalajara · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 19046
Azuqueca de Henares
Azuqueca de Henares: living in Guadalajara
Azuqueca de Henares offers 2706 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
35,924
Avg. summer temp
25.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#177 / 8133
Overall score
7.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.3/10
Average. Housing about 1,066 €/m²; cost of living at 48% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~16 min; airport ~108 min; Renfe ~8 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.2/10
Average. About 2,706 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.3/10
Average. Spanish residents 81.5% of padrón; international residents 18.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.0% over the series; mean age 39.4; foreign residents 18.5%; property prices +6.5% 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 · 6.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~150; Natura 2000 covers about 4.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.9 km).
Place location
Azuqueca de Henares in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
39.4
<16
18.8%
16–64
69.2%
65+
12%
International community
Spanish nationals: 28,522 (81.5%)
Foreign residents: 6,487 (18.5%)
- Romania: 2,368
- Morocco: 1,137
- Nigeria: 606
- Colombia: 226
- Bulgaria: 184
- China: 170
- Peru: 160
- Venezuela: 125
English speakers ≈ 20
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,066
Flats €/m²
981 €
Houses €/m²
1151 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 289 · 91% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 19024 (4.2km)
318 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Guadalajara
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Valle del Río Ungría (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 18.1 km
- 02Ejes de los Cursos Bajos de los Ríos Manzanares y Jarama (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 21.7 km
Day trip
- 03Cuenca Alta del Manzanares (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 27.8 km
- 04Lagunas de Puebla de Beleña (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.4 km
- 05Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.7 km
- 06Cerros Margosos de Pastrana y Yebra (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 36.4 km
- 07Sotos del Río Tajo (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 36.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Azuqueca de Henares
€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 Azuqueca de Henares you pay €930 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.1%
SEPE unemployed
1,763
Affiliated workers (approx.)
17,634
Self-employed (approx.)
2,983
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€36,676,000
Expenses
€36,676,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jose Luis Blanco Moreno (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) · 38.5 km · 108 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Guadalajara) · 13.9 km · 16 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 46.7 km · 48 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 374.5 km · 321 min
Nearest city
Guadalajara · 13.9 km · 16 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · AZUQUECA · 2 km · 8 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Azuqueca De Henares Escritores · 1.5 km · 5 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
17,931
499 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,029
56 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,640
46 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
8
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
231
13 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2706 sunshine hours
Azuqueca de Henares averages about 2706 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.6%) makes Azuqueca de Henares a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Azuqueca de Henares.
About Azuqueca de Henares
Azuqueca de Henares is a municipality in Guadalajara (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 610 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1110 €/m². Compare Azuqueca de Henares with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 19046 · CP 19046 · lat 40.55672067479627, lon -3.2631280264456604 · 510 m · Income: €38,994