Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09029
Atapuerca
Atapuerca: living in Burgos
Atapuerca offers 2418 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
178
Avg. summer temp
19.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#4869 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.2/10
Average. Housing about 922 €/m²; cost of living at 42% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~37 min; airport ~102 min; Renfe ~32 min; coach ~23 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.8/10
Average. About 2,418 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.5°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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.3% of padrón; international residents 3.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.1/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment +16.7% over the series; mean age 53.6; foreign residents 3.7%; property prices +4.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 7.8/10
In this place taxes are lower than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 1.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.4 km).
Place location
Atapuerca in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
53.6
<16
4.9%
16–64
64.3%
65+
30.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 156 (96.3%)
Foreign residents: 6 (3.7%)
- Dominican Republic: 3
- Bulgaria: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 414 · 57% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.38, -3.51)
284 approx. sunny days · 20 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Burgos
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.4 km
- 02Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.9 km
- 03Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37 km
- 04Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.6 km
- 05Lagunas Glaciares de Neila (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Atapuerca
€2,611
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€1,667
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€2,257
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Atapuerca you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.1%
SEPE unemployed
7
Affiliated workers (approx.)
81
Self-employed (approx.)
14
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Samuel Diaz Cerda (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vitoria (VIT) · 113.2 km · 102 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 29.5 km · 37 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 152.9 km · 105 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 196.3 km · 149 min
Nearest city
Burgos · 29.5 km · 37 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BURGOS-ROSA MANZANO · 18.6 km · 32 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Ibeas De Juarros · 12.5 km · 23 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
149
837 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
43
242 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
13
73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2418 sunshine hours
Atapuerca averages about 2418 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98%) makes Atapuerca a practical base for remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Atapuerca
Atapuerca is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 4,030 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1530 €/m². Compare Atapuerca with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09029 · CP 09029 · lat 42.38139004251122, lon -3.5068071726058614 · 330 m · Income: €33,872