Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09352
Santa María del Mercadillo
Santa María del Mercadillo: living in Burgos
Santa María del Mercadillo offers 2576 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and a very small municipality — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
119
Avg. summer temp
21.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#6099 / 8133
Overall score
5.8/10
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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 · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~73 min; airport ~152 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,576 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 0.6/10
Worse than other places. Fibre coverage around 0% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.1% of padrón; international residents 2.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population +10.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −100.0% over the series; mean age 62.2; foreign residents 2.9%; 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 · 4.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.7 km).
Place location
Santa María del Mercadillo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
62.2
<16
0%
16–64
56.7%
65+
43.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 101 (97.1%)
Foreign residents: 3 (2.9%)
- Romania: 1
- Bolivia: 1
- Ecuador: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 414 · 52% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 09035 (10.5km)
303 approx. sunny days · 13 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
100 Mbps
Coverage
0%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Burgos
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.6 km
Day trip
- 02Cañón del Río Lobos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.8 km
- 03Hoces del Río Riaza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.9 km
- 04Lagunas Glaciares de Neila (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.4 km
- 05Alto Najerilla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.2 km
- 06Laguna Negra y Circos Glaciares de Urbion (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 53.5 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 Mercadillo
€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 Santa María del Mercadillo you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
0%
SEPE unemployed
0
Affiliated workers (approx.)
48
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Rufino Ortega Llano (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) · 191 km · 152 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 81.6 km · 73 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 121.1 km · 131 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 243.1 km · 208 min
Nearest city
Burgos · 81.6 km · 73 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLAQUIRÁN · 72 km · 62 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Sta. Maria Del Mercadillo · 1 km · 1 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
76
639 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
20
168 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
5
42 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2576 sunshine hours
Santa María del Mercadillo averages about 2576 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Santa María del Mercadillo
Santa María del Mercadillo is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 2,499 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1699 €/m². Compare Santa María del Mercadillo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09352 · CP 09352 · lat 41.865040757301784, lon -3.558126104287949 · 599 m · Income: €28,435