León · Castilla y León · CP 24157
Santa María del Páramo
Santa María del Páramo: living in León
Santa María del Páramo offers 2559 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,994
Avg. summer temp
21.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#1429 / 8133
Overall score
7.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 7.4/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 792 €/m²; cost of living at 36% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~44 min; airport ~136 min; Renfe ~21 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.2/10
Average. About 2,559 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.5% of padrón; international residents 5.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.5/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −20.9% over the series; mean age 48.7; foreign residents 5.5%; property prices +4.0% 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 · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~450; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~19.1 km).
Place location
Santa María del Páramo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.7
<16
11.8%
16–64
61.9%
65+
26.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,919 (94.5%)
Foreign residents: 170 (5.5%)
- Romania: 71
- Morocco: 32
- Portugal: 17
- Bulgaria: 16
- Venezuela: 11
- China: 7
- Brazil: 4
- France: 2
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€792
Flats €/m²
729 €
Houses €/m²
855 €
6-year change
+26.5%
Province rank: # / 215 · 71% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.36, -5.75)
301 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to León
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Lagunas de Villafafila (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49.8 km
- 02Babia y Luna (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.8 km
- 03Las Ubiñas-La Mesa (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 67.4 km
- 04Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 69.7 km
- 05Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 79.5 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 Páramo
€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 Páramo you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
SEPE unemployed
91
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,321
Self-employed (approx.)
222
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,159,050
Expenses
€3,159,050
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- U.P.
Alicia Gallego Gonzalez (U.P.L.)
2023–2027 · Union del Pueblo Leones
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Asturias (OVD) · 193.6 km · 136 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (León) · 33.1 km · 44 min
High-speed rail
AVE León · 31.7 km · 37 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 164.8 km · 112 min
Nearest city
León · 33.1 km · 44 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLAVANTE · 15.1 km · 21 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses · 0.3 km · 2 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
2,024
676 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
441
147 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
233
78 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
24
12 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2559 sunshine hours
Santa María del Páramo averages about 2559 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.8%) makes Santa María del Páramo a practical base for remote work.
About Santa María del Páramo
Santa María del Páramo is a municipality in León (Castilla y León) with about 2,169 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1069 €/m². Compare Santa María del Páramo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 24157 · CP 24157 · lat 42.357169746666116, lon -5.747922472619262 · 269 m · Income: €32,492