Palencia · Castilla y León · CP 34168
Santa Cruz de Boedo
Santa Cruz de Boedo: living in Palencia
Santa Cruz de Boedo offers 2488 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
51
Avg. summer temp
19.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#5388 / 8133
Overall score
6.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.2/10
Average. Hospital ~72 min; airport ~130 min; Renfe ~32 min; coach ~24 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.4/10
Average. About 2,488 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.9°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 · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.8% of padrón; international residents 4.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population −1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment +150.0% over the series; mean age 60.6; foreign residents 4.2%; property prices +6.0% 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 · 4.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.6 km).
Place location
Santa Cruz de Boedo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
60.6
<16
4%
16–64
46%
65+
50%
International community
Spanish nationals: 46 (95.8%)
Foreign residents: 2 (4.2%)
- Morocco: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
696 €
Houses €/m²
816 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 191 · 21% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (42.52, -4.35)
293 approx. sunny days · 9 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Palencia
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Tuerces (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25 km
Day trip
- 02Covalagua (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 31.4 km
- 03Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.8 km
- 04Montaña Palentina (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 37 km
- 05Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 57.1 km
- 06Saja-Besaya (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 59.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Cruz de Boedo
€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 Cruz de Boedo you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
21.7%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
16
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€119,775
Expenses
€119,775
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Eutiquia Carnero Martin (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR) · 144.2 km · 130 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Burgos) · 82.3 km · 72 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 122.3 km · 98 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 144.4 km · 111 min
Nearest city
Palencia · 81.7 km · 103 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · OSORNO · 14.9 km · 32 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villaprovedo · 5.3 km · 24 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
43
843 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
6
118 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
4
78 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
2488 sunshine hours
Santa Cruz de Boedo averages about 2488 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96%) makes Santa Cruz de Boedo a practical base for remote work.
About Santa Cruz de Boedo
Santa Cruz de Boedo is a municipality in Palencia (Castilla y León) with about 3,222 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3422 €/m². Compare Santa Cruz de Boedo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 34168 · CP 34168 · lat 42.515425638689564, lon -4.348720121456142 · 422 m · Income: €33,499