Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37161
Horcajo de Montemayor
Horcajo de Montemayor: living in Salamanca
Horcajo de Montemayor offers 2694 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and fibre available for remote work — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
107
Avg. summer temp
25.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#6888 / 8133
Overall score
5.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.0/10
Average. Housing about 994 €/m²; cost of living at 45% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.3/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~74 min; airport ~158 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,694 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 76% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 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 92.8% of padrón; international residents 7.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.8/10
Future looks weaker. Population +5.9% vs last year; registered unemployment 0.0% over the series; mean age 58.0; foreign residents 7.2%; property prices +5.0% 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 · 2.1/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.4 km).
Place location
Horcajo de Montemayor in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58
<16
5.8%
16–64
55%
65+
39.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 128 (92.8%)
Foreign residents: 10 (7.2%)
- Romania: 4
- Morocco: 3
- Brazil: 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 30% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 10024 (14.1km)
317 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
76.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.3 km
- 02Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 18.2 km
- 03Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 19 km
Day trip
- 04Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 25.9 km
- 05Monte Valcorchero (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 42.1 km
- 06Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 46 km
- 07Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 52.4 km
- 08Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 61.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Horcajo de Montemayor
€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 Horcajo de Montemayor you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.5%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
42
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€210,120
Expenses
€210,120
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Domingo Sanchez Rodriguez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 259.9 km · 158 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 89 km · 74 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 211.3 km · 136 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 468.2 km · 401 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 89 km · 74 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · PLASENCIA · 65.8 km · 56 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cantagallo · 11.9 km · 10 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
89
832 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
37
346 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
6
56 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
2694 sunshine hours
Horcajo de Montemayor averages about 2694 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 76.1%
SETELECO reports 76.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Horcajo de Montemayor
Horcajo de Montemayor is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 2,588 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3188 €/m². Compare Horcajo de Montemayor with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37161 · CP 37161 · lat 40.4307635766481, lon -5.890830452524334 · 688 m · Income: €20,056