Salamanca · Castilla y León · CP 37330
Valdecarros
Valdecarros: living in Salamanca
Valdecarros offers 2681 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
296
Avg. summer temp
22.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#7155 / 8133
Overall score
5.3/10
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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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~54 min; airport ~200 min; Renfe ~— min; coach ~— min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,681 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 100.0% of padrón; international residents 0.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 2.5/10
Future looks weaker. Population −4.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.6% over the series; mean age 55.8; foreign residents 0.0%; 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 · 1.5/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~9.3 km).
Place location
Valdecarros in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
55.8
<16
7.2%
16–64
55.4%
65+
37.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 338 (100.0%)
Foreign residents: 0 (0.0%)
Housing
Price €/m²
€994
Flats €/m²
914 €
Houses €/m²
1074 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 363 · 43% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 37008 (9.9km)
315 approx. sunny days · 5 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Salamanca
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 45 km
- 02Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 55.8 km
- 03Garganta de los Infiernos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 58.8 km
- 04Castañar de Gallego (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 67.1 km
- 05Riberas de Castronuño - Vega del Duero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 69.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Valdecarros
€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 Valdecarros you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.1%
SEPE unemployed
10
Affiliated workers (approx.)
117
Self-employed (approx.)
20
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€363,522
Expenses
€363,522
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Angel Vicente Jimenez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 313.6 km · 200 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Salamanca) · 33.1 km · 54 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 159.5 km · 124 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Lorenzo (Gijón) · 417.6 km · 358 min
Nearest city
Salamanca · 41.2 km · 35 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BABILAFUENTE · 30.6 km · 26 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Alba de Tormes · 13.3 km · 11 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
260
878 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
61
206 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
14
47 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
18
69 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2681 sunshine hours
Valdecarros averages about 2681 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 89.1%
SETELECO reports 89.1% 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 Valdecarros
Valdecarros is a municipality in Salamanca (Castilla y León) with about 4,416 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2216 €/m². Compare Valdecarros with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 37330 · CP 37330 · lat 40.76876494141506, lon -5.422171948739474 · 716 m · Income: €31,858