Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06023
Cabeza del Buey
Cabeza del Buey: living in Badajoz
Cabeza del Buey offers 2809 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,489
Avg. summer temp
27°C
Best place to buy a house
#3368 / 8133
Overall score
6.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~204 min; airport ~194 min; Renfe ~47 min; coach ~47 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,809 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.8°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.9/10
Worse than other places. 1 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.6% of padrón; international residents 1.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.2/10
Average. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −41.0% over the series; mean age 48.3; foreign residents 1.4%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.1/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,387; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Cabeza del Buey in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.3
<16
11.4%
16–64
63.3%
65+
25.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,794 (98.6%)
Foreign residents: 70 (1.4%)
- Morocco: 14
- Romania: 11
- China: 8
- Bulgaria: 4
- United Kingdom: 4
- Brazil: 4
- Peru: 2
- Portugal: 1
English speakers ≈ 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 165 · 38% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (38.77, -5.28)
330 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cerro Masatrigo (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.4 km
Day trip
- 02Fuente la Zarza (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 35.8 km
- 03Rio Guadalmez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 40 km
- 04Moheda Alta (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 45.7 km
- 05Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 45.9 km
- 06Bonal del Barranco de los Membrillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 59.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cabeza del Buey
€4,602
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€324
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€266
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Cabeza del Buey you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10%
SEPE unemployed
283
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,004
Self-employed (approx.)
341
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Ana Belen Valls Muñoz (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
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 Badajoz (BJZ) · 166.3 km · 194 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Ciudad Real) · 158.7 km · 204 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 133.3 km · 194 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 293.3 km · 287 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 169.4 km · 212 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CABEZA DEL BUEY · 11.5 km · 47 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Cabeza del Buey · 12.2 km · 47 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
2,971
662 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
786
175 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
159
35 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
30
7 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
11
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2809 sunshine hours
Cabeza del Buey averages about 2809 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.3%) makes Cabeza del Buey a practical base for remote work.
About Cabeza del Buey
Cabeza del Buey is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 4,651 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1751 €/m². Compare Cabeza del Buey with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06023 · CP 06023 · lat 38.772247880896856, lon -5.276686367583062 · 951 m · Income: €26,790