Cáceres · Extremadura · CP 10166
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra: living in Cáceres
Santa Cruz de la Sierra offers 2756 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
317
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#4045 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 4.9/10
Average. Hospital ~86 min; airport ~80 min; Renfe ~42 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.7/10
Average. About 2,756 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.8% of padrón; international residents 1.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.2/10
Average. Population −1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.2% over the series; mean age 48.6; foreign residents 1.2%; property prices +6.0% 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 · 2.3/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.8 km).
Place location
Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.6
<16
10.6%
16–64
60%
65+
29.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 323 (98.8%)
Foreign residents: 4 (1.2%)
- Colombia: 2
- Venezuela: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+41.9%
Province rank: # / 223 · 24% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.34, -5.84)
324 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
92.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cáceres
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Moheda Alta (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 35.4 km
- 02Monfragüe (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 41 km
- 03Cornalvo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.1 km
- 04Dehesa Camadilla de Almaraz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 54.1 km
- 05Dehesa de la Luz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 67.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Cruz de la Sierra
€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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12.6%
SEPE unemployed
24
Affiliated workers (approx.)
133
Self-employed (approx.)
23
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€367,500
Expenses
€367,500
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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María Belén Corredera Miura (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 122.9 km · 80 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cáceres) · 92.1 km · 86 min
High-speed rail
AVE Córdoba Central · 250.3 km · 215 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 350.4 km · 300 min
Nearest city
Cáceres · 92.1 km · 86 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VILLANUEVA DE LA SERENA · 56.4 km · 42 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Avanza · Estación de autobuses de Trujillo · 16.5 km · 22 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
215
678 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
79
249 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
39
123 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above 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
2756 sunshine hours
Santa Cruz de la Sierra averages about 2756 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra is a municipality in Cáceres (Extremadura) with about 3,514 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2814 €/m². Compare Santa Cruz de la Sierra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 10166 · CP 10166 · lat 39.34093488538126, lon -5.8370612025258355 · 714 m · Income: €22,610