Madrid · Comunidad de Madrid · CP 28104
Paracuellos de Jarama
Paracuellos de Jarama: living in Madrid
Paracuellos de Jarama offers 2715 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
27,650
Avg. summer temp
25.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#1159 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,772 €/m²; cost of living at 126% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~49 min; airport ~113 min; Renfe ~34 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.2/10
Average. About 2,715 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.9°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 87.8% of padrón; international residents 12.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −5.6% over the series; mean age 36.9; foreign residents 12.2%; property prices +8.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 4.1% of the area (nearest site ~2.2 km).
Place location
Paracuellos de Jarama in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
36.9
<16
25.8%
16–64
66%
65+
8.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 22,184 (87.8%)
Foreign residents: 3,085 (12.2%)
- Romania: 1,008
- Venezuela: 379
- Italy: 294
- Morocco: 183
- Colombia: 125
- Portugal: 112
- Brazil: 74
- France: 70
English speakers ≈ 38
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,772
Flats €/m²
2550 €
Houses €/m²
2994 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 181 · 107% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 28002 (3.9km)
319 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Madrid
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Ejes de los Cursos Bajos de los Ríos Manzanares y Jarama (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 7.6 km
- 02Cuenca Alta del Manzanares (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 10.5 km
Day trip
- 03Curso Medio del Río Guadarrama y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 31.6 km
- 04Sierra de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 37.2 km
- 05Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40 km
- 06Valle del Río Ungría (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 40.7 km
- 07Lagunas de Puebla de Beleña (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 46 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Paracuellos de Jarama
€4,278
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€0
People in Madrid pay about the same tax as here
Difference vs Barcelona
€590
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Paracuellos de Jarama you pay €665 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.3%
SEPE unemployed
782
Affiliated workers (approx.)
13,022
Self-employed (approx.)
2,190
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€39,620,467
Expenses
€39,620,467
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jesús Muñoz Muñoz (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) · 22.7 km · 113 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Madrid) · 29.2 km · 49 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 31.7 km · 53 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 375.1 km · 244 min
Nearest city
Madrid · 29.2 km · 49 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES · 14.5 km · 34 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Paracuellos - Princ.Asturias · 2 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
13,076
473 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,920
69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,138
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
34
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
55
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2715 sunshine hours
Paracuellos de Jarama averages about 2715 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.8%) makes Paracuellos de Jarama a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Paracuellos de Jarama.
About Paracuellos de Jarama
Paracuellos de Jarama is a municipality in Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid) with about 4,175 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2475 €/m². Compare Paracuellos de Jarama with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 28104 · CP 28104 · lat 40.51434200905425, lon -3.5246498847243686 · 475 m · Income: €63,913