Madrid · Comunidad de Madrid · CP 28135
Santa María de la Alameda
Santa María de la Alameda: living in Madrid
Santa María de la Alameda offers 2692 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
1,584
Avg. summer temp
19.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#2120 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 6.5/10
Average. Hospital ~65 min; airport ~161 min; Renfe ~12 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.8/10
Better than other places. About 2,692 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 82% 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.1% of padrón; international residents 8.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +4.4% vs last year; registered unemployment +1.0% over the series; mean age 46.1; foreign residents 8.9%; 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 · 5.8/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 34.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.9 km).
Place location
Santa María de la Alameda in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.1
<16
14.8%
16–64
66%
65+
19.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,143 (91.1%)
Foreign residents: 111 (8.9%)
- Morocco: 53
- Italy: 15
- Romania: 7
- Bulgaria: 6
- Poland: 4
- Portugal: 3
- Colombia: 3
- Argentina: 2
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,772
Flats €/m²
2550 €
Houses €/m²
2994 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 181 · 103% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 05184 (6.2km)
317 approx. sunny days · 12 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
81.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Madrid
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.9 km
- 02Pinar de Abantos y Zona de la Herreria del Real Sitio de San Lorenzo del Escorial (Open in Maps)
Paraje Pintoresco · 4.6 km
- 03Curso Medio del Río Guadarrama y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 16.9 km
- 04Peña del Arcipreste de Hita (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural de Interés Nacional · 17.3 km
- 05Cuenca Alta del Manzanares (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 20.6 km
Day trip
- 06Valle de Iruelas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 31.4 km
- 07Ejes de los Cursos Bajos de los Ríos Manzanares y Jarama (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 58.2 km
- 08Sierra de Gredos (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 64.9 km
- 09Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 74.3 km
- 10Sotos del Río Guadyerbas y Arenales del Baldío de Velada (Open in Maps)
Reserva Fluvial · 76.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa María de la Alameda
€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 Santa María de la Alameda you pay €665 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.8%
SEPE unemployed
102
Affiliated workers (approx.)
737
Self-employed (approx.)
125
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2022
€1,421,198
Expenses
€1,220,687
Balance
€200,511
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Gloria de Castro García (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) · 90.1 km · 161 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Segovia) · 75.2 km · 65 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 67 km · 78 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 435.5 km · 373 min
Nearest city
Madrid · 62.2 km · 73 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · SANTA MARÍA DE LA ALAMEDA-PEGUERINOS · 5.5 km · 12 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Santa Maria Alameda-Rey J.C.I · 2.7 km · 5 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
933
589 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
335
211 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
93
59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
9
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2692 sunshine hours
Santa María de la Alameda averages about 2692 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~35%
About 35% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Santa María de la Alameda
Santa María de la Alameda is a municipality in Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid) with about 4,269 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2569 €/m². Compare Santa María de la Alameda with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 28135 · CP 28135 · lat 40.594721442435855, lon -4.245300882816625 · 569 m · Income: €29,695