Madrid · Comunidad de Madrid · CP 28903
Tres Cantos
Tres Cantos: living in Madrid
Tres Cantos offers 2715 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
54,592
Avg. summer temp
25.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#449 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~23 min; airport ~106 min; Renfe ~17 min; coach ~7 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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.9% of padrón; international residents 7.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −8.3% over the series; mean age 40.6; foreign residents 7.1%; 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 · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,150; Natura 2000 covers about 60.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Tres Cantos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.6
<16
17.4%
16–64
68.1%
65+
14.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 44,315 (92.9%)
Foreign residents: 3,407 (7.1%)
- Romania: 493
- Italy: 272
- Venezuela: 248
- Peru: 232
- China: 197
- United Kingdom: 172
- Portugal: 163
- Colombia: 111
English speakers ≈ 172
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,772
Flats €/m²
2550 €
Houses €/m²
2994 €
6-year change
+58.7%
Province rank: # / 181 · 150% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 28002 (22.9km)
319 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.8%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Madrid
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cuenca Alta del Manzanares (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 0 km
- 02Curso Medio del Río Guadarrama y su entorno (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 16 km
- 03Sierra de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 18 km
- 04Ejes de los Cursos Bajos de los Ríos Manzanares y Jarama (Open in Maps)
Parque Regional · 24.9 km
Day trip
- 05Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.8 km
- 06Pinar de Abantos y Zona de la Herreria del Real Sitio de San Lorenzo del Escorial (Open in Maps)
Paraje Pintoresco · 33 km
- 07Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.3 km
- 08Lagunas de Puebla de Beleña (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 49.2 km
- 09Valle del Río Ungría (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 56.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Tres Cantos
€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 Tres Cantos you pay €665 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.7%
SEPE unemployed
1,386
Affiliated workers (approx.)
26,560
Self-employed (approx.)
4,461
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€68,097,402
Expenses
€68,097,402
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jesús Moreno 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) · 39 km · 106 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Madrid) · 19.4 km · 23 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 32.9 km · 35 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 426.2 km · 365 min
Nearest city
Madrid · 19.4 km · 23 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MADRID-RAMÓN Y CAJAL · 16.1 km · 17 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Avenida Madrid/Av.Castilla y L · 2.5 km · 7 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
26,014
477 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,955
36 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,651
49 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
7
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
39
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2715 sunshine hours
Tres Cantos averages about 2715 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.8%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.8%) makes Tres Cantos a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~60%
About 60% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Tres Cantos
Tres Cantos is a municipality in Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid) with about 2,862 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1762 €/m². Compare Tres Cantos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 28903 · CP 28903 · lat 40.61133439665697, lon -3.7259854219423136 · 962 m · Income: €67,752