Guadalajara · Castilla-La Mancha

Alhóndiga

185 residents~40 min to Guadalajara
Alhóndiga, Guadalajara
Photo: Polux137 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Living in Alhóndiga

Alhóndiga is a tiny Castilian village — fewer than 200 people — on the high plains of Guadalajara, its one notable building a 15th-century Gothic grain warehouse that now holds the municipal archive. This is emptied-out interior Spain: almost everyone is Spanish-born, and the rhythm is that of a hamlet where daily needs mean a drive. Summers are hot and dry with highs in the low-to-mid 30s, winters cold around 6°C and frosty at night. Guadalajara, the nearest city, is about forty minutes away, and a hospital nearly forty minutes.

Alhóndiga's Spainability Scores — by who's moving

Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Alhóndiga's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.

American-retiree Spainability Score 31

Higher than 31% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.

38 min to a hospital and direct flights to new york — a natural fit for American retirees.

  • Winter average temp 6.2°C
  • Drive to a hospital 38 min
  • U.S.-born residents 0 per 1,000
Retiree Spainability Score 12

Higher than 12% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.

38 min to a hospital and dry winters — a natural fit for a retiring couple.

  • Winter average temp 6.2°C
  • Drive to a hospital 38 min
  • Surgical wait (region) 92 days
Heat-averse Spainability Score

Not scored for heat-averse settlers — no registered-rent data for Alhóndiga.

A quieter option worth a look if you can't stand hot summers.

  • Summer high (Jul–Aug) 33.5°C
  • Rainy days a year 60 days
  • Summer water stress (WEI+) 38
  • Winter average temp 6.2°C
Family Spainability Score

Not scored for families — no registered-rent data for Alhóndiga.

A quieter option worth a look for a family with school-age kids.

  • PISA maths (region) 464
  • Drive to a hospital 38 min
  • Nearest international school 66 km
Remote-work Spainability Score

Not scored for remote workers — no registered-rent data for Alhóndiga.

A quieter option worth a look for a remote-working couple.

  • 100 Mbps+ coverage 94%
  • Drive to nearest airport 74 min
  • Summer high (Jul–Aug) 33.5°C
Budget-coastal Spainability Score

Not scored for budget-first coastal settlers — no registered-rent data for Alhóndiga.

A quieter option worth a look for coastal living on a budget.

  • Net income per person €13,413
  • Summer high (Jul–Aug) 33.5°C

What is the climate like in Alhóndiga?

Alhóndiga's reported winter average is 6.2°C, while July–August highs reach 33.5°C.

Climate

Winter average temp
6.2°C bottom 37% of 8,131 towns 1.5°C below the Spanish average (7.8°C)
Summer high (Jul–Aug)
33.5°C bottom 18% of 8,131 towns 3.3°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
Rainy days a year
60 days top 41% of 8,088 towns 13% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
Sunshine
no local data
Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
38 top 48% of 8,033 towns 18 below the Spanish average (56)
River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
River-flood risk score estimated
0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
0.06 ha/km² top 48% of 8,132 towns 2.25 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
Forest fires (2010–23)
1 top 39% of 8,132 towns 5 below the Spanish average (6)
High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
21.1% top 31% of 8,130 towns 1.8% below the Spanish average (22.9%)

The year, month by month

AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.

vs London: ~4°C colder winters+1.5h December daylight⅔ the rain~10°C hotter summers
-5° 15° 25° 35° 100 0 mm 11° -1° 13° -1° 17° 19° 24° 30° 12° 34° 14° 33° 14° 27° 10° 21° 15° 11° day high night low JFMAMJJASOND
day high → night low (°C) rain (mm/month, right axis) Measured at the GUADALAJARA, EL SERRANILLO station, 33 km away — the nearest with full 30-year normals.

How good is healthcare in Alhóndiga?

Alhóndiga's nearest health centre is 42.2 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 38 min.

Healthcare

Drive to a hospital
38 min bottom 44% of 8,132 towns
Nearest health centre
42.2 km bottom 7% of 8,132 towns
Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
92 days #8 of 17 regions, −11 days vs national 15% less than the Spanish average (108 days)

What are schools like in Alhóndiga?

Alhóndiga's reported nearest international school is 66 km.

Schools

Schools in town
no local data
Nearest international school
66 km bottom 28% of 8,132 towns
PISA maths (region) regional estimate
464 #14 of 17 regions, −15 vs national 17 below the Spanish average (481)

How much does it cost to live in Alhóndiga?

Alhóndiga's reported net income per person is €13,413.

Cost & economy

Home price
no local data
Asking price
no local data
Registered long-let rent
no local data
Registered rent p25
no local data
Registered rent p75
no local data
Registered-rent yield
no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
Net income per person
€13,413 bottom 36% of 8,059 towns 7% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
Income growth ’18–’23
33.4% top 14% of 6,605 towns

Which languages are used in schools in Alhóndiga?

Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Castilla-La Mancha, and Spanish-medium teaching is the public-school default. Individual bilingual and international programmes can use other languages, so check the specific school. See the Castilla-La Mancha region guide for the wider regional context.

What is the community like in Alhóndiga?

Alhóndiga's reported population is 185.

Who lives here

Population
185
Born in Spain
96.8% 8% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
Born elsewhere in EU/UK
0% 3.8% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
U.S.-born residents
0 per 1,000

How easy is it to get around Alhóndiga?

Alhóndiga is a reported 74 min drive from the nearest airport, with 87% fibre-to-home coverage.

Getting around

Drive to nearest airport
74 min bottom 49% of 8,132 towns
Fibre-to-home coverage
87% bottom 41% of 8,132 towns 8% above the Spanish average (79%)
100 Mbps+ coverage
94% top 45% of 8,132 towns 11% above the Spanish average (83%)
Nearest airport Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) — 74 min drive · international hub: direct flights to 80 countries (incl. UK, Germany, US, Sweden)

Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.

How does Alhóndiga fit you?

These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Alhóndiga against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 40 min from Guadalajara, if that's your anchor.

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Questions to verify locally

  • Ask local agents what long-let rents are actually closing at.
  • Request comparable sales; neither appraisal nor asking data is published.
  • Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
  • Visit the school and ask about places for incoming families.
  • Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.

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