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Aranjuez
A little green oasis at the confluence of the Tajo and Jarama rivers, where 18th-century Bourbon rulers built a spring and autumn retreat, its beauty inspiring the famous Concierto de Aranjuez.
Living in Aranjuez
Aranjuez is a green riverside town of 64,000 where the Tajo and Jarama meet on the southern edge of Madrid province — an 18th-century Bourbon retreat of palaces and formal gardens whose leafiness inspired Rodrigo's famous concierto. It is an easy Madrid orbit town: the capital's airport is under an hour off, there's a hospital in town, and it functions partly as a weekend escape. Summers are hot and dry, highs near 35°C, winters cold around 8°C. About three-quarters of residents are Spanish-born, and the strawberry-and-asparagus market gardens along the river are still part of local life.
Aranjuez'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 Aranjuez's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 88% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A little green oasis at the confluence of the Tajo and Jarama rivers, where 18th-century Bourbon rulers built a spring and autumn retreat, its beauty inspiring the famous Concierto de Aranjuez. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 8.3°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.85 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €7.9/m²·mo
Higher than 80% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A little green oasis at the confluence of the Tajo and Jarama rivers, where 18th-century Bourbon rulers built a spring and autumn retreat, its beauty inspiring the famous Concierto de Aranjuez. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 8.3°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 50 days
- Registered long-let rent €7.9/m²·mo
Higher than 20% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A little green oasis at the confluence of the Tajo and Jarama rivers, where 18th-century Bourbon rulers built a spring and autumn retreat, its beauty inspiring the famous Concierto de Aranjuez. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 63,838 people and a hospital in town.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 100%
- Drive to nearest airport 57 min
- Registered long-let rent €7.9/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.8°C
Higher than 17% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A little green oasis at the confluence of the Tajo and Jarama rivers, where 18th-century Bourbon rulers built a spring and autumn retreat, its beauty inspiring the famous Concierto de Aranjuez. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — a hospital in town and 63,838 people.
- Schools in town 24
- PISA maths (region) 494
- Registered long-let rent €7.9/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 16% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A little green oasis at the confluence of the Tajo and Jarama rivers, where 18th-century Bourbon rulers built a spring and autumn retreat, its beauty inspiring the famous Concierto de Aranjuez. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 63,838 people and a hospital in town.
- Registered long-let rent €7.9/m²·mo
- Net income per person €14,173
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.8°C
Higher than 7% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A little green oasis at the confluence of the Tajo and Jarama rivers, where 18th-century Bourbon rulers built a spring and autumn retreat, its beauty inspiring the famous Concierto de Aranjuez. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — a hospital in town and a real food scene.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.8°C
- Rainy days a year 53 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 38
- Winter average temp 8.3°C
What is the climate like in Aranjuez?
Aranjuez's reported winter average is 8.3°C, while July–August highs reach 34.8°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 8.3°C top 35% of 8,131 towns 0.5°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 34.8°C bottom 9% of 8,131 towns 4.6°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 53 days top 24% of 8,088 towns 23% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine estimated
- 8.2 h/day top 5% of 3,829 towns 14% more than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- 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)
- 3.68 ha/km² bottom 8% of 8,132 towns 1.37 ha/km² above the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 34 bottom 3% of 8,132 towns 28 above the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 20.4% top 21% of 8,130 towns 2.4% 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.
How good is healthcare in Aranjuez?
Aranjuez's nearest health centre is 6.6 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 0 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 0 min top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 6.6 km top 38% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 50 days #1 of 17 regions, −53 days vs national 54% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Aranjuez?
Aranjuez has 24 schools in town; the nearest international school is 2 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 24 top 2% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 2 km top 1% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 494 #4 of 17 regions, +15 vs national 13 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Aranjuez?
Aranjuez's reported home price is €2,151/m², while registered long-let rent is €7.9/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €2,151/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 45% of 306 towns 3% less than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €7.9/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €6.2/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €10.2/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 4.41% top 38% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €14,173 bottom 48% of 8,059 towns about the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 22.8% bottom 31% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Aranjuez?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Madrid, 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 Madrid region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Aranjuez?
Aranjuez's reported population is 63,838.
Who lives here
- Population
- 63,838
- Born in Spain
- 77.5% 11.3% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 3.7% 0.1% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.85 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Aranjuez?
Aranjuez is a reported 57 min drive from the nearest airport, with 99% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 57 min top 32% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 99% top 7% of 8,132 towns 20% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 100% top 9% of 8,132 towns 16% above the Spanish average (83%)
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 Aranjuez 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 Aranjuez against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 24 min from Valdemoro, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Aranjuez for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request recent comparable sales before relying on the appraisal figure.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
- Ask an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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