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Region
Don Quixote's plains, Toledo's old town and a belt of cheap commuter towns around Madrid, with space and silence in between.
28th of 35 European metro regions
City · Castilla-La Mancha
A calm, flat provincial capital on the Madrid corridor, with strong healthcare, rents below the capital's and little to do after dark.
82nd of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Castilla-La Mancha is a region and Guadalajara a city. Each figure is that place’s own; scores compare each with its own peers (regions with regions, cities with cities), so read them side by side rather than as a contest.
Watch out: Extreme heat in summer and real cold with fog and frost in winter; A thin job market once you leave the Madrid commuter belt.
Watch out: Cold winters with frost & fog off the river; Most daily life needs a car & public transport is thin.
Of 13 figures both publish in the same unit, Castilla-La Mancha is better on 7 and Guadalajara on 2; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Castilla-La Mancha | Guadalajara | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €5.9 a month2024 | €7.2 a month2024 | Castilla-La Mancha 19% lower |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €410 a month2024 | €507 a month2024 | Castilla-La Mancha 19% lower |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €471 a month2024 | €600 a month2024 | Castilla-La Mancha 21% lower |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.6%2024 | 3.9%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €1,215Q2 2026 | €2,136Q2 2026 | Castilla-La Mancha 43% lower |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €97,232Q2 2026 | €170,896Q2 2026 | Castilla-La Mancha 43% lower |
| House prices, change in a year | 11.7%Q2 2026 | 14.2%Q2 2026 | Castilla-La Mancha 2.5 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Unemployment | 12.8%2025 | 10.3%2025 | Castilla-La Mancha 2.5 pts higher |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 41.1 per 1,000 people2025 | 44.9 per 1,000 people2024 | Castilla-La Mancha 9% lower |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.9 years2024 | 84.8 years2023 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 33%2025 | 47%2024 | Castilla-La Mancha 14.1 pts lower |
| People | |||
| Population | 2,126,3782025 | 92,8342025 | Castilla-La Mancha 22.9× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 15.1%2025 | 24.4%2025 | Castilla-La Mancha 9.3 pts lower |
Data through Jun 2026 (Castilla-La Mancha) and Jun 2026 (Guadalajara). Figures are compared only when both places publish them in the same unit; a dot marks the better value where better is clear.
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