Badajoz · Extremadura
Jerez de los Caballeros
A quiet, spire-studded old walled town that many tourists pass through but few stay in, born of an 18th-century church-building spree.
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Living in Jerez de los Caballeros
Jerez de los Caballeros is a quiet, spire-studded walled town of 9,000 on the parched plains of southern Extremadura, between Badajoz and the Portuguese frontier — its skyline of ornate 18th-century church towers the legacy of a building spree. Many pass through, few stay. It's overwhelmingly Spanish, with a small Nicaraguan community. Summers are hot with highs around 34°C, winters mild near 10°C. It's a self-contained country town: the nearest hospital is towards Zafra, around fifty minutes off, and Badajoz over an hour.
Jerez de los Caballeros'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 Jerez de los Caballeros's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 51% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A quiet, spire-studded old walled town that many tourists pass through but few stay in, born of an 18th-century church-building spree. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a health centre close by and low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.39/m²·mo).
- Winter average temp 9.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 48 min
- Surgical wait (region) 135 days
- Registered long-let rent €3.39/m²·mo
Higher than 47% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A quiet, spire-studded old walled town that many tourists pass through but few stay in, born of an 18th-century church-building spree. A strong pick for American retirees — a health centre close by and low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.39/m²·mo).
- Winter average temp 9.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 48 min
- U.S.-born residents 0 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €3.39/m²·mo
Higher than 21% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A quiet, spire-studded old walled town that many tourists pass through but few stay in, born of an 18th-century church-building spree. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.39/m²·mo) and 9,104 people.
- Registered long-let rent €3.39/m²·mo
- Net income per person €12,344
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.3°C
Higher than 19% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A quiet, spire-studded old walled town that many tourists pass through but few stay in, born of an 18th-century church-building spree. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.39/m²·mo) and 9,104 people.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 81%
- Drive to nearest airport 72 min
- Registered long-let rent €3.39/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.3°C
Higher than 18% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A quiet, spire-studded old walled town that many tourists pass through but few stay in, born of an 18th-century church-building spree. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.39/m²·mo) and 9,104 people.
- Schools in town 7
- PISA maths (region) 469
- Registered long-let rent €3.39/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 48 min
Higher than 10% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A quiet, spire-studded old walled town that many tourists pass through but few stay in, born of an 18th-century church-building spree. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.39/m²·mo) and a real food scene.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.3°C
- Rainy days a year 61 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 73
- Winter average temp 9.5°C
What is the climate like in Jerez de los Caballeros?
Jerez de los Caballeros's reported winter average is 9.5°C, while July–August highs reach 34.3°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 9.5°C top 26% of 8,131 towns 1.7°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 34.3°C bottom 13% of 8,131 towns 4.1°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 61 days top 44% of 8,088 towns 12% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 73 bottom 23% of 8,033 towns 17 above 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)
- 0.51 ha/km² bottom 25% of 8,132 towns 1.8 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 46 bottom 2% of 8,132 towns 40 above the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 22.9% bottom 43% of 8,130 towns about 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 Jerez de los Caballeros?
Jerez de los Caballeros's nearest health centre is 3.1 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 48 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 48 min bottom 29% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 3.1 km top 16% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 135 days #14 of 17 regions, +32 days vs national 25% more than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Jerez de los Caballeros?
Jerez de los Caballeros has 7 schools in town; the nearest international school is 59 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 7 top 9% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 59 km bottom 34% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 469 #12 of 17 regions, −10 vs national 12 below the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Jerez de los Caballeros?
Jerez de los Caballeros's reported asking price is €1,022/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €1,022/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026 · small sample
- Registered long-let rent
- €3.39/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €2.6/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €4.39/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €12,344 bottom 22% of 8,059 towns 15% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 27.5% top 40% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Jerez de los Caballeros?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Extremadura, 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 Extremadura region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Jerez de los Caballeros?
Jerez de los Caballeros's reported population is 9,104.
Who lives here
- Population
- 9,104
- Born in Spain
- 95.5% 6.7% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 0.6% 3.3% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Jerez de los Caballeros?
Jerez de los Caballeros is a reported 72 min drive from the nearest airport, with 80% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 72 min top 48% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 80% bottom 28% of 8,132 towns 1% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 81% bottom 23% of 8,132 towns 2% below 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 Jerez de los Caballeros 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 Jerez de los Caballeros against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 69 min from Badajoz, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Jerez de los Caballeros for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Ask what recent sales closed at; the published figure is asking price.
- 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.
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