Living in Alcalà de Xivert

In Alcalà de Xivert, rent averages €3.90 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.5% (2026).

Alcalà de Xivert is a city in Spain, with a population of 7,349 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 2.53% in June 2026. At the start of 2024, the foreign population was 2,266.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population7,349people1 Jan 2025Official source · INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)

Median gross salary (region)1,888EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

Average net rent3.9EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 24% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es

Unemployment rate2.53%country median 4.4% — 42% belowIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime5,330incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2

PM2.5, annual mean4µg/m³country median 8.7 — 54% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 76% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 92% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 74% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Alcalà de Xivert?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Alcalà de Xivert?

Average net cold rent is 3.9 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 3.9 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es²

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesAlcalà de Xivert highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00

Barcelona€13.70

Bilbao€11.50

Palma€9.80

Murcia€5.80

Alcalà de Xivert€3.90

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Málaga€9.60

Seville€9.20

Valencia€8.20

Zaragoza€7.70

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria€7.30

Alicante€7.10

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 300 Mbps fibre⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 100GB mobile plan³Official · national market
Dwellings	13,782 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	3,045 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings	10,734 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10	31 Dec 2022	cdn.mivau.gob.es²Official

Is Alcalà de Xivert a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

Student59%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 48–70%

Family68%strong on family, weak on education · range 57–79%

Retirement65%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 54–76%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 234 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.9 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Alcalà de Xivert?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.53 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²³

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Alcalà de Xivert is 2.5%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

844

437

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

Alcalà de Xivert 2.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	88.61 %	30 Jun 2025	SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025¹⁶Official
People in employment	2,421 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,888 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.53 %country median 4.4%	30 Jun 2026	SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²³Independent

What does a salary buy in Alcalà de Xivert?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,261of €1,527 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€1,527
Rent, 60 m²€3.90/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31	− €234
Internet€20 · official · DIGI 300 Mbps fibre · 2026-09-30	− €20
Mobile plan€12 · official · DIGI 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,261

Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Alcalà de Xivert. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)

Job SearchUnemployment ClaimTraining

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Alcalà de Xivert. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesAlcalà de Xivert highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Pamplona7,766

Alicante7,419

Murcia5,289

Córdoba5,095

Melilla5,090

Vitoria-Gasteiz4,916

Cartagena4,578

Castellón de la Plana4,251

Elche4,043

Lorca3,706

Logroño3,690

Burgos3,628

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,330 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2¹Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was CDT, 16.3 km away in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 88.6% in June 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	CDT	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	16.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Alcalà de Xivert. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course

Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities

For adult language learners, residents.

In Person, Online, Hybridvaries

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Alcalà de Xivert.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Alcalà de Xivert?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency⁵

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SpainAnnual PM2.5 in Alcalà de Xivert is 4.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1516–1719–20

Alcalà de Xivert 4.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4 µg/m³country median 8.7	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁵Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 22.55 · Feb 23.23 · Mar 27.59 · Apr 30.43 · May 34.96 · Jun 37.46 · Jul 39.2 · Aug 38.96 · Sep 36.95 · Oct 31.34 · Nov 25.45 · Dec 21.1 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -7.15 · Feb -7.91 · Mar -7.94 · Apr -0.6 · May 1.57 · Jun 6.51 · Jul 9.53 · Aug 10.05 · Sep 4.98 · Oct -0.34 · Nov -3.35 · Dec -7.21 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.78 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 9.09 · Apr 11.91 · May 15.83 · Jun 21.01 · Jul 23.79 · Aug 23.37 · Sep 19.13 · Oct 15 · Nov 9.19 · Dec 6.3 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

3.8

4.9

6.1

7.2

4.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 42.9% between 2013 and 2024, from 7.0 to 4.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Alcalà de Xivert?

The published population was 7,349 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport69.2%
Foreign residents30.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	167.6 km²	20 Oct 2025	www.ign.es¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	31.79 %	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,266 people	1 Jan 2024	Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.¹⁴Official
Population Female	3,540 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁹Official
Population Male	3,620 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁹Official
Population	7,349 people	1 Jan 2025	INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)⁶Official

International community in Alcalà de Xivert

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	6,877	100.0%
Spain	4,916	71.5%
Africa	709	10.3%
European Union (without Spain)	643	9.4%
Rent of Europe	356	5.2%
South America	165	2.4%
Asia	43	0.6%
Central America and Caribbean	33	0.5%
North America	12	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	6,877	100.0%
Spanish	4,833	70.3%
Africa	860	12.5%
European Union (without Spain)	672	9.8%
Rent of Europe	350	5.1%
South America	84	1.2%
Asia	48	0.7%
Central America and Caribbean	24	0.3%
North America	6	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	3,048 households	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Labour Supply Count	2,919 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Alcalà de Xivert

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Tallinn as an Alcalà de Xivert alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 2727 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €3.90/m² (2022) Alcalà de Xivertno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 16.3 km Alcalà de Xivert−66%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,888 (2024) Alcalà de Xivertno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 4.0 µg/m³ Alcalà de Xivert−25%

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Cities near Alcalà de Xivert

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Torreblanca 9.6 km away

Rent: 4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Peníscola/Peñíscola 16.5 km away

Rent: 4.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Benicarló 21.1 km away

Rent: 5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Orpesa/Oropesa del Mar 24.8 km away

Rent: 6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

Other cities in Spain to compare with Alcalà de Xivert, nearest in population first.

All Spain cities

Miraflores de la Sierra7,350 residents Banyeres de Mariola7,347 residents Benacazón7,363 residents Sant Lluís7,312 residents Albuñol7,388 residents Aldea de San Nicolás, La7,401 residents

How does Alcalà de Xivert compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Alcalà de Xivert under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Regional reception programmes (aulas de enlace Madrid / aules d acollida Catalonia etc). How to enrol a child (educacionfpydeportes.gob.es).

A country-wide rule for Spain; Alcalà de Xivert's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Alcalà de Xivert?

The published population was 7,349 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5).

How much does it cost to rent in Alcalà de Xivert?

Average net cold rent is 3.9 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 273 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Alcalà de Xivert?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Alcalà de Xivert?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Alcalà de Xivert?

The median gross salary is 1,888 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Alcalà de Xivert a good place to live?

Alcalà de Xivert may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Alcalà de Xivert?

Torreblanca, Peníscola/Peñíscola, Benicarló, Orpesa/Oropesa del Mar are near Alcalà de Xivert. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Africa live in Alcalà de Xivert?

The official country of birth distribution records 709 people (10.3%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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