Living in Arcos de la Frontera
In Arcos de la Frontera, the statutory reference rent is €3.70 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9.2% (2026).
Arcos de la Frontera is a city in Spain, with a population of 31,267 at the start of 2025. The foreign population count was 871 at the start of 2024.
Cheaper rent than 80% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Arcos de la Frontera?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Arcos de la Frontera?
Average net cold rent is 3.7 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): 3.7 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
| 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 | 15,459 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 11,484 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 3,975 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 3.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
Is Arcos de la Frontera a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 222 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.7 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.
Work and income
The unemployment rate was 9.16% in June 2026.
What is the unemployment rate in Arcos de la Frontera?
The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 9.16 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626
Arcos de la Frontera 9.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 92.04 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202517Official |
| People in employment | 9,150 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,796 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 9.16 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626Independent |
What does a salary buy in Arcos de la Frontera?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,463 |
| Rent, 60 m²€3.70/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €222 |
| 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 | €1,209 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Arcos de la Frontera. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Arcos de la Frontera. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Arcos de la Frontera?
Police recorded about 2,467 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.13
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,467 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.13Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was XRY, 22.6 km away, with 15 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 92% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Arcos de la Frontera. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Arcos de la Frontera?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)6
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Arcos de la Frontera 10.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 4 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ARCOS)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 16.7 · Feb 18.3 · Mar 21.1 · Apr 23.1 · May 27 · Jun 31 · Jul 34.5 · Aug 34.7 · Sep 30.8 · Oct 26.3 · Nov 20.6 · Dec 17.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA/AEROPUERTO18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 4.6 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 9.5 · May 12.2 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 6.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA/AEROPUERTO18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 10.6 · Feb 11.8 · Mar 14.3 · Apr 16.3 · May 19.6 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 26.2 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 14.6 · Dec 11.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA/AEROPUERTO18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 66.5 · Feb 50.3 · Mar 53.9 · Apr 47.9 · May 33.7 · Jun 8.2 · Jul 0.5 · Aug 2.4 · Sep 31.6 · Oct 83.5 · Nov 82.5 · Dec 85.7 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA/AEROPUERTO18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 184.2 · Feb 195.2 · Mar 222.4 · Apr 257.4 · May 308.4 · Jun 332.7 · Jul 365.7 · Aug 342.2 · Sep 257.8 · Oct 229.1 · Nov 190.9 · Dec 166.4 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA/AEROPUERTO18Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Dos Hermanas ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Simi Valley (United States) ±1.7 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.6 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±2.6 °C, Downey (United States) ±2.7 °C, Round Rock (United States) ±2.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Arcos de la Frontera?
The published population was 31,267 people in January 2025. Source: Arcos de la Frontera - official stats1
By nationality
National passport97.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 526.4 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es19Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 3.19 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 871 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.14Official |
| Female residents | 15,521 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Male residents | 15,432 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Population | 31,267 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Arcos de la Frontera - official stats1Official |
International community in Arcos de la Frontera
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 | 30,931 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 29,920 | 96.7% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 312 | 1.0% |
| South America | 245 | 0.8% |
| Africa | 191 | 0.6% |
| Rent of Europe | 148 | 0.5% |
| Asia | 57 | 0.2% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 31 | 0.1% |
| North America | 25 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 2 | 0.0% |
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 | 30,931 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 30,253 | 97.8% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 188 | 0.6% |
| Rent of Europe | 141 | 0.5% |
| Africa | 132 | 0.4% |
| South America | 129 | 0.4% |
| Asia | 50 | 0.2% |
| North America | 19 | 0.1% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 17 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Arcos de la Frontera
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.
Bornos as an Arcos de la Frontera alternative in the same region
10 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 7,510 Bornos vs 31,267 Arcos de la Frontera−76%
- Unemployment: 7.2% Bornos vs 9.2% Arcos de la Frontera−21%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,750 Bornos vs 2,467 Arcos de la Fronterano percentage
- Foreign residents: 2.3% Bornos vs 3.2% Arcos de la Frontera−29%
- Nearest airport: 29.5 km Bornos vs 22.6 km Arcos de la Frontera+31%
- Rent: €3.60/m² Bornos vs €3.70/m² Arcos de la Fronterasame level
- Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Bornos vs €1,796 Arcos de la Fronterasame level
Vila-real as an Arcos de la Frontera alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 611 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 16.0% Vila-real vs 3.2% Arcos de la Frontera+402%
- Unemployment: 5.5% Vila-real vs 9.2% Arcos de la Frontera−40%
- Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 31,267 Arcos de la Frontera+72%
- Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €3.70/m² Arcos de la Frontera+8%
- Nearest airport: 34.1 km Vila-real vs 22.6 km Arcos de la Frontera+51%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 2,467 Arcos de la Fronterano percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €1,796 Arcos de la Frontera+5%
Cities near Arcos de la Frontera
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 3.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
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Arcos de la Frontera in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Arcos de la Frontera 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Arcos de la Frontera'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 Arcos de la Frontera?
The published population was 31,267 people in January 2025. Source: Arcos de la Frontera - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Arcos de la Frontera?
Average net cold rent is 3.7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 259 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Arcos de la Frontera?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).
How safe is Arcos de la Frontera?
Police recorded about 2,467 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator..
What is the unemployment rate in Arcos de la Frontera?
The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Arcos de la Frontera?
The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Arcos de la Frontera a good place to live?
Arcos de la Frontera 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 Arcos de la Frontera?
Bornos, Algar, Villamartín, Prado del Rey, El Cuervo de Sevilla are near Arcos de la Frontera. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Arcos de la Frontera?
The official country of birth distribution records 29,920 people (96.7%) 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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