Living in Arico
In Arico, rent averages €8.20 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.2% (2026).
Arico had 9,505 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 6.2%.
Pricier rent than 87% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 80% of Spanish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 83% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Arico?
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 Arico?
Average net cold rent is 8.2 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): 8.2 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 | 6,135 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 3,492 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings | 2,637 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 8.2 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
Is Arico 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 492 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.2 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
What is the unemployment rate in Arico?
The unemployment rate is 6.2 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630
Arico 6.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 80.61 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202517Official |
| People in employment | 3,114 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,719 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630Independent |
What does a salary buy in Arico?
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. | €1,416 |
| Rent, 60 m²€8.20/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €492 |
| 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 | €892 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Arico. 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 Arico. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,800 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 TFS, 17.8 km away, with 83 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 80.6% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Arico. 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 Arico?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station EL RÍO)7
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
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.
Arico 7.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station EL RÍO)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 23 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station EL RÍO)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station EL RÍO)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 8 · Feb 8 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 12.3 · May 15 · Jun 19 · Jul 23 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 9.2 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 1.8 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 2.9 · Apr 4.1 · May 6.4 · Jun 9.9 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 4.9 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 8.2 · May 10.7 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 6.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 55.6 · Feb 49.7 · Mar 32.9 · Apr 18.8 · May 3.8 · Jun 0.5 · Jul 0 · Aug 9.5 · Sep 5.6 · Oct 33.1 · Nov 50.6 · Dec 60.3 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 246.5 · Feb 247.5 · Mar 300.5 · Apr 323.3 · May 379.8 · Jun 398.9 · Jul 402.4 · Aug 371.8 · Sep 319.8 · Oct 277.1 · Nov 236.6 · Dec 233.1 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA18Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: León ±2.1 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.2 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.3 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.5 °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 Arico?
The published population was 9,505 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)9
By nationality
National passport78.9%Foreign residents21.1%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 178.9 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es19Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,007 people | 31 Dec 2025 | www.ine.es20Official |
| Population Female | 4,380 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Population Male | 4,640 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Population | 9,505 people | 1 Jan 2025 | INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)9Official |
International community in Arico
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 | 8,343 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 6,603 | 79.1% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 832 | 10.0% |
| South America | 531 | 6.4% |
| Rent of Europe | 161 | 1.9% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 151 | 1.8% |
| Africa | 48 | 0.6% |
| Asia | 10 | 0.1% |
| North America | 5 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 8,343 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 6,995 | 83.8% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 872 | 10.5% |
| South America | 227 | 2.7% |
| Rent of Europe | 162 | 1.9% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 52 | 0.6% |
| Africa | 27 | 0.3% |
| Asia | 6 | 0.1% |
| North America | 1 | 0.0% |
| Statelens | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Arico
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.
Arafo as an Arico alternative in the same region
18 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €5.60/m² Arafo vs €8.20/m² Arico−32%
- Residents: 5,945 Arafo vs 9,505 Arico−37%
- Unemployment: 6.3% Arafo vs 6.2% Aricosame level
- Nearest airport: 17.5 km Arafo vs 17.8 km Aricosame level
- Median gross pay, region: €1,719 Arafo vs €1,719 Aricosame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,800 Arafo vs 4,800 Aricosame level
Vic as an Arico alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 2281 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 50,796 Vic vs 9,505 Arico+434%
- Rent: €6.00/m² Vic vs €8.20/m² Arico−27%
- Nearest airport: 42.1 km Vic vs 17.8 km Arico+137%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,261 Vic vs €1,719 Arico+32%
- Unemployment: 4.0% Vic vs 6.2% Arico−36%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,171 Vic vs 4,800 Aricono percentage
Cities near Arico
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 7.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 7.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 8.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 8.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Arico, nearest in population first.
How does Arico compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Arico 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; Arico's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Arico part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
Arico is in the published commuting zone of Santa Cruz de Tenerife; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Santa Cruz de Tenerife city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source8
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Arico?
The published population was 9,505 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5).
How much does it cost to rent in Arico?
Average net cold rent is 8.2 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 574 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Arico?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station EL RÍO).
What is the unemployment rate in Arico?
The unemployment rate is 6.2 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Arico?
The median gross salary is 1,719 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Arico a good place to live?
Arico 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.
Is Arico part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
Arico is in the published commuting zone of Santa Cruz de Tenerife; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Arico?
Granadilla de Abona, San Miguel de Abona, Güímar, Arafo, Orotava, La are near Arico. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Africa live in Arico?
The official country of birth distribution records 48 people (0.6%) 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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