Living in Cájar
In Cájar, the statutory reference rent is €5.30 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.4% (2026).
Cájar had 5,511 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 5.37% in June 2026. The nearest airport was GRX, 19.4 km away, with 5 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 95.6% in June 2025.
Higher unemployment than 68% of Spanish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 70% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Cájar?
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 Cájar?
Average net cold rent is 5.3 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): 5.3 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 | 2,430 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 1,857 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 576 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
Is Cájar 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 318 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.3 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 Cájar?
The unemployment rate is about 5.4 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 5.37 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630
Cájar 5.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 95.58 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202518Official |
| People in employment | 2,082 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,796 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.37 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630Independent |
What does a salary buy in Cájar?
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€5.30/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €318 |
| 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 | €1,113 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cájar. 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 Cájar. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,750 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-21Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cájar. 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 Cájar?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 GRANADA - NORTE)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.
Cájar 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 12 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station CIUDAD DEPORTIVA)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 30 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station CIUDAD DEPORTIVA)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station GRANADA - NORTE)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 13.3 · Feb 15 · Mar 18.2 · Apr 20.5 · May 25.3 · Jun 31.1 · Jul 35.1 · Aug 34.6 · Sep 28.9 · Oct 23.5 · Nov 17 · Dec 14 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GRANADA/BASE AÉREA19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 0.7 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 6.5 · May 9.9 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 1.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GRANADA/BASE AÉREA19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7 · Feb 8.4 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 13.5 · May 17.6 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 26.1 · Aug 25.9 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 16.5 · Nov 10.8 · Dec 8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GRANADA/BASE AÉREA19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 39 · Feb 31.7 · Mar 41.3 · Apr 37.1 · May 31.2 · Jun 8.2 · Jul 1 · Aug 3.2 · Sep 27.2 · Oct 42 · Nov 49.1 · Dec 44.2 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GRANADA/BASE AÉREA19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 174.1 · Feb 178.3 · Mar 219.5 · Apr 244.9 · May 293.3 · Jun 343.4 · Jul 373.2 · Aug 338.3 · Sep 258.4 · Oct 217.2 · Nov 168.9 · Dec 161.9 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GRANADA/BASE AÉREA19Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Alcobendas ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±2.0 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.1 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.2 °C, Foggia (Italy) ±1.5 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.3 °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 Cájar?
The published population was 5,511 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)9
By nationality
National passport95.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 1.66 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es20Official |
| Foreign residents | 251 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official |
| Female residents | 2,756 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Male residents | 2,691 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Population | 5,511 people | 1 Jan 2025 | INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)9Official |
International community in Cájar
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 | 5,275 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 4,915 | 93.2% |
| South America | 113 | 2.1% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 77 | 1.5% |
| Africa | 59 | 1.1% |
| Rent of Europe | 49 | 0.9% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 25 | 0.5% |
| Asia | 21 | 0.4% |
| North America | 14 | 0.3% |
| 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 | 5,275 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 5,083 | 96.4% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 58 | 1.1% |
| South America | 41 | 0.8% |
| Africa | 33 | 0.6% |
| Rent of Europe | 27 | 0.5% |
| Asia | 16 | 0.3% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 10 | 0.2% |
| North America | 6 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 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 Cájar
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.
Vila-real as a Cájar alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 434 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 5,511 Cájar+873%
- Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €5.30/m² Cájar−25%
- Nearest airport: 34.1 km Vila-real vs 19.4 km Cájar+76%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 4,750 Cájarno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €1,796 Cájar+5%
- Unemployment: 5.5% Vila-real vs 5.4% Cájarsame level
Cities near Cájar
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 5.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Cájar, nearest in population first.
How does Cájar compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cájar 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; Cájar's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Cájar part of Armilla?
Cájar is in the published commuting zone of Armilla; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Armilla 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 Cájar?
The published population was 5,511 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5).
How much does it cost to rent in Cájar?
Average net cold rent is 5.3 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 371 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Cájar?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 GRANADA - NORTE).
What is the unemployment rate in Cájar?
The unemployment rate is about 5.4 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Cájar?
The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Cájar a good place to live?
Cájar 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 Cájar part of Armilla?
Cájar is in the published commuting zone of Armilla; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Cájar?
Armilla, Granada, Huétor Vega, Zubia, La Zubia are near Cájar. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Cájar?
The official country of birth distribution records 4,915 people (93.2%) 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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