Living in Cartaya
In Cartaya, the statutory reference rent is €4.40 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.1% (2026).
The unemployment rate was 3.06% in June 2026. Cartaya is in Spain; its population was 21,471 at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 93.3% in June 2025.
Cheaper rent than 64% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 84% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 85% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Cartaya?
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 Cartaya?
Average net cold rent is 4.4 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): 4.4 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 | 13,641 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 7,515 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 6,126 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
Is Cartaya 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 264 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.4 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 Cartaya?
The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 3.06 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630
Cartaya 3.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 93.27 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202518Official |
| People in employment | 7,728 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,796 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.06 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630Independent |
What does a salary buy in Cartaya?
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€4.40/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €264 |
| 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 | €1,167 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cartaya. 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 Cartaya. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Cartaya?
Police recorded about 5,848 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.14
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,848 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was FAO, 78.2 km away, with 63 listed destinations in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cartaya. 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 Cartaya?
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: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station CAMPUS DEL CARMEN)7
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.
Cartaya 10.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 15 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station MARISMAS DEL TITÁN)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 19 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station MARISMAS DEL TITÁN)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station CAMPUS DEL CARMEN)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 16.6 · Feb 17.9 · Mar 20.6 · Apr 22.4 · May 25.7 · Jun 29.5 · Jul 32.6 · Aug 32.7 · Sep 29.4 · Oct 25.3 · Nov 20.3 · Dec 17.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HUELVA19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 6.3 · Feb 7 · Mar 9 · Apr 10.9 · May 13.7 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 17.2 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 10 · Dec 7.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HUELVA19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 11.5 · Feb 12.5 · Mar 14.8 · Apr 16.6 · May 19.7 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 26 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 19.8 · Nov 15.2 · Dec 12.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HUELVA19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 60.1 · Feb 49.6 · Mar 54.6 · Apr 51.9 · May 32.2 · Jun 6.1 · Jul 1.6 · Aug 3.1 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 68.2 · Nov 73.1 · Dec 84.2 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HUELVA19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 191.6 · Feb 203.9 · Mar 251.8 · Apr 276.1 · May 323.6 · Jun 364.6 · Jul 394.6 · Aug 366.6 · Sep 291.4 · Oct 238.3 · Nov 198.6 · Dec 179.4 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HUELVA19Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Dos Hermanas ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±1.7 °C, Cagliari (Italy) ±1.3 °C, Round Rock (United States) ±2.6 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.7 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±2.7 °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 Cartaya?
The published population was 21,471 people in January 2025. Source: Cartaya - official stats1
By nationality
National passport77.4%Foreign residents22.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 224.9 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es20Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 22.84 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)8Official |
| Foreign residents | 4,851 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official |
| Female residents | 10,366 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Male residents | 10,762 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Population | 21,471 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Cartaya - official stats1Official |
International community in Cartaya
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 | 20,498 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 16,205 | 79.1% |
| Africa | 2,014 | 9.8% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,682 | 8.2% |
| South America | 253 | 1.2% |
| Rent of Europe | 220 | 1.1% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 55 | 0.3% |
| Asia | 54 | 0.3% |
| North America | 12 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 20,498 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 16,247 | 79.3% |
| Africa | 2,096 | 10.2% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,746 | 8.5% |
| Rent of Europe | 216 | 1.1% |
| South America | 107 | 0.5% |
| Asia | 48 | 0.2% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 33 | 0.2% |
| North America | 5 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Cartaya
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.
Elda as a Cartaya alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 574 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 21,471 Cartaya+157%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 Elda vs 5,848 Cartaya−26%
- Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 78.2 km Cartaya−62%
- Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €4.40/m² Cartaya−9%
- Foreign residents: 7.1% (2024) Elda vs 22.8% (2025) Cartayano percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €1,796 Cartaya+5%
Cities near Cartaya
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Cartaya, nearest in population first.
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cartaya 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; Cartaya'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 Cartaya?
The published population was 21,471 people in January 2025. Source: Cartaya - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Cartaya?
Average net cold rent is 4.4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 308 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Cartaya?
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: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station CAMPUS DEL CARMEN).
How safe is Cartaya?
Police recorded about 5,848 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 Cartaya?
The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Cartaya?
The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Cartaya a good place to live?
Cartaya 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 Cartaya?
Lepe, Aljaraque, Isla Cristina, Huelva, Gibraleón are near Cartaya. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Cartaya?
The official country of birth distribution records 16,205 people (79.1%) 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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