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Living in Castrillón

In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 3.85%. The population of Castrillón, in Spain, was 21,998 at the start of 2025.

Lower unemployment than 64% of Spanish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 90% of Spanish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 93% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Castrillón?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SpainNational rates and thresholds that apply in Castrillón.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Castrillón?

Average net cold rent is 5.7 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): 5.7 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es3

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Castrillón yet.

Net rent across major citiesCastrillón highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Castrillón highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.80Murcia€5.70Castrillónnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings13,182 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings9,411 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings3,771 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es3Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 342 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.7 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.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Castrillón?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.85 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202618
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Castrillón is 3.9%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Spain per band844 cities: 0% to under 5%8440–5Castrillón 3.9%437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–1044 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–1523 cities: 15% to under 20%2315–209 cities: 20% to under 25%920–254 cities: 25% to under 30%425–30

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability91.85 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202516Official
People in employment8,496 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,016 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.85 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202618Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Castrillón. 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)

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

Safety

How safe is Castrillón?

Police recorded about 2,933 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.12

Recorded crime across major citiesCastrillón highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Castrillón highlighted5,338Orihuela5,289Murcia5,095Córdoba4,916Vitoria-Gasteiz4,578Cartagena4,104Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana4,023Ciudad Real3,831Molina de Segura3,706Lorca3,690Logroño3,628Burgos2,712Vila-realrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,933 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.12Official

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 91.8% in 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport10 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportOVD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport3.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Castrillón. 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 Castrillón.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 9.6°C in January and 18.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 114.1 mm in January and 43.8 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Castrillón?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 SALINAS)6

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Castrillón average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°6°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Castrillón average monthly precipitation, mm040801201601148888907458446476116144125JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Castrillón average monthly sunshine, hours05101520345565666433JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Castrillón annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.5154019.0PM1010408.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Castrillón is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Spain per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–46 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³64–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–628 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³286–7Castrillón 6.033 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³337–857 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³578–941 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³419–1035 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3510–1130 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³3011–1214 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³1412–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–146 cities: 14 µg/m³ to under 15 µg/m³614–151 city: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³116–171 city: 19 µg/m³ to under 20 µg/m³119–20

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station SALINAS)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station SALINAS)5Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station SALINAS)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 13.1 · Feb 13.1 · Mar 14.7 · Apr 15.6 · May 17.6 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 21.1 · Oct 19 · Nov 15.3 · Dec 13.4 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, ASTURIAS/AVILÉS, 1991-20201Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 6.1 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 8 · May 10.3 · Jun 13.1 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 15.6 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 6.5 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, ASTURIAS/AVILÉS, 1991-20201Official
Average temperature by monthJan 9.6 · Feb 9.5 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 11.8 · May 14 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 19.1 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 10 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, ASTURIAS/AVILÉS, 1991-20201Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 114.1 · Feb 87.9 · Mar 87.6 · Apr 89.6 · May 73.5 · Jun 58.4 · Jul 43.8 · Aug 63.5 · Sep 75.9 · Oct 116.1 · Nov 144.3 · Dec 125.4 mm31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly total precipitation, ASTURIAS/AVILÉS, 1991-20201Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 3 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 5.2 · May 5.7 · Jun 5.3 · Jul 5.5 · Aug 6 · Sep 5.7 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 3.1 · Dec 2.9 hours31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, ASTURIAS/AVILÉS, 1991-20201Official

Cities of a similar size in Spain

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Spain cities
Ayamonte22,001 residentsGüímar22,009 residentsTorrox22,015 residentsCarcaixent21,934 residentsAlcúdia21,907 residentsNerja22,132 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Castrillón?

The published population was 21,998 people in January 2025. Source: Castrillón - official stats2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Castrillón residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.2%Foreign residents 2.8%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area55.46 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es17Official
Foreign residents607 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.13Official
Population Female11,440 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Population Male10,663 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Population21,998 people1 Jan 2025Castrillón - official stats2Official

International community in Castrillón

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL22,297100.0%
Spain21,27495.4%
South America3701.7%
European Union (without Spain)2751.2%
Central America and Caribbean1520.7%
Rent of Europe820.4%
Africa700.3%
Asia350.2%
North America330.1%
Oceania60.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL22,297100.0%
Spanish21,80897.8%
European Union (without Spain)1660.7%
South America1530.7%
Central America and Caribbean500.2%
Africa410.2%
Asia330.1%
Rent of Europe230.1%
North America150.1%
Statelens80.0%

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

Is Castrillón 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.

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–71%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%
Student65%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 55–75%
Family71%strong on family, weak on education · range 62–80%
Retirement63%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 52–74%
Foreign residents607 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population21,998 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Castrillón - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.7 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings13,182 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability91.85 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment8,496 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households9,411 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Labour Supply Count9,975 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Castrillón 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Castrillón?

The published population was 21,998 people in January 2025. Source: Castrillón - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Castrillón?

Average net cold rent is 5.7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 399 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Castrillón?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 SALINAS).

How safe is Castrillón?

Police recorded about 2,933 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 Castrillón?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Castrillón?

The median gross salary is 2,016 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Castrillón a good place to live?

Castrillón 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.

How many people born in Africa live in Castrillón?

The official country of birth distribution records 70 people (0.3%) 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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