Living in Castro de Rei

In Castro de Rei, the statutory reference rent is €3.10 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.1% (2026).

Castro de Rei is in Spain; its population was 5,001 at the start of 2025. For Castro de Rei, monthly mean temperatures were 6.5°C in January and 18.5°C in July. Gigabit broadband availability was 73% in 2025. The foreign population count was 350 at the start of 2024. The unemployment rate was 2.12% in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population5,001people1 Jan 2025Official source · INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)

Median gross salary (region)1,884EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

Average net rent3.1EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 39% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es

Unemployment rate2.12%country median 4.4% — 52% belowIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime3,540incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Pedro Blanco destaca la apuesta del Gobierno por la modernización de las infraestructuras de seguridad con 13,7M€ para la construcción de nuevos cuarteles en A Fonsagrada y Cambados

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³country median 8.7 — 8% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 95% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 87% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Castro de Rei?

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 Castro de Rei.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Castro de Rei?

Average net cold rent is 3.1 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): 3.1 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es²

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesCastro de Rei highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00

Barcelona€13.70

Bilbao€11.50

Palma€9.80

Murcia€5.80

Castro de Rei€3.10

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Málaga€9.60

Seville€9.20

Valencia€8.20

Zaragoza€7.70

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria€7.30

Alicante€7.10

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	3,588 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Main residence dwellings	1,893 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings	1,695 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10	31 Dec 2022	cdn.mivau.gob.es²Official

Is Castro de Rei a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on housing, weak on air quality · range 47–65%

Skilled employee63%strong on housing, weak on education · range 54–72%

Student58%strong on housing, weak on education · range 47–69%

Family69%strong on family, weak on education · range 58–80%

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 186 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.1 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 Castro de Rei?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.12 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²³

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Castro de Rei is 2.1%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

844

437

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

Castro de Rei 2.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	72.98 %	30 Jun 2025	SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025¹⁸Official
People in employment	1,992 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,884 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.12 %country median 4.4%	30 Jun 2026	SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²³Independent

What does a salary buy in Castro de Rei?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,302of €1,520 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left 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.	€1,520
Rent, 60 m²€3.10/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31	− €186
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	€1,302

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Castro de Rei. 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)

Job SearchUnemployment ClaimTraining

Search jobs

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesCastro de Rei highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Pamplona7,766

Alicante7,419

Murcia5,289

Córdoba5,095

Melilla5,090

Vitoria-Gasteiz4,916

Cartagena4,578

Castellón de la Plana4,251

Elche4,043

Lorca3,706

Logroño3,690

Burgos3,628

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,540 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Pedro Blanco destaca la apuesta del Gobierno por la modernización de las infraestructuras de seguridad con 13,7M€ para la construcción de nuevos cuarteles en A Fonsagrada y Cambados¹⁷Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	6 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	LCG	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	79.9 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Castro de Rei. 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, HybridCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Castro de Rei.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 122.3 mm in January and 30.7 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Castro de Rei?

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: European Environment Agency⁵

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

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11°2°

12°2°

15°3°

17°5°

20°7°

23°10°

25°12°

23°10°

19°8°

13°5°

11°3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

122

101

133

150

134

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Castro de Rei is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1516–1719–20

Castro de Rei 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³country median 8.7	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁵Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 10.7 · Feb 12.2 · Mar 15.1 · Apr 16.5 · May 19.6 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 23.1 · Oct 18.7 · Nov 13.4 · Dec 11.1 °C	31 Dec 2020	AEMET climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, LUGO/ROZAS, 1991-2020¹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.2 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 3.2 · Apr 4.7 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 12.3 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 3 °C	31 Dec 2020	AEMET climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, LUGO/ROZAS, 1991-2020¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.5 · Feb 7 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 10.6 · May 13.5 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 16.6 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 7 °C	31 Dec 2020	AEMET climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, LUGO/ROZAS, 1991-2020¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 122.3 · Feb 93.2 · Mar 97.4 · Apr 101.1 · May 78.4 · Jun 47.8 · Jul 30.7 · Aug 35.2 · Sep 62.9 · Oct 132.9 · Nov 149.5 · Dec 134.2 mm	31 Dec 2020	AEMET climate normal — mean monthly total precipitation, LUGO/ROZAS, 1991-2020¹Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 2.8 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 5.6 · May 6.6 · Jun 7.1 · Jul 7.6 · Aug 7.9 · Sep 6.2 · Oct 4.5 · Nov 2.8 · Dec 2.4 hours	31 Dec 2020	AEMET climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, LUGO/ROZAS, 1991-2020¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2016–2024

7.8

8.9

10.1

11.2

8.020162018202020222024

Annual PM2.5 was 8.0 in 2016 and 8.0 in 2024.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Castro de Rei?

The published population was 5,001 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	177 km²	20 Oct 2025	www.ign.es¹⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	7 %	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁸Official
Foreign residents	350 people	1 Jan 2024	Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.¹⁴Official
Female residents	2,509 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹⁰Official
Male residents	2,506 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹⁰Official
Population	5,001 people	1 Jan 2025	INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)⁷Official

International community in Castro de Rei

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	5,098	100.0%
Spain	4,789	93.9%
European Union (without Spain)	121	2.4%
Africa	101	2.0%
South America	54	1.1%
Rent of Europe	15	0.3%
Central America and Caribbean	10	0.2%
Asia	5	0.1%
North America	2	0.0%
Oceania	1	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	5,098	100.0%
Spanish	4,826	94.7%
Africa	116	2.3%
European Union (without Spain)	116	2.3%
South America	21	0.4%
Asia	10	0.2%
Rent of Europe	6	0.1%
Central America and Caribbean	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	1,893 households	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Labour force	2,190 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Castro de Rei

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.

Tallinn as a Castro de Rei alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 2824 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 8.0 µg/m³ Castro de Rei−63%
Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €3.10/m² (2022) Castro de Reino percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 79.9 km Castro de Rei−93%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,884 (2024) Castro de Reino percentage

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Cities near Castro de Rei

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Vilalba 24.7 km away

Rent: 3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

Other cities in Spain to compare with Castro de Rei, nearest in population first.

All Spain cities

Candeleda5,003 residents San Juan de la Rambla5,011 residents Beas de Segura4,991 residents Els Pallaresos5,028 residents Bellreguard5,032 residents Recas5,037 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Castro de Rei 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 guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School 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; Castro de Rei's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Castro de Rei part of Lugo?

Castro de Rei is in the published commuting zone of Lugo; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Lugo city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁶

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Castro de Rei?

The published population was 5,001 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5).

How much does it cost to rent in Castro de Rei?

Average net cold rent is 3.1 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 217 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Castro de Rei?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Castro de Rei?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Castro de Rei?

The median gross salary is 1,884 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Castro de Rei a good place to live?

Castro de Rei 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 Castro de Rei part of Lugo?

Castro de Rei is in the published commuting zone of Lugo; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Castro de Rei?

Outeiro de Rei, Vilalba are near Castro de Rei. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Castro de Rei?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,789 people (93.9%) 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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  title = {Castro de Rei, Spain: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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DIGI 100GB mobile plan digimobil.es · checked 2026-09-15
DIGI 300 Mbps fibre digimobil.es · checked 2026-09-15
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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