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Living in Collado Villalba

Collado Villalba is a city in Spain, with a population of 67,274 at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.3% in 2025. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 was 12 µg/m³. The unemployment rate was 10.1% in 2024.

Pricier rent than 90% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 94% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 69% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Collado Villalba?

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 Collado Villalba.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Collado Villalba?

Average net cold rent is 8.7 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): 8.7 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1

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

Net rent across major citiesCollado Villalba highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Collado Villalba highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.70Collado Villalba€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.80Murcianet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings27,921 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings23,280 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings4,641 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 522 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.7 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 Collado Villalba?

The unemployment rate is about 10.1 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 10.13 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city9
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Collado Villalba is 10.1%. 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%8440–5437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–1044 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–15Collado Villalba 10.1%23 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 availability97.28 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official
People in employment28,398 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,336 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official · regional context
Unemployment rate10.13 %country median 4.4%31 Dec 2024INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city9Official
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Unemployment rate in Collado Villalba by year, %9.4%12.8%16.1%19.4%2015201720192021202410.1%%

Unemployment rate fell 45.9% between 2015 and 2024, from 18.7% to 10.1%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Collado Villalba. 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 Collado Villalba. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k344 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202515Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Collado Villalba 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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Hospital Beds Per 100k344 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Collado Villalba?

Police recorded about 4,997 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.16

Recorded crime across major citiesCollado Villalba highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Collado Villalba 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 residents4,997 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.16Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport158 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat18Official
Nearest airportMAD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official
Distance to nearest airport39.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Collado Villalba?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair3

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
Collado Villalba average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Collado Villalba average monthly precipitation, mm0459013518014311911812812051183161170174150JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Collado Villalba average monthly sunshine, hours09018027036010511816117623129535432721915397100JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Collado Villalba annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52512.0PM2.5154012.0PM10104019.0NO₂µg/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 Collado Villalba is 12.0 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/m³286–733 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/m³1412–13Collado Villalba 12.04 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 mean19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station COLLADO VILLALBA)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station LAS ROZAS)5Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean12 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair3Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.9 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 6.1 · Apr 8.2 · May 12.9 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 23.1 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAVACERRADA21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.9 · Feb -2.9 · Mar -1.1 · Apr 0.3 · May 3.9 · Jun 8.6 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 0 · Dec -1.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAVACERRADA21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0 · Feb 0.2 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 4.2 · May 8.4 · Jun 13.7 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 12.9 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 2.8 · Dec 1.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAVACERRADA21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 143 · Feb 118.6 · Mar 118.2 · Apr 127.5 · May 119.8 · Jun 51.2 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 30.7 · Sep 61.1 · Oct 169.6 · Nov 173.9 · Dec 149.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAVACERRADA21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 105.3 · Feb 117.5 · Mar 160.7 · Apr 176.3 · May 230.7 · Jun 295 · Jul 353.7 · Aug 327.2 · Sep 218.8 · Oct 152.9 · Nov 97.1 · Dec 99.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAVACERRADA21Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Viladecans67,587 residentsBoadilla del Monte66,349 residentsPrat de Llobregat, El66,338 residentsGranollers65,341 residentsSanlúcar de Barrameda70,012 residentsCastelldefels70,057 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Collado Villalba?

The published population was 67,274 people in January 2025. Source: Collado Villalba - official stats2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Collado Villalba residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport80.8%Foreign residents19.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents471.8 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat6Official
City area25.2 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission8Official
Foreign-resident share19.2 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat7Official
Foreign residents12,908 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.17Official
Population density2,671 people/km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit8Official
Population Female33,893 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official
Population Male31,764 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official
Population67,274 people1 Jan 2025Collado Villalba - official stats2Official
Population over time11 published observations, 2015–2025
Population in Collado Villalba by year, residents61,13963,35365,56767,78120152017201920212023202567,274residents

Population rose 8.4% between 2015 and 2025, from 62,056 to 67,274.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2015–2025
Foreign residents in Collado Villalba by year, residents10,36811,47412,58113,68720152017201920212023202513,458residents

Foreign residents rose 16.8% between 2015 and 2025, from 11,520 to 13,458.

International community in Collado Villalba

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
TOTAL64,297100.0%
Spain48,06574.8%
South America7,75012.1%
European Union (without Spain)3,5285.5%
Africa2,5954.0%
Central America and Caribbean1,2381.9%
Rent of Europe5390.8%
Asia4000.6%
North America1650.3%
Oceania170.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL64,297100.0%
Spanish52,70582.0%
European Union (without Spain)3,9446.1%
South America3,4695.4%
Africa2,5804.0%
Central America and Caribbean7721.2%
Rent of Europe4130.6%
Asia3350.5%
North America750.1%
Oceania30.0%
Statelens10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Is Collado Villalba 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–61%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–66%
Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–66%
Family48%strong on safety, weak on education · range 40–56%
Retirement47%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–56%
Foreign residents12,908 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population67,274 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Collado Villalba - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.7 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings27,921 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability97.28 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment28,398 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households23,283 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
Labour Supply Count32,967 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Collado Villalba?

The published population was 67,274 people in January 2025. Source: Collado Villalba - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Collado Villalba?

Average net cold rent is 8.7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 609 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Collado Villalba?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.

How safe is Collado Villalba?

Police recorded about 4,997 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 Collado Villalba?

The unemployment rate is about 10.1 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.

What is the typical salary around Collado Villalba?

The median gross salary is 2,336 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Collado Villalba a good place to live?

Collado Villalba 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 Collado Villalba?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,595 people (4.0%) 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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