Living in Durango
In Durango, rents across existing tenancies average €9.00 per m² a month (2024) and unemployment is 3.9% (2026).
In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 3.9%. At the start of 2025, Durango had a population of 30,192. Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.9% in 2025.
Pricier rent than 92% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 63% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 75% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Durango?
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 Durango?
Average net cold rent is 9 EUR/m² per month (2024), 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): 9 EUR/m²/month · es.eustat.eus7
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre2Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan1Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 13,359 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 11,832 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 1,530 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2024 | es.eustat.eus7Official |
Is Durango 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 540 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9 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 Durango?
The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631
Durango 3.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 97.89 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official |
| People in employment | 12,858 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,659 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631Independent |
What does a salary buy in Durango?
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. | €2,041 |
| Rent, 60 m²€9.00/m² · official · es.eustat.eus · 2024-12-31 | − €540 |
| 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 | €1,469 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Durango. 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 Durango. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Durango?
Police recorded about 3,731 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.15
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,731 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.15Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Durango. 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 Durango?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 repair4
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
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.
Durango 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 13 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station DURANGO)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 16 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station DURANGO)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair4Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 19 · Feb 21.23 · Mar 23.39 · Apr 27.5 · May 31.71 · Jun 35.17 · Jul 36.37 · Aug 37.4 · Sep 35.51 · Oct 29.48 · Nov 23.67 · Dec 17.55 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -6.18 · Feb -6.29 · Mar -7.64 · Apr -0.41 · May 1.69 · Jun 5.48 · Jul 8.75 · Aug 10.07 · Sep 4.96 · Oct -1.86 · Nov -3.09 · Dec -7.56 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.28 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 8 · Apr 10.3 · May 13.26 · Jun 16.91 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 19.1 · Sep 16.87 · Oct 13.54 · Nov 8.58 · Dec 5.81 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Durango?
The published population was 30,192 people in January 2025. Source: Durango - official stats3
By nationality
National passport90.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 10.73 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es21Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 10 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)9Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,871 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.17Official |
| Female residents | 15,251 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Male residents | 14,516 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Population | 30,192 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Durango - official stats3Official |
International community in Durango
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 | 29,934 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 26,620 | 88.9% |
| South America | 1,183 | 4.0% |
| Africa | 997 | 3.3% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 493 | 1.6% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 269 | 0.9% |
| Asia | 151 | 0.5% |
| Rent of Europe | 135 | 0.5% |
| North America | 80 | 0.3% |
| Oceania | 6 | 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 | 29,934 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 27,470 | 91.8% |
| Africa | 901 | 3.0% |
| South America | 573 | 1.9% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 483 | 1.6% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 225 | 0.8% |
| Asia | 162 | 0.5% |
| Rent of Europe | 92 | 0.3% |
| North America | 24 | 0.1% |
| Statelens | 4 | 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 Durango
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.
Gernika-Lumo as a Durango alternative in the same region
17 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €7.20/m² Gernika-Lumo vs €9.00/m² Durango−20%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,850 Gernika-Lumo vs 3,731 Durangono percentage
- Residents: 17,129 Gernika-Lumo vs 30,192 Durango−43%
- Foreign residents: 12.4% Gernika-Lumo vs 10.0% Durango+24%
- Nearest airport: 19.0 km Gernika-Lumo vs 27.0 km Durango−30%
- Unemployment: 3.9% Gernika-Lumo vs 3.9% Durangosame level
- Median gross pay, region: €2,659 Gernika-Lumo vs €2,659 Durangosame level
Tres Cantos as a Durango alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 298 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 2.6% Tres Cantos vs 3.9% Durango−34%
- Rent: €10.60/m² (2022) Tres Cantos vs €9.00/m² (2024) Durangono percentage
- Residents: 54,592 Tres Cantos vs 30,192 Durango+81%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,044 Tres Cantos vs 3,731 Durango−18%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,336 Tres Cantos vs €2,659 Durango−12%
- Nearest airport: 16.9 km Tres Cantos vs 27.0 km Durango−37%
- Foreign residents: 9.6% Tres Cantos vs 10.0% Durango−4%
Tallinn as a Durango alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 2591 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 9.0 µg/m³ Durango−67%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €9.00/m² (2024) Durangono percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 27.0 km Durango−79%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €2,659 (2024) Durangono percentage
Cities near Durango
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 9.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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- 7.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Durango, nearest in population first.
How does Durango compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Durango 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; Durango's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Durango part of Bilbao?
Durango is in the published commuting zone of Bilbao; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Bilbao 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 Durango?
The published population was 30,192 people in January 2025. Source: Durango - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Durango?
Average net cold rent is 9 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 630 EUR a month before utilities. Source: es.eustat.eus.
Is the air quality good in Durango?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Durango?
Police recorded about 3,731 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 Durango?
The unemployment rate is 3.9 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Durango?
The median gross salary is 2,659 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Durango a good place to live?
Durango 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 Durango part of Bilbao?
Durango is in the published commuting zone of Bilbao; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Durango?
Abadiño, Elorrio, Amorebieta-Etxano, Ermua, Eibar are near Durango. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Durango?
The official country of birth distribution records 26,620 people (88.9%) 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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