Living in Elda
In Elda, the statutory reference rent is €4.00 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 19.4% (2024).
Annual PM2.5 was 5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Elda is in Spain; its population was 55,222 at the start of 2025. At the start of 2024, the foreign population was 4,876. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.1% in 2025.
Cheaper rent than 74% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than any other Spanish city that publishes it and cleaner air than 97% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Elda?
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 Elda?
Average net cold rent is 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 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre3Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan2Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 27,489 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain18Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 21,030 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain18Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 6,462 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain18Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
| Official reference rent (median) | 400.6 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | SERPAVI — VDP001_01 — rental price and surface indicators by municipality25Official |
Is Elda 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 240 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 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
The unemployment rate was 19.4% in 2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Elda?
The unemployment rate is about 19.4 % (2024).
- Unemployment rate: 19.36 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city13
Elda 19.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.05 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202526Official |
| People in employment | 17,262 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain18Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,888 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)14Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 19.36 %country median 4.4% | 31 Dec 2024 | INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city13Official |
Unemployment rate fell 38.2% between 2015 and 2024, from 31.3% to 19.4%.
What does a salary buy in Elda?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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. | €1,527 |
| Rent, 60 m²€4.00/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €240 |
| 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 | €1,255 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Elda. 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 Elda. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 929.9 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202519Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Elda 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 guideSafety
How safe is Elda?
Police recorded about 4,318 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.20
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,318 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 — about the same | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.20Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Elda. 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 Elda?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. 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.
Elda 5.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ELDA-LACY)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ELDA-LACY)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair4Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 22.15 · Feb 24.26 · Mar 28.45 · Apr 32.29 · May 36.32 · Jun 37.43 · Jul 38.78 · Aug 41.81 · Sep 38.21 · Oct 31.55 · Nov 26.89 · Dec 21.9 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center21Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -4.21 · Feb -3.15 · Mar -1.14 · Apr 2.57 · May 6 · Jun 10.45 · Jul 15.58 · Aug 14.77 · Sep 11.47 · Oct 4.02 · Nov 1.23 · Dec -3.23 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center21Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 8.79 · Feb 9.35 · Mar 11.99 · Apr 14.59 · May 18.32 · Jun 23.02 · Jul 25.75 · Aug 25.69 · Sep 22.19 · Oct 18.23 · Nov 12.59 · Dec 9.55 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center21Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Elda?
The published population was 55,222 people in January 2025. Source: Elda - official stats7
By nationality
National passport91.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 473.1 cars per 1000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat8Official |
| City area | 45.6 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | IGN_INFOGEO_MUNICIPIOS — Municipios11Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 7.1 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat9Official |
| Foreign residents | 4,876 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.22Official |
| Population density | 1,211 people/km² | 31 Dec 2025 | INE 2025 municipal Padrón population + IGN/NGMEP municipal extent12Official |
| Female residents | 27,190 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)15Official |
| Male residents | 25,844 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)15Official |
| Population | 55,222 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Elda - official stats7Official |
Population fell 37.1% between 2015 and 2025, from 87,834 to 55,222.
Foreign residents rose 89.7% between 2015 and 2025, from 3,268 to 6,198.
International community in Elda
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 | 52,580 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 47,731 | 90.8% |
| South America | 2,527 | 4.8% |
| Africa | 849 | 1.6% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 731 | 1.4% |
| Rent of Europe | 307 | 0.6% |
| Asia | 190 | 0.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 179 | 0.3% |
| North America | 65 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 52,580 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 49,532 | 94.2% |
| South America | 1,214 | 2.3% |
| Africa | 644 | 1.2% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 620 | 1.2% |
| Rent of Europe | 245 | 0.5% |
| Asia | 188 | 0.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 84 | 0.2% |
| North America | 28 | 0.1% |
| Statelens | 25 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Elda
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.
Novelda as an Elda alternative in the same region
11 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €3.00/m² Novelda vs €4.00/m² Elda−25%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,999 Novelda vs 4,318 Elda−31%
- Residents: 26,606 Novelda vs 55,222 Elda−52%
- Nearest airport: 21.4 km Novelda vs 30.0 km Elda−29%
- Foreign residents: 11.0% (2025) Novelda vs 7.1% (2024) Eldano percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Novelda vs €1,888 Eldasame level
Tallinn as an Elda alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 2946 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.
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €4.00/m² (2022) Eldano percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 30.0 km Elda−81%
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 5.0 µg/m³ Elda−40%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,888 (2024) Eldano percentage
Cities near Elda
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 3.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Elda, nearest in population first.
How does Elda compare?
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Elda in rankings
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; Elda'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 Elda?
The published population was 55,222 people in January 2025. Source: Elda - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Elda?
Average net cold rent is 4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 280 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Elda?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.
How safe is Elda?
Police recorded about 4,318 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 Elda?
The unemployment rate is about 19.4 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.
What is the typical salary around Elda?
The median gross salary is 1,888 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Elda a good place to live?
Elda 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 Elda?
Petrer, Monòver/Monóvar, Sax, Novelda, Monforte del Cid are near Elda. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Elda?
The official country of birth distribution records 47,731 people (90.8%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Elda, Spain: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ab36dd74a918a87a435b5dc361fc86c2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/elda/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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