Living in El Espinar
In El Espinar, the statutory reference rent is €5.00 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.6% (2026).
El Espinar had 10,409 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 3.6% in June 2026. The nearest airport was MAD, 62.3 km away, with 158 listed destinations in June 2026.
Lower unemployment than 71% of Spanish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 64% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 90% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to El Espinar?
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 El Espinar?
Average net cold rent is 5 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 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 | 9,549 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 3,873 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 5,679 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is El Espinar 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 300 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5 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 El Espinar?
The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628
El Espinar 3.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 94.34 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202517Official |
| People in employment | 4,125 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,881 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628Independent |
What does a salary buy in El Espinar?
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. | €1,520 |
| Rent, 60 m²€5.00/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €300 |
| 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 | €1,188 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to El Espinar. 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 El Espinar. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,030 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 202513Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
Gigabit broadband availability was 94.3% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for El Espinar. 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 El Espinar?
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 statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station COLLADO VILLALBA)5
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
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.
El Espinar 12.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 19 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station COLLADO VILLALBA)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 12 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station COLLADO VILLALBA)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 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 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAVACERRADA18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -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 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAVACERRADA18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAVACERRADA18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 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 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAVACERRADA18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 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 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAVACERRADA18Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Lugo ±5.0 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.6 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±1.9 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±1.9 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±1.9 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±2.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in El Espinar?
The published population was 10,409 people in January 2025. Source: El Espinar - official stats6
By nationality
National passport86%Foreign residents14%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 205.1 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es19Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,460 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.14Official |
| Female residents | 4,880 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Male residents | 4,934 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Population | 10,409 people | 1 Jan 2025 | El Espinar - official stats6Official |
International community in El Espinar
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 | 9,472 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 8,125 | 85.8% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 422 | 4.5% |
| South America | 418 | 4.4% |
| Africa | 189 | 2.0% |
| Rent of Europe | 153 | 1.6% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 88 | 0.9% |
| North America | 39 | 0.4% |
| Asia | 38 | 0.4% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 9,472 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 8,363 | 88.3% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 478 | 5.0% |
| Africa | 202 | 2.1% |
| South America | 175 | 1.8% |
| Rent of Europe | 142 | 1.5% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 54 | 0.6% |
| Asia | 37 | 0.4% |
| North America | 21 | 0.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on El Espinar
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.
Madrid as an El Espinar alternative in the same region
57 km away, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €14.00/m² (2024) Madrid vs €5.00/m² (2022) El Espinarno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €2,336 Madrid vs €1,881 El Espinar+24%
- Nearest airport: 14.0 km Madrid vs 62.3 km El Espinar−78%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,953 (2024) Madrid vs 4,030 (2025) El Espinarno percentage
Elda as an El Espinar alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 387 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 10,409 El Espinar+431%
- Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €5.00/m² El Espinar−20%
- Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 62.3 km El Espinar−52%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 (2024) Elda vs 4,030 (2025) El Espinarno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €1,881 El Espinarsame level
Cities near El Espinar
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 8.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 7.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 7.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 7.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 8.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with El Espinar, nearest in population first.
How does El Espinar compare?
Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays El Espinar's.
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in El Espinar 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; El Espinar's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is El Espinar part of Madrid?
El Espinar is in the published commuting zone of Madrid; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Madrid city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source7
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in El Espinar?
The published population was 10,409 people in January 2025. Source: El Espinar - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in El Espinar?
Average net cold rent is 5 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 350 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in El Espinar?
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 statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station COLLADO VILLALBA).
What is the unemployment rate in El Espinar?
The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around El Espinar?
The median gross salary is 1,881 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is El Espinar a good place to live?
El Espinar 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 El Espinar part of Madrid?
El Espinar is in the published commuting zone of Madrid; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near El Espinar?
Collado Villalba, Guadarrama, Cercedilla, Las Navas del Marqués, San Lorenzo de El Escorial are near El Espinar. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in El Espinar?
The official country of birth distribution records 8,125 people (85.8%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
Cite this page
Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.
APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). El Espinar, Spain: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 34851b0d6193b118f9f8848a5e3d195b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/espinar-el/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_el-espinar-spain-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_00bdf9aa7d8b,
author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {El Espinar, Spain: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-16},
version = {34851b0d6193b118f9f8848a5e3d195b},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/espinar-el/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[El Espinar, Spain: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/espinar-el/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 34851b0d6193b118f9f8848a5e3d195b; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.
Sources
- cdn.mivau.gob.es cdn.mivau.gob.es · checked 2026-08-26
- DIGI 100GB mobile plan digimobil.es · checked 2026-09-15
- DIGI 300 Mbps fibre digimobil.es · checked 2026-09-15
- EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station COLLADO VILLALBA) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station COLLADO VILLALBA) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- El Espinar - official stats ine.es · checked 2026-07-14
- GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) servicios.ine.es · checked 2026-08-06
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) ine.es · checked 2026-08-07
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Spain servicios.ine.es · checked 2026-08-30
Show 19 more sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Spain servicios.ine.es · checked 2026-08-30
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain ine.es · checked 2026-08-07
- La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 2025 mptmd.gob.es · checked 2026-09-24
- Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España. ine.es · checked 2024-01-01
- OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
- OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
- SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025 digital.gob.es · checked 2025-06-30
- WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station NAVACERRADA WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
- www.ign.es ign.es · checked 2026-08-30
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 SEPE · sepe.es · checked 2026-07-26
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q1752883 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.