Living in Grado

In Grado, rent averages €3.80 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5% (2026).

In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 5.03%. Grado had a population of 9,681 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2424 sources

Population9,681people1 Jan 2025Official source · INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)

Median gross salary (region)2,016EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

Average net rent3.8EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 25% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es

Unemployment rate5.03%country median 4.4% — 15% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime3,570incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 2025

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station PURIFICACIÓN TOMÁS)

Cheaper rent than 78% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 63% 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 Grado?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Grado?

Average net cold rent is 3.8 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): 3.8 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesGrado highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00

Barcelona€13.70

Bilbao€11.50

Palma€9.80

Murcia€5.80

Grado€3.80

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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 fibre³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 100GB mobile plan²Official · national market
Dwellings	7,818 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁴Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	4,200 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁴Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings	3,618 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁴Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10	31 Dec 2022	cdn.mivau.gob.es¹Official

Is Grado a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–69%

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

Student62%strong on cost, weak on education · range 51–73%

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–71%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–73%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 228 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.8 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 Grado?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 5.03 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²³

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Grado is 5.0%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

844

437

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

Grado 5.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	94.02 %	30 Jun 2025	SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025¹⁸Official
People in employment	3,555 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,016 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.03 %country median 4.4%	30 Jun 2026	SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²³Independent

What does a salary buy in Grado?

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

Left over each month€1,358of €1,618 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.	€1,618
Rent, 60 m²€3.80/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31	− €228
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	€1,358

Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGrado 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	3,570 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 2025¹⁵Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was OVD, 19.6 km away, with 10 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 94% in June 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	10 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	OVD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	19.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Grado.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Grado?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 PURIFICACIÓN TOMÁS)⁶

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

12°5°

13°5°

15°6°

16°7°

19°10°

21°13°

23°15°

24°15°

22°13°

19°11°

14°7°

12°5°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

102

105

134

105

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

112

124

159

166

178

170

177

184

173

146

107

109

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

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1022WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂10WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Grado is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Grado 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station TRUBIA PISCINAS)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	22 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station TRUBIA PISCINAS)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station PURIFICACIÓN TOMÁS)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 12.1 · Feb 12.8 · Mar 15.1 · Apr 16.2 · May 18.7 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 22 · Oct 19 · Nov 14.4 · Dec 12.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OVIEDO¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 4.8 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 7.3 · May 9.8 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 15 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 5.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OVIEDO¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.4 · Feb 8.7 · Mar 10.6 · Apr 11.7 · May 14.3 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 19.3 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 10.8 · Dec 9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OVIEDO¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 101.5 · Feb 89.1 · Mar 87.8 · Apr 96.5 · May 80.2 · Jun 61.8 · Jul 43.8 · Aug 57.4 · Sep 66.4 · Oct 104.5 · Nov 134 · Dec 105.3 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OVIEDO¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 111.9 · Feb 124.1 · Mar 159.3 · Apr 165.6 · May 177.7 · Jun 170.2 · Jul 177.1 · Aug 184.4 · Sep 173.4 · Oct 146.2 · Nov 106.9 · Dec 109.3 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OVIEDO¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Spain: Barakaldo ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±2.3 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±2.5 °C, Reims (France) ±3.0 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.2 °C, Limoges (France) ±1.9 °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 Grado?

The published population was 9,681 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	216.7 km²	20 Oct 2025	www.ign.es²⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	7.31 %	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁹Official
Foreign residents	706 people	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁹Official
Population Female	4,948 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹¹Official
Population Male	4,668 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹¹Official
Population	9,681 people	1 Jan 2025	INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)⁸Official

International community in Grado

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	9,656	100.0%
Spain	8,964	92.8%
European Union (without Spain)	278	2.9%
South America	164	1.7%
Africa	102	1.1%
Central America and Caribbean	72	0.7%
Asia	30	0.3%
Rent of Europe	26	0.3%
North America	20	0.2%

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	9,656	100.0%
Spanish	9,144	94.7%
European Union (without Spain)	274	2.8%
Africa	106	1.1%
South America	63	0.7%
Asia	35	0.4%
Central America and Caribbean	15	0.2%
Rent of Europe	12	0.1%
North America	4	0.0%
Statelens	3	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	4,200 households	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁴Official
Labour Supply Count	4,287 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Grado

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Grado from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Grado

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

Oviedo Commuting Zone · 20.9 km away

Rent: 6.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Pravia 19.6 km away

Rent: 4.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

Other cities in Spain to compare with Grado, nearest in population first.

All Spain cities

Zumarraga9,678 residents Fernán-Núñez9,670 residents Sabiñánigo9,695 residents Padul9,667 residents Xinzo de Limia9,699 residents Manzanares el Real9,648 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Grado 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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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; Grado's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Grado part of Gijón?

Grado is in the published commuting zone of Gijón; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Gijón 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 Grado?

The published population was 9,681 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5).

How much does it cost to rent in Grado?

Average net cold rent is 3.8 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 266 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Grado?

What is the unemployment rate in Grado?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Grado?

The median gross salary is 2,016 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Grado a good place to live?

Grado 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 Grado part of Gijón?

Grado is in the published commuting zone of Gijón; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Grado?

Oviedo, Pravia are near Grado. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Africa live in Grado?

The official country of birth distribution records 102 people (1.1%) 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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