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Living in Huércal-Overa

The unemployment rate was 3.94% in June 2026. Huércal-Overa, a city in Spain, had a population of 20,860 at the start of 2025. For Huércal-Overa, gigabit broadband availability was 84.1% in June 2025.

Cheaper rent than 80% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 62% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 90% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Huércal-Overa?

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 Huércal-Overa.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Huércal-Overa?

Average net cold rent is 3.7 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): 3.7 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1

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

Net rent across major citiesHuércal-Overa highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Huércal-Overa highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.80Murcia€3.70Huércal-Overanet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings11,070 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings7,089 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings3,981 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 222 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.7 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 Huércal-Overa?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.94 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202618
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Huércal-Overa is 3.9%. 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%8440–5Huércal-Overa 3.9%437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–1044 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–1523 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 availability84.08 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202516Official
People in employment7,797 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,796 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)5Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.94 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202618Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k1,043 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202510Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Huércal-Overa 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 100k1,043 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Huércal-Overa?

Police recorded about 3,329 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.11

Recorded crime across major citiesHuércal-Overa highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Huércal-Overa 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 residents3,329 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.11Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LEI, 71.5 km away, with 15 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport15 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportLEI13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport71.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Huércal-Overa annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit154018.0PM1010403.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station BÉDAR)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean18 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station BÉDAR)3Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 22.26 · Feb 24.63 · Mar 28.75 · Apr 31.81 · May 37.12 · Jun 39.51 · Jul 41.45 · Aug 41.73 · Sep 39.86 · Oct 32.44 · Nov 26.59 · Dec 23.98 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -7.57 · Feb -3.53 · Mar -2.76 · Apr 1.74 · May 3.71 · Jun 9.69 · Jul 13.71 · Aug 14.13 · Sep 9.57 · Oct 3.08 · Nov -0.53 · Dec -4.72 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan 8.2 · Feb 8.91 · Mar 11.58 · Apr 14.37 · May 18.29 · Jun 23.26 · Jul 26.18 · Aug 25.94 · Sep 21.92 · Oct 17.74 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 8.98 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Calella20,864 residentsBanyoles20,865 residentsFranqueses del Vallès, Les20,881 residentsArchena20,908 residentsAtarfe20,914 residentsLoja20,951 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Huércal-Overa?

The published population was 20,860 people in January 2025. Source: Huércal-Overa - official stats4

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Huércal-Overa residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport78.1%Foreign residents21.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area318.2 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es17Official
Foreign residents4,559 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.13Official
Population Female10,262 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official
Population Male10,163 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official
Population20,860 people1 Jan 2025Huércal-Overa - official stats4Official

International community in Huércal-Overa

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
TOTAL19,656100.0%
Spain14,97376.2%
South America1,2346.3%
Rent of Europe1,1485.8%
Africa9765.0%
European Union (without Spain)9254.7%
Central America and Caribbean2591.3%
Asia1090.6%
North America300.2%
Oceania20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Citizenship

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL19,656100.0%
Spanish15,76380.2%
Rent of Europe1,1035.6%
Africa1,0765.5%
European Union (without Spain)8424.3%
South America5602.8%
Central America and Caribbean1850.9%
Asia1070.5%
North America190.1%
Oceania10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Is Huércal-Overa 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 worker64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–73%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–76%
Student67%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 58–76%
Family72%strong on family, weak on education · range 64–80%
Retirement66%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 56–76%
Foreign residents4,559 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population20,860 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Huércal-Overa - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.7 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings11,070 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability84.08 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment7,797 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households7,089 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Labour Supply Count9,252 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Huércal-Overa?

The published population was 20,860 people in January 2025. Source: Huércal-Overa - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Huércal-Overa?

Average net cold rent is 3.7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 259 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

How safe is Huércal-Overa?

Police recorded about 3,329 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 Huércal-Overa?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Huércal-Overa?

The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

How many foreign residents live in Huércal-Overa?

4,559 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España..

Is Huércal-Overa a good place to live?

Huércal-Overa 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 Huércal-Overa?

The official country of birth distribution records 976 people (5.0%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Huércal-Overa, Spain: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/huercal-overa/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  2. EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station BÉDAR) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  3. EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station BÉDAR) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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  1. MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator. estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es · checked 2026-07-16
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  4. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  5. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  7. www.ign.es ign.es · checked 2026-08-30
  8. SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 SEPE · sepe.es · checked 2026-07-26

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