Living in Isla Cristina
In Isla Cristina, the statutory reference rent is €5.00 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.5% (2026).
Gigabit broadband availability was 97.3% in June 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.53% in June 2026. Isla Cristina had a population of 21,525 at the start of 2025. For Isla Cristina, the nearest airport was FAO, 60.8 km away, with 63 listed destinations in June 2026.
Less recorded crime than 68% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 66% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Isla Cristina?
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 Isla Cristina?
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 | 18,648 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 7,917 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 10,731 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is Isla Cristina 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 Isla Cristina?
The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 4.53 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626
Isla Cristina 4.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 97.27 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202517Official |
| People in employment | 5,988 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,796 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 4.53 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626Independent |
What does a salary buy in Isla Cristina?
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. | €1,463 |
| 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 | €1,131 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Isla Cristina. 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 Isla Cristina. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Isla Cristina?
Police recorded about 3,849 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.12
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,849 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.12Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Isla Cristina. 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 Isla Cristina?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4
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.
Isla Cristina 10.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency4Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 18.43 · Feb 19.82 · Mar 25.48 · Apr 27.11 · May 32.19 · Jun 33.65 · Jul 37.79 · Aug 36 · Sep 31.38 · Oct 30.7 · Nov 25.09 · Dec 19.88 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan 5.08 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 6.77 · Apr 8.88 · May 10.23 · Jun 13.53 · Jul 16.41 · Aug 16.82 · Sep 15.27 · Oct 11.19 · Nov 7.38 · Dec 7.01 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 13.32 · Feb 13.32 · Mar 14.53 · Apr 16.14 · May 18.68 · Jun 21.75 · Jul 23.93 · Aug 24.25 · Sep 22.44 · Oct 20.11 · Nov 16.44 · Dec 14.31 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official |
Annual PM2.5 rose 100.0% between 2021 and 2024, from 5.0 to 10.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Isla Cristina?
The published population was 21,525 people in January 2025. Source: Isla Cristina - official stats11
By nationality
National passport90%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 49.36 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es18Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 10.45 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)5Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,163 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.14Official |
| Female residents | 10,736 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official |
| Male residents | 10,867 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official |
| Population | 21,525 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Isla Cristina - official stats11Official |
International community in Isla Cristina
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 | 21,620 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 19,321 | 89.4% |
| Africa | 1,035 | 4.8% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 934 | 4.3% |
| South America | 128 | 0.6% |
| Rent of Europe | 77 | 0.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 69 | 0.3% |
| Asia | 44 | 0.2% |
| North America | 12 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 21,620 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 19,638 | 90.8% |
| Africa | 878 | 4.1% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 873 | 4.0% |
| South America | 61 | 0.3% |
| Rent of Europe | 58 | 0.3% |
| Asia | 51 | 0.2% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 50 | 0.2% |
| North America | 11 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Isla Cristina
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.
Ayamonte as an Isla Cristina alternative in the same region
7 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Foreign residents: 15.0% Ayamonte vs 10.5% Isla Cristina+43%
- Unemployment: 3.6% Ayamonte vs 4.5% Isla Cristina−20%
- Rent: €4.50/m² Ayamonte vs €5.00/m² Isla Cristina−10%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,176 Ayamonte vs 3,849 Isla Cristina+8%
- Nearest airport: 54.9 km Ayamonte vs 60.8 km Isla Cristina−10%
- Residents: 22,001 Ayamonte vs 21,525 Isla Cristina+2%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Ayamonte vs €1,796 Isla Cristinasame level
Elda as an Isla Cristina alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 591 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 21,525 Isla Cristina+157%
- Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €5.00/m² Isla Cristina−20%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Elda vs 10.0 µg/m³ Isla Cristina−50%
- Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 60.8 km Isla Cristina−51%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 Elda vs 3,849 Isla Cristina+12%
- Foreign residents: 7.1% (2024) Elda vs 10.5% (2025) Isla Cristinano percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €1,796 Isla Cristina+5%
Tallinn as an Isla Cristina alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 3364 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 10.0 µg/m³ Isla Cristina−70%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €5.00/m² (2022) Isla Cristinano percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 60.8 km Isla Cristina−91%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,796 (2024) Isla Cristinano percentage
Cities near Isla Cristina
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 4.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 9.68 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
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- 8.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
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- 4.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Isla Cristina, nearest in population first.
How does Isla Cristina compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Isla Cristina 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; Isla Cristina'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 Isla Cristina?
The published population was 21,525 people in January 2025. Source: Isla Cristina - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Isla Cristina?
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 Isla Cristina?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Isla Cristina?
Police recorded about 3,849 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 Isla Cristina?
The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Isla Cristina?
The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Isla Cristina a good place to live?
Isla Cristina 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 Isla Cristina?
Ayamonte, Vila Real de Santo António, Castro Marim, Lepe, Cartaya are near Isla Cristina. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Isla Cristina?
The official country of birth distribution records 19,321 people (89.4%) 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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