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Living in Jaca

In Jaca, the statutory reference rent is €5.90 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.6% (2026).

Jaca is in Spain; its population was 14,024 at the start of 2025. For Jaca, gigabit broadband availability was 90.3% in June 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population14,024people1 Jan 2025Official source · Jaca - official stats
Median gross salary (region)2,078EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent5.9EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 16% aboveOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate2.56%country median 4.4% — 42% belowIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime4,120incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 2025

Pricier rent than 61% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 62% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Jaca?

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 Jaca.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Jaca?

Average net cold rent is 5.9 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): 5.9 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Jaca recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesJaca highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Jaca highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Jaca€5.90
Murcia€5.80
Show the other 6 cities
Málaga€9.60
Seville€9.20
Valencia€8.20
Zaragoza€7.70
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria€7.30
Alicante€7.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited20 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 300 Mbps fibre3Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 100GB mobile plan2Official · national market
Dwellings16,569 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Main residence dwellings5,538 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings11,028 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Is Jaca 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–65%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%
Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 46–66%
Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–73%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 354 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.9 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

The unemployment rate was 2.56% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Jaca?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.56 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Jaca is 2.6%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability90.25 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202517Official
People in employment5,745 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,078 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)5Official · regional context
Unemployment rate2.56 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621Independent

What does a salary buy in Jaca?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,078 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,272of €1,658 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.€1,658
Rent, 60 m²€5.90/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €354
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€1,272
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Jaca Salary needed to live in Jaca

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents373.2 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202512Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jaca 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 100,000 residents373.2 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesJaca highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Jaca highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,120 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 202511Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LDE, 82.8 km away, with 5 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportLDE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport82.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Jaca. 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, HybridCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Jaca.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 15.74 · Feb 20.44 · Mar 21.89 · Apr 24.81 · May 28.76 · Jun 35.7 · Jul 34.04 · Aug 35.01 · Sep 32.9 · Oct 27.39 · Nov 21.53 · Dec 15.83 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -10.95 · Feb -13.89 · Mar -14.69 · Apr -4.38 · May -2.48 · Jun 1.07 · Jul 6 · Aug 5.3 · Sep 0.86 · Oct -3.62 · Nov -8.21 · Dec -9.52 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.17 · Feb 2.35 · Mar 5.48 · Apr 8.49 · May 12.27 · Jun 17.22 · Jul 19.66 · Aug 19.41 · Sep 15.53 · Oct 11.38 · Nov 5.67 · Dec 2.86 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Jaca?

The published population was 14,024 people in January 2025. Source: Jaca - official stats10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area406.5 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es18Official
Foreign-resident share11.37 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)4Official
Foreign residents1,471 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.14Official
Female residents6,962 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official
Male residents6,658 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official
Population14,024 people1 Jan 2025Jaca - official stats10Official

International community in Jaca

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
TOTAL13,351100.0%
Spain11,60987.0%
South America9427.1%
European Union (without Spain)3352.5%
Central America and Caribbean2101.6%
Rent of Europe920.7%
Africa740.6%
Asia490.4%
North America390.3%
Oceania10.0%

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
TOTAL13,351100.0%
Spanish12,34792.5%
South America3932.9%
European Union (without Spain)3382.5%
Central America and Caribbean940.7%
Rent of Europe620.5%
Africa550.4%
Asia390.3%
North America230.2%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households5,541 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Labour force6,558 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official

Alternatives for people set on Jaca

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.

Sabiñánigo as a Jaca alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €4.80/m² Sabiñánigo vs €5.90/m² Jaca−19%
  • Unemployment: 3.3% Sabiñánigo vs 2.6% Jaca+29%
  • Residents: 9,695 Sabiñánigo vs 14,024 Jaca−31%
  • Nearest airport: 79.0 km Sabiñánigo vs 82.8 km Jaca−5%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,078 Sabiñánigo vs €2,078 Jacasame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,120 Sabiñánigo vs 4,120 Jacasame level
Full comparisonMore about Sabiñánigo

Elda as a Jaca alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 453 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 14,024 Jaca+294%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 929.9 Elda vs 373.2 Jaca+149%
  • Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €5.90/m² Jaca−32%
  • Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 82.8 km Jaca−64%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 (2024) Elda vs 4,120 (2025) Jacano percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €2,078 Jaca−9%
  • Foreign residents: 7.1% (2024) Elda vs 11.4% (2025) Jacano percentage
Full comparisonMore about Elda

Cities near Jaca

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

Sabiñánigo 15.6 km away
Rent
4.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Llanera14,020 residentsBeasain14,048 residentsSanta Coloma de Farners13,993 residentsSanta Margalida14,056 residentsEl Casar13,962 residentsVerín13,956 residents

How does Jaca compare?

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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; Jaca's school authority applies it locally.

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

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Jaca?

The published population was 14,024 people in January 2025. Source: Jaca - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Jaca?

Average net cold rent is 5.9 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 413 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

What is the unemployment rate in Jaca?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Jaca?

The median gross salary is 2,078 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

How many foreign residents live in Jaca?

1,471 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España..

Is Jaca a good place to live?

Jaca 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 Jaca?

Sabiñánigo is near Jaca. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Jaca?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,609 people (87.0%) 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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  2. DIGI 100GB mobile plan digimobil.es · checked 2026-09-15
  3. DIGI 300 Mbps fibre digimobil.es · checked 2026-09-15
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  2. Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 2025 sanidad.gob.es · checked 2026-08-03
  3. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  4. Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España. ine.es · checked 2024-01-01
  5. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  6. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  7. SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025 digital.gob.es · checked 2025-06-30
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  9. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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  11. SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 SEPE · sepe.es · checked 2026-07-26

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