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Living in Jódar

In Jódar, the statutory reference rent is €3.10 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.2% (2026).

Jódar is in Spain; its population was 11,285 at the start of 2025. For Jódar, gigabit broadband availability was 98.8% in June 2025. The unemployment rate was 2.15% in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2425 sources

Population11,285people1 Jan 2025Official source · Jódar - official stats
Median gross salary (region)1,796EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent3.1EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 39% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate2.15%country median 4.4% — 51% belowIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime4,750incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2
PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³country median 8.7 — 27% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 95% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 79% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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 Jódar?

Average net cold rent is 3.1 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): 3.1 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Jódar recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Jódar€3.10
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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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited20 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 300 Mbps fibre4Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 100GB mobile plan3Official · national market
Dwellings5,931 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Main residence dwellings4,368 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings1,560 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Is Jódar 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 worker67%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 58–76%
Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 63–81%
Student66%strong on cost, weak on education · range 55–77%
Family71%strong on family, weak on education · range 60–82%
Retirement56%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 186 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.1 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 Jódar?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.15 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Jódar is 2.2%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability98.83 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202516Official
People in employment5,583 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,796 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official · regional context
Unemployment rate2.15 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625Independent

What does a salary buy in Jódar?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,796 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,245of €1,463 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.€1,463
Rent, 60 m²€3.10/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €186
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€1,245
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Jódar Salary needed to live in Jódar

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jódar. 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

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Jódar. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesJódar highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Jódar 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 residents4,750 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-21Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was GRX, 81.5 km away, with 5 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportGRX13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport81.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Jódar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency5

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Jódar is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean11 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024European Environment Agency5Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 22.44 · Feb 24.18 · Mar 28.43 · Apr 31.16 · May 38.32 · Jun 42.52 · Jul 42.63 · Aug 42.49 · Sep 40.96 · Oct 32.71 · Nov 25.87 · Dec 22.96 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -7.79 · Feb -7.29 · Mar -5.84 · Apr -2.62 · May 0.11 · Jun 6.64 · Jul 11.21 · Aug 12.09 · Sep 7.52 · Oct -1.83 · Nov -4.99 · Dec -7.04 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan 5.89 · Feb 6.87 · Mar 9.95 · Apr 13.13 · May 17.81 · Jun 23.88 · Jul 27.56 · Aug 27.14 · Sep 21.91 · Oct 16.58 · Nov 9.72 · Dec 6.75 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Annual PM2.5 over time4 published observations, 2021–2024

Annual PM2.5 rose 10.0% between 2021 and 2024, from 10.0 to 11.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Jódar?

The published population was 11,285 people in January 2025. Source: Jódar - official stats11

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area149.1 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es17Official
Foreign residents102 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.13Official
Female residents5,744 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official
Male residents5,705 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official
Population11,285 people1 Jan 2025Jódar - official stats11Official

International community in Jódar

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
TOTAL11,585100.0%
Spain11,45398.9%
South America360.3%
Africa300.3%
European Union (without Spain)280.2%
Asia230.2%
Rent of Europe90.1%
Central America and Caribbean30.0%
North America30.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL11,585100.0%
Spanish11,49899.2%
Asia220.2%
European Union (without Spain)210.2%
Africa180.2%
South America170.1%
Central America and Caribbean30.0%
North America30.0%
Rent of Europe30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households4,368 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Labour force6,180 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official

Alternatives for people set on Jódar

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.

Tallinn as a Jódar alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 3120 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 11.0 µg/m³ Jódar−73%
  • Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €3.10/m² (2022) Jódarno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 81.5 km Jódar−93%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,796 (2024) Jódarno percentage

Cities near Jódar

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

Baeza 18.6 km away
Rent
3.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Úbeda 19.1 km away
Rent
3.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Peal de Becerro 21.8 km away
Rent
2.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Torreperogil 22.2 km away
Rent
2.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Huelma 23.2 km away
Rent
2.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Mancha Real 23.4 km away
Rent
3.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jódar 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; Jódar'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 Jódar?

The published population was 11,285 people in January 2025. Source: Jódar - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Jódar?

Average net cold rent is 3.1 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 217 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Jódar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Jódar?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Jódar?

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

Is Jódar a good place to live?

Jódar 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 Jódar?

Baeza, Úbeda, Peal de Becerro, Torreperogil, Huelma are near Jódar. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Jódar?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,453 people (98.9%) 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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