Living in Martos
In Martos, the statutory reference rent is €3.90 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.3% (2026).
Martos had 24,462 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 5.29% in June 2026. The nearest airport was GRX, 61.7 km away, with 5 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.1% in June 2025.
Cheaper rent than 76% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 67% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Martos?
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 Martos?
Average net cold rent is 3.9 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): 3.9 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 | 13,836 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 9,375 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 4,461 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 3.9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is Martos 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 234 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.9 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Martos?
The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 5.29 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630
Martos 5.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.1 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202518Official |
| People in employment | 10,545 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,796 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.29 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630Independent |
What does a salary buy in Martos?
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€3.90/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €234 |
| 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 | €1,197 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Martos. 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 Martos. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Martos?
Police recorded about 3,325 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.14
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,325 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Martos. 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 Martos?
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: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station RONDA DEL VALLE)6
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
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.
Martos 11.0
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 LAS FUENTEZUELAS)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 22 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station RONDA DEL VALLE)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station RONDA DEL VALLE)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 13 · Feb 14.6 · Mar 17.9 · Apr 20.3 · May 25 · Jun 30.5 · Jul 34.4 · Aug 34 · Sep 28.3 · Oct 22.8 · Nov 16.5 · Dec 13.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JAÉN19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 5.2 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 10.3 · May 13.8 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 21.3 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 6.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JAÉN19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 9.1 · Feb 10.4 · Mar 13.2 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.4 · Jun 24.3 · Jul 27.9 · Aug 27.6 · Sep 23 · Oct 18.3 · Nov 12.6 · Dec 10.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JAÉN19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 52.9 · Feb 50.1 · Mar 58.1 · Apr 57.3 · May 39.3 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 1.3 · Aug 9.2 · Sep 27.6 · Oct 51.9 · Nov 62.2 · Dec 64.3 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station JAÉN19Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Dos Hermanas ±1.8 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±2.0 °C, Cagliari (Italy) ±1.0 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.2 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±2.2 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.4 °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 Martos?
The published population was 24,462 people in January 2025. Source: Martos - official stats13
By nationality
National passport94.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 261.1 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es20Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 5.35 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,238 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official |
| Female residents | 12,276 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Male residents | 12,087 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Population | 24,462 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Martos - official stats13Official |
International community in Martos
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 | 24,296 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 23,008 | 94.7% |
| Africa | 613 | 2.5% |
| South America | 257 | 1.1% |
| Rent of Europe | 149 | 0.6% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 146 | 0.6% |
| Asia | 65 | 0.3% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 40 | 0.2% |
| North America | 17 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 24,296 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 23,251 | 95.7% |
| Africa | 562 | 2.3% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 140 | 0.6% |
| Rent of Europe | 123 | 0.5% |
| South America | 116 | 0.5% |
| Asia | 59 | 0.2% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 28 | 0.1% |
| North America | 16 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Martos
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.
Alcaudete as a Martos alternative in the same region
18 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €3.10/m² Alcaudete vs €3.90/m² Martos−21%
- Unemployment: 4.1% Alcaudete vs 5.3% Martos−23%
- Residents: 10,129 Alcaudete vs 24,462 Martos−59%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,750 Alcaudete vs 3,325 Martosno percentage
- Nearest airport: 51.9 km Alcaudete vs 61.7 km Martos−16%
- Foreign residents: 4.9% Alcaudete vs 5.4% Martos−9%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Alcaudete vs €1,796 Martossame level
Tres Cantos as a Martos alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 321 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €10.60/m² Tres Cantos vs €3.90/m² Martos+172%
- Unemployment: 2.6% Tres Cantos vs 5.3% Martos−51%
- Foreign residents: 9.6% Tres Cantos vs 5.4% Martos+80%
- Residents: 54,592 Tres Cantos vs 24,462 Martos+123%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,336 Tres Cantos vs €1,796 Martos+30%
- Nearest airport: 16.9 km Tres Cantos vs 61.7 km Martos−73%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Tres Cantos vs 11.0 µg/m³ Martos−27%
Cities near Martos
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 3.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 2.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 2.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Martos, nearest in population first.
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Martos 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; Martos'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 Martos?
The published population was 24,462 people in January 2025. Source: Martos - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Martos?
Average net cold rent is 3.9 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 273 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Martos?
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: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station RONDA DEL VALLE).
How safe is Martos?
Police recorded about 3,325 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 Martos?
The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Martos?
The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Martos a good place to live?
Martos 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 Martos?
Torredonjimeno, Los Villares, Torredelcampo, Jaén, Alcaudete are near Martos. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Martos?
The official country of birth distribution records 23,008 people (94.7%) 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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