Living in Medina de Pomar

In Medina de Pomar, the statutory reference rent is €4.00 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.5% (2026).

Medina de Pomar had 6,190 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 4.52% in June 2026. For Medina de Pomar, the nearest airport was SDR, 61.8 km away, with 17 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 95.6% in June 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population6,190people1 Jan 2025Official source · INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)

Median gross salary (region)1,881EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

Average net rent4EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 22% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es

Unemployment rate4.52%country median 4.4% — 3% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime4,030incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 2025

PM2.5, annual mean4µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station VALDEREJO)

Cheaper rent than 74% of Spanish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 64% of Spanish cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Spanish city that publishes it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Medina de Pomar?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Medina de Pomar?

Average net cold rent is 4 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): 4 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesMedina de Pomar highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00

Barcelona€13.70

Bilbao€11.50

Palma€9.80

Murcia€5.80

Medina de Pomar€4.00

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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

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	9,075 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Main residence dwellings	2,637 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings	6,441 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10	31 Dec 2022	cdn.mivau.gob.es¹Official

Is Medina de Pomar a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%

Student61%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 50–72%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–72%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 240 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4 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 Medina de Pomar?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 4.52 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²¹

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Medina de Pomar is 4.5%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Medina de Pomar 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	95.6 %	30 Jun 2025	SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025¹⁹Official
People in employment	2,280 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,881 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.52 %country median 4.4%	30 Jun 2026	SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²¹Independent

What does a salary buy in Medina de Pomar?

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

Left over each month€1,248of €1,520 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.	€1,520
Rent, 60 m²€4.00/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31	− €240
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	€1,248

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Medina de Pomar. 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

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesMedina de Pomar highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,030 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 2025¹⁴Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	17 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	SDR	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	61.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Medina de Pomar. 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 Medina de Pomar.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Medina de Pomar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station VALDEREJO)⁶

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂3WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Medina de Pomar is 4.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Medina de Pomar 4.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station MEDINA DE POMAR)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station MEDINA DE POMAR)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station VALDEREJO)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 17.27 · Feb 19.3 · Mar 23.21 · Apr 25.95 · May 28.87 · Jun 32.88 · Jul 33.43 · Aug 36.23 · Sep 33.25 · Oct 27.51 · Nov 22.05 · Dec 16.19 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -9.97 · Feb -8.72 · Mar -9.6 · Apr -2.31 · May -0.56 · Jun 3.13 · Jul 5.4 · Aug 7.46 · Sep 4.54 · Oct -3.47 · Nov -4.96 · Dec -8.06 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.03 · Feb 4.23 · Mar 6.71 · Apr 9.05 · May 11.94 · Jun 15.72 · Jul 17.54 · Aug 17.91 · Sep 15.56 · Oct 12.18 · Nov 7.21 · Dec 4.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Medina de Pomar?

The published population was 6,190 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.8%
Foreign residents11.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	214.2 km²	20 Oct 2025	www.ign.es²⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	13.19 %	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁸Official
Foreign residents	694 people	1 Jan 2024	Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.¹⁶Official
Female residents	2,880 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹⁰Official
Male residents	2,986 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹⁰Official
Population	6,190 people	1 Jan 2025	INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)⁷Official

International community in Medina de Pomar

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	5,827	100.0%
Spain	5,184	89.0%
European Union (without Spain)	352	6.0%
South America	144	2.5%
Central America and Caribbean	69	1.2%
Africa	31	0.5%
Asia	26	0.4%
North America	11	0.2%
Rent of Europe	10	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	5,827	100.0%
Spanish	5,250	90.1%
European Union (without Spain)	383	6.6%
South America	82	1.4%
Central America and Caribbean	38	0.7%
Africa	31	0.5%
Asia	30	0.5%
Rent of Europe	8	0.1%
North America	5	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	2,637 households	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Labour force	2,760 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Medina de Pomar

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.

Barakaldo as a Medina de Pomar alternative in the same region

57 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 102,986 Barakaldo vs 6,190 Medina de Pomar+1564%
Median gross pay, region: €2,659 Barakaldo vs €1,881 Medina de Pomar+41%
Rent: €10.70/m² (2024) Barakaldo vs €4.00/m² (2022) Medina de Pomarno percentage
Nearest airport: 6.6 km Barakaldo vs 61.8 km Medina de Pomar−89%
Unemployment: 5.4% Barakaldo vs 4.5% Medina de Pomar+20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,196 (2024) Barakaldo vs 4,030 (2025) Medina de Pomarno percentage
Foreign residents: 11.2% Barakaldo vs 13.2% Medina de Pomar−15%

Full comparison More about Barakaldo

Vila-real as a Medina de Pomar alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 436 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 6,190 Medina de Pomar+766%
Unemployment: 5.5% Vila-real vs 4.5% Medina de Pomar+21%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 (2024) Vila-real vs 4,030 (2025) Medina de Pomarno percentage
Nearest airport: 34.1 km Vila-real vs 61.8 km Medina de Pomar−45%
Foreign residents: 16.0% Vila-real vs 13.2% Medina de Pomar+21%
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €1,881 Medina de Pomarsame level
Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €4.00/m² Medina de Pomarsame level

Full comparison More about Vila-real

Alternative cities in Spain

Other cities in Spain to compare with Medina de Pomar, nearest in population first.

All Spain cities

Lezo6,184 residents Orio6,184 residents Súria6,200 residents Torrelles de Llobregat6,170 residents Peñaranda de Bracamonte6,162 residents Breña Baja6,159 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Medina de Pomar 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; Medina de Pomar'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 Medina de Pomar?

The published population was 6,190 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5).

How much does it cost to rent in Medina de Pomar?

Average net cold rent is 4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 280 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Medina de Pomar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station VALDEREJO).

What is the unemployment rate in Medina de Pomar?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Medina de Pomar?

The median gross salary is 1,881 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Medina de Pomar a good place to live?

Medina de Pomar 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 Spain live in Medina de Pomar?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,184 people (89.0%) 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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