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Living in Montilla

In Montilla, rent averages €4.30 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5% (2026).

For Montilla, the foreign population was 879 at the start of 2024. At the start of 2025, Montilla had a population of 22,305.

Last checked 2026-09-1927 sources

Population22,305people1 Jan 2025Official source · Montilla - official stats
Median gross salary (region)1,796EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent4.3EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 16% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate4.95%country median 4.4% — 13% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime2,878offences per 100,000country median 4,281 — 33% belowOfficial source · Balance de Criminalidad 2024 Q4 — III. Total infracciones penales, municipal rows

Cheaper rent than 65% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 61% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 92% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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 Montilla.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Montilla?

Average net cold rent is 4.3 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): 4.3 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Montilla recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Montilla€4.30
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 fibre4Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 100GB mobile plan3Official · national market
Dwellings12,033 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings8,739 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings3,294 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Is Montilla 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–71%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–72%
Student62%strong on cost, weak on education · range 53–71%
Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–62%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 258 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.3 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 4.95% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Montilla?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.95 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202627
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Montilla is 5.0%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability96.56 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202516Official
People in employment8,898 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 rate4.95 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202627Independent

What does a salary buy in Montilla?

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€1,173of €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€4.30/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €258
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€1,173
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents317 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202511Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Montilla 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 residents317 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Montilla?

Police recorded about 2,878 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 2,878 offences per 100,000 · Balance de Criminalidad 2024 Q4 — III. Total infracciones penales, municipal rows1
Recorded crime across major citiesMontilla highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Montilla highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Pamplona7,766
Alicante7,419
Murcia5,289
Córdoba5,095
Vitoria-Gasteiz4,916
Cartagena4,578
Castellón de la Plana4,251
Elche4,043
Lorca3,706
Logroño3,690
Burgos3,628
Montilla2,878
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,878 offences per 100,000country median 4,28131 Dec 2024Balance de Criminalidad 2024 Q4 — III. Total infracciones penales, municipal rows1Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ODB, 33.9 km away in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 96.6% in June 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportODB13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport33.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Montilla. 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, Hybridvaries
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Montilla.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 21.37 · Feb 23.21 · Mar 29.38 · Apr 30.49 · May 37.55 · Jun 41.07 · Jul 42.81 · Aug 43.71 · Sep 42.44 · Oct 32.92 · Nov 26.51 · Dec 23.37 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -6.27 · Feb -5.83 · Mar -4.87 · Apr -0.14 · May 1.95 · Jun 8.01 · Jul 11.44 · Aug 13.44 · Sep 10.52 · Oct 0 · Nov -2.96 · Dec -4.31 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 7.4 · Feb 8.43 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 14.1 · May 18.45 · Jun 24.08 · Jul 27.51 · Aug 27.46 · Sep 22.74 · Oct 17.67 · Nov 11.27 · Dec 8.37 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Montilla?

The published population was 22,305 people in January 2025. Source: Montilla - official stats12

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area169 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es17Official
Foreign-resident share4.29 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)5Official
Foreign residents879 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.14Official
Population Female11,249 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official
Population Male11,049 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official
Population22,305 people1 Jan 2025Montilla - official stats12Official

International community in Montilla

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
TOTAL22,617100.0%
Spain21,78696.3%
European Union (without Spain)3571.6%
South America1650.7%
Africa1610.7%
Central America and Caribbean470.2%
Rent of Europe430.2%
Asia250.1%
Oceania240.1%
North America90.0%

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
TOTAL22,617100.0%
Spanish21,90196.8%
European Union (without Spain)3961.8%
Africa1490.7%
South America910.4%
Rent of Europe310.1%
Asia230.1%
Central America and Caribbean220.1%
North America30.0%
Statelens10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households8,742 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Labour Supply Count11,043 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official

Alternatives for people set on Montilla

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.

Castro del Río as a Montilla alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €2.60/m² Castro del Río vs €4.30/m² Montilla−40%
  • Unemployment: 3.0% Castro del Río vs 5.0% Montilla−40%
  • Residents: 7,597 Castro del Río vs 22,305 Montilla−66%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,750 Castro del Río vs 2,878 Montillano percentage
  • Nearest airport: 36.3 km Castro del Río vs 33.9 km Montilla+7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Castro del Río vs €1,796 Montillasame level
Full comparisonMore about Castro del Río

Vila-real as a Montilla alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 472 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 16.0% Vila-real vs 4.3% Montilla+273%
  • Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 22,305 Montilla+140%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 522.0 Vila-real vs 317.0 Montilla+65%
  • Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €4.30/m² Montilla−7%
  • Unemployment: 5.5% Vila-real vs 5.0% Montilla+11%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €1,796 Montilla+5%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 2,878 Montilla−6%
Full comparisonMore about Vila-real

Cities near Montilla

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

Rambla, La 9.2 km away
Rent
3.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Fernán-Núñez 12.0 km away
Rent
3.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Nueva Carteya 15.2 km away
Rent
3.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Castro del Río 18.0 km away
Rent
2.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Santaella 18.5 km away
Rent
2.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Cabra 22.1 km away
Rent
3.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Lucena 23.9 km away
Rent
4.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Maracena22,294 residentsAlfafar22,270 residentsAspe22,397 residentsMontcada/Moncada22,213 residentsArrasate/Mondragón22,450 residentsNerja22,132 residents

How does Montilla 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; Montilla'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 Montilla?

The published population was 22,305 people in January 2025. Source: Montilla - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Montilla?

Average net cold rent is 4.3 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 301 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

How safe is Montilla?

Police recorded about 2,878 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Balance de Criminalidad 2024 Q4 — III. Total infracciones penales, municipal rows.

What is the unemployment rate in Montilla?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Montilla?

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

How many foreign residents live in Montilla?

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

Is Montilla a good place to live?

Montilla 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 Montilla?

Aguilar de la Frontera, Rambla, La, Fernán-Núñez, Nueva Carteya, Castro del Río are near Montilla. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Africa live in Montilla?

The official country of birth distribution records 161 people (0.7%) 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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