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Living in Mutxamel

Mutxamel is a city in Spain, with a population of 28,621 at the start of 2025. At the start of 2024, the foreign population was 3,421. The unemployment rate was 4.4% in June 2026.

Less recorded crime than 94% 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 Mutxamel?

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 Mutxamel?

Average net cold rent is 5.5 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): 5.5 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Mutxamel yet.

Net rent across major citiesMutxamel highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Mutxamel highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.80Murcia€5.50Mutxamelnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings13,356 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings9,540 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings3,816 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 330 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.5 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 Mutxamel?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Mutxamel is 4.4%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Spain per band844 cities: 0% to under 5%8440–5Mutxamel 4.4%437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–1044 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–1523 cities: 15% to under 20%2315–209 cities: 20% to under 25%920–254 cities: 25% to under 30%425–30

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability94.15 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202518Official
People in employment10,662 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,888 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.4 %country median 4.4% — about the same30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202621Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k177.7 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202512Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mutxamel 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 100k177.7 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Mutxamel?

Police recorded about 2,788 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.13

Recorded crime across major citiesMutxamel highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Mutxamel highlighted5,338Orihuela5,289Murcia5,095Córdoba4,916Vitoria-Gasteiz4,578Cartagena4,104Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana4,023Ciudad Real3,831Molina de Segura3,706Lorca3,690Logroño3,628Burgos2,712Vila-realrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,788 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.13Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ALC, 17.6 km away, with 96 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 94.1% in June 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport96 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportALC13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport17.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Mutxamel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station ALACANT - RABASSA)5

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Mutxamel average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND31°7°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Mutxamel average monthly precipitation, mm0153045602417292919831349333325JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Mutxamel average monthly sunshine, hours090180270360204206250272313335358334274242197187JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Mutxamel annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5253.0PM2.5154021.0PM10104015.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Mutxamel is 3.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Spain per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–4Mutxamel 3.06 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³64–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–628 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³286–733 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³337–857 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³578–941 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³419–1035 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3510–1130 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³3011–1214 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³1412–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–146 cities: 14 µg/m³ to under 15 µg/m³614–151 city: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³116–171 city: 19 µg/m³ to under 20 µg/m³119–20

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ALACANT-EL PLÁ)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean21 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ALACANT-EL PLÁ)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station ALACANT - RABASSA)5Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 17.2 · Feb 17.7 · Mar 19.6 · Apr 21.6 · May 24.5 · Jun 28.3 · Jul 30.6 · Aug 31.1 · Sep 28.5 · Oct 25 · Nov 20.5 · Dec 17.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ALICANTE19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 6.7 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 11.6 · May 14.8 · Jun 18.7 · Jul 21.4 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 19 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 10.5 · Dec 7.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ALICANTE19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 11.9 · Feb 12.5 · Mar 14.4 · Apr 16.6 · May 19.6 · Jun 23.5 · Jul 26 · Aug 26.5 · Sep 23.7 · Oct 20 · Nov 15.5 · Dec 12.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ALICANTE19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 23.9 · Feb 17.3 · Mar 28.7 · Apr 28.6 · May 18.9 · Jun 8.4 · Jul 3.2 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 49 · Oct 33.1 · Nov 32.8 · Dec 25.1 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ALICANTE19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 204.3 · Feb 206 · Mar 249.6 · Apr 272.4 · May 313.3 · Jun 335 · Jul 358.4 · Aug 334 · Sep 273.5 · Oct 242 · Nov 197.2 · Dec 187.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ALICANTE19Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Spain

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Spain cities
Bétera28,560 residentsSestao28,512 residentsSant Vicenç dels Horts28,746 residentsRedondela28,874 residentsAlgemesí28,306 residentsCandelaria29,023 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Mutxamel?

The published population was 28,621 people in January 2025. Source: Mutxamel - official stats14

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Mutxamel residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport88%Foreign residents12%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area47.65 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es20Official
Foreign-resident share12.86 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)6Official
Foreign residents3,421 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official
Population Female13,547 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Population Male13,531 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Population28,621 people1 Jan 2025Mutxamel - official stats14Official

International community in Mutxamel

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
TOTAL25,798100.0%
Spain21,86684.8%
South America1,2434.8%
European Union (without Spain)1,2064.7%
Rent of Europe6422.5%
Africa5452.1%
Asia1450.6%
Central America and Caribbean840.3%
North America600.2%
Oceania70.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL25,798100.0%
Spanish22,99589.1%
European Union (without Spain)1,1724.5%
Rent of Europe5532.1%
South America5332.1%
Africa3831.5%
Asia1010.4%
Central America and Caribbean290.1%
North America250.1%
Statelens40.0%
Oceania30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Is Mutxamel 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–70%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–73%
Student65%strong on cost, weak on education · range 56–74%
Family68%strong on safety, weak on education · range 60–76%
Retirement60%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–70%
Foreign residents3,421 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population28,621 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Mutxamel - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.5 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings13,356 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability94.15 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment10,662 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households9,537 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Labour Supply Count12,612 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Private Clinic Presenttrue31 Dec 2025Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 20251Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Mutxamel?

The published population was 28,621 people in January 2025. Source: Mutxamel - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Mutxamel?

Average net cold rent is 5.5 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 385 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Mutxamel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station ALACANT - RABASSA).

How safe is Mutxamel?

Police recorded about 2,788 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 Mutxamel?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Mutxamel?

The median gross salary is 1,888 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Mutxamel a good place to live?

Mutxamel 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 Africa live in Mutxamel?

The official country of birth distribution records 545 people (2.1%) 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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