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Living in Noreña

In Noreña, rent averages €4.80 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.4% (2026).

Noreña had 5,131 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 4.39% in June 2026. The nearest airport was OVD, 32.5 km away, with 10 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.6% in June 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population5,131people1 Jan 2025Official source · INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)
Median gross salary (region)2,016EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent4.8EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 6% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate4.39%country median 4.4% — about the sameIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime3,570incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 2025
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station LUGONES INSTITUTO)

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

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 Noreña?

Average net cold rent is 4.8 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): 4.8 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Noreña recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Noreña€4.80
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 fibre3Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 100GB mobile plan2Official · national market
Dwellings2,976 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings2,124 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings852 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Is Noreña 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–67%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%
Student60%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 49–71%
Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–72%
Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 288 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.8 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 Noreña?

The unemployment rate is about 4.4 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.39 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202629
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Noreña is 4.4%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability97.55 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202517Official
People in employment2,136 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,016 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.39 %country median 4.4% — about the same30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202629Independent

What does a salary buy in Noreña?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,016 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,298of €1,618 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.€1,618
Rent, 60 m²€4.80/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €288
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€1,298
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesNoreña highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Noreña 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 residents3,570 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 202514Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport10 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportOVD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport32.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Noreña?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 LUGONES INSTITUTO)6

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Noreña is 9.0 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
NO₂ — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station LUGONES INSTITUTO)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station LUGONES INSTITUTO)5Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station LUGONES INSTITUTO)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 12.1 · Feb 12.8 · Mar 15.1 · Apr 16.2 · May 18.7 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 22 · Oct 19 · Nov 14.4 · Dec 12.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OVIEDO18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.8 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 7.3 · May 9.8 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 15 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 5.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OVIEDO18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 8.4 · Feb 8.7 · Mar 10.6 · Apr 11.7 · May 14.3 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 19.3 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 10.8 · Dec 9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OVIEDO18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 101.5 · Feb 89.1 · Mar 87.8 · Apr 96.5 · May 80.2 · Jun 61.8 · Jul 43.8 · Aug 57.4 · Sep 66.4 · Oct 104.5 · Nov 134 · Dec 105.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OVIEDO18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 111.9 · Feb 124.1 · Mar 159.3 · Apr 165.6 · May 177.7 · Jun 170.2 · Jul 177.1 · Aug 184.4 · Sep 173.4 · Oct 146.2 · Nov 106.9 · Dec 109.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OVIEDO18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Spain: Barakaldo ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±2.3 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±2.5 °C, Reims (France) ±3.0 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.2 °C, Limoges (France) ±1.9 °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 Noreña?

The published population was 5,131 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area5.66 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es19Official
Foreign residents192 people31 Dec 2025www.ine.es20Official
Population Female2,628 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population Male2,430 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population5,131 people1 Jan 2025INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)8Official

International community in Noreña

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
TOTAL5,114100.0%
Spain4,80293.9%
South America1062.1%
European Union (without Spain)891.7%
Central America and Caribbean430.8%
Rent of Europe250.5%
North America210.4%
Africa180.4%
Asia80.2%
Oceania20.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL5,114100.0%
Spanish4,96697.1%
European Union (without Spain)641.3%
South America400.8%
North America160.3%
Africa100.2%
Rent of Europe70.1%
Central America and Caribbean60.1%
Asia50.1%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households2,124 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Labour Supply Count2,475 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official

Alternatives for people set on Noreña

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.

Nava as a Noreña alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Rent: €4.30/m² Nava vs €4.80/m² Noreña−10%
  • Nearest airport: 48.4 km Nava vs 32.5 km Noreña+49%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Nava vs 4.4% Noreña−13%
  • Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Nava vs 9.0 µg/m³ Noreña+11%
  • Residents: 5,244 Nava vs 5,131 Noreña+2%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,016 Nava vs €2,016 Noreñasame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,570 Nava vs 3,570 Noreñasame level

Elda as a Noreña alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 685 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 5,131 Noreña+976%
  • Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €4.80/m² Noreña−17%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 (2024) Elda vs 3,570 (2025) Noreñano percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €2,016 Noreña−6%
  • Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 32.5 km Noreña−8%

Cities near Noreña

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

Oviedo Commuting Zone · 12.1 km away
Rent
6.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Gijón Commuting Zone · 15.2 km away
Rent
6.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Siero 3.7 km away
Rent
5.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Langreo 11.4 km away
Rent
4.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Llanera 13.5 km away
Rent
5.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Nava 16.7 km away
Rent
4.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Carreño 18.8 km away
Rent
5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Noreña 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; Noreña's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Noreña part of Gijón?

Noreña is in the published commuting zone of Gijón; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Gijón city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source7

Common questions

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

How many people live in Noreña?

The published population was 5,131 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5).

How much does it cost to rent in Noreña?

Average net cold rent is 4.8 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 336 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Noreña?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 LUGONES INSTITUTO).

What is the unemployment rate in Noreña?

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

What is the typical salary around Noreña?

The median gross salary is 2,016 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Noreña a good place to live?

Noreña 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.

Is Noreña part of Gijón?

Noreña is in the published commuting zone of Gijón; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Noreña?

Oviedo, Gijón, Siero, Langreo, Llanera are near Noreña. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Africa live in Noreña?

The official country of birth distribution records 18 people (0.4%) 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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  title = {Noreña, Spain: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
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