Living in Ocaña
In Ocaña, the statutory reference rent is €5.30 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6% (2026).
Ocaña had 15,560 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 5.95% in June 2026. The nearest airport was MAD, 60 km away, with 158 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.7% in June 2025.
Higher unemployment than 76% of Spanish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 62% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 79% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Ocaña?
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 Ocaña?
Average net cold rent is 5.3 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): 5.3 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 | 8,043 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 4,926 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 3,114 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is Ocaña 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 318 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.3 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Ocaña?
The unemployment rate is about 6 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 5.95 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630
Ocaña 6.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.68 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official |
| People in employment | 4,944 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,837 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.95 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630Independent |
What does a salary buy in Ocaña?
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. | €1,491 |
| Rent, 60 m²€5.30/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €318 |
| 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 | €1,141 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ocaña. 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 Ocaña. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,120 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | La criminalidad convencional se mantiene estable en Cantabria en 202513Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ocaña. 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 Ocaña?
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: European Environment Agency6
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
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.
Ocaña 11.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 12 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ARANJUEZ)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 17 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ARANJUEZ)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency6Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 20.03 · Feb 20.92 · Mar 26.42 · Apr 30.28 · May 35.76 · Jun 41.21 · Jul 41.58 · Aug 42.1 · Sep 40.4 · Oct 31.81 · Nov 25 · Dec 19.2 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -6.01 · Feb -5.88 · Mar -6.48 · Apr -2.55 · May 0.51 · Jun 5.35 · Jul 10.54 · Aug 10.2 · Sep 5.74 · Oct -0.76 · Nov -5.11 · Dec -7.49 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 4.77 · Feb 5.96 · Mar 9.24 · Apr 12.6 · May 17.16 · Jun 23.13 · Jul 26.69 · Aug 26.34 · Sep 21.33 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 8.76 · Dec 5.41 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official |
Annual PM2.5 was 11.0 in 2013 and 11.0 in 2024.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Ocaña?
The published population was 15,560 people in January 2025. Source: Ocaña - official stats15
By nationality
National passport70.8%Foreign residents29.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 147.9 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es20Official |
| Foreign residents | 4,548 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official |
| Female residents | 6,933 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Male residents | 6,935 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Population | 15,560 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Ocaña - official stats15Official |
International community in Ocaña
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 | 13,045 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 9,368 | 71.8% |
| South America | 1,735 | 13.3% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 776 | 5.9% |
| Africa | 757 | 5.8% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 211 | 1.6% |
| Rent of Europe | 112 | 0.9% |
| Asia | 64 | 0.5% |
| North America | 21 | 0.2% |
| 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 | 13,045 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 9,849 | 75.5% |
| South America | 1,117 | 8.6% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,033 | 7.9% |
| Africa | 728 | 5.6% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 136 | 1.0% |
| Rent of Europe | 105 | 0.8% |
| Asia | 70 | 0.5% |
| North America | 5 | 0.0% |
| Statelens | 2 | 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 Ocaña
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.
Colmenar de Oreja as an Ocaña alternative in the same region
19 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, region: €2,336 Colmenar de Oreja vs €1,837 Ocaña+27%
- Rent: €4.50/m² Colmenar de Oreja vs €5.30/m² Ocaña−15%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,490 Colmenar de Oreja vs 4,120 Ocañano percentage
- Unemployment: 5.2% Colmenar de Oreja vs 6.0% Ocaña−13%
- Residents: 9,127 Colmenar de Oreja vs 15,560 Ocaña−41%
- Nearest airport: 45.5 km Colmenar de Oreja vs 60.0 km Ocaña−24%
Elda as an Ocaña alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 285 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 15,560 Ocaña+255%
- Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €5.30/m² Ocaña−25%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Elda vs 11.0 µg/m³ Ocaña−55%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 (2024) Elda vs 4,120 (2025) Ocañano percentage
- Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 60.0 km Ocaña−50%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €1,837 Ocañasame level
Tallinn as an Ocaña alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 2926 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 11.0 µg/m³ Ocaña−73%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €5.30/m² (2022) Ocañano percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 60.0 km Ocaña−91%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,837 (2024) Ocañano percentage
Cities near Ocaña
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 7.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 7.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Ocaña, nearest in population first.
How does Ocaña compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ocaña 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; Ocaña's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Ocaña part of Madrid?
Ocaña is in the published commuting zone of Madrid; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Madrid 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 Ocaña?
The published population was 15,560 people in January 2025. Source: Ocaña - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Ocaña?
Average net cold rent is 5.3 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 371 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Ocaña?
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: European Environment Agency.
What is the unemployment rate in Ocaña?
The unemployment rate is about 6 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Ocaña?
The median gross salary is 1,837 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Ocaña a good place to live?
Ocaña 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 Ocaña part of Madrid?
Ocaña is in the published commuting zone of Madrid; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Ocaña?
Aranjuez, Ontígola, Yepes, Colmenar de Oreja, Chinchón are near Ocaña. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Ocaña?
The official country of birth distribution records 9,368 people (71.8%) 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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