Living in Ontinyent
In Ontinyent, the statutory reference rent is €3.60 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.9% (2026).
Annual PM2.5 was 4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Ontinyent, a city in Spain, had a population of 37,012 at the start of 2025. For Ontinyent, the unemployment rate was 5.93% in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.2% in 2025.
Cheaper rent than 81% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 76% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Ontinyent?
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 Ontinyent?
Average net cold rent is 3.6 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): 3.6 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 | 19,230 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 14,025 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 5,205 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 3.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is Ontinyent 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 216 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.6 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 Ontinyent?
The unemployment rate is about 5.9 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 5.93 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631
Ontinyent 5.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 99.23 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official |
| People in employment | 14,475 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,888 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.93 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631Independent |
What does a salary buy in Ontinyent?
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. | €1,527 |
| Rent, 60 m²€3.60/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €216 |
| 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 | €1,279 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ontinyent. 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 Ontinyent. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 148.4 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202513Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ontinyent 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 guideSafety
How safe is Ontinyent?
Police recorded about 3,030 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.14
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,030 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ontinyent. 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 Ontinyent?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair4
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.
Ontinyent 4.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ALCOI - VERGE DELS LLIRIS)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ALCOI - VERGE DELS LLIRIS)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 4 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair4Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 23.25 · Feb 23.59 · Mar 30.88 · Apr 32.34 · May 38.53 · Jun 40.25 · Jul 42.45 · Aug 42.71 · Sep 39.16 · Oct 34.26 · Nov 27.54 · Dec 22.38 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -6.66 · Feb -4.71 · Mar -3.64 · Apr 0.51 · May 3.56 · Jun 8.62 · Jul 13.47 · Aug 12.94 · Sep 8.77 · Oct 1.77 · Nov -1.96 · Dec -5.53 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7.51 · Feb 8.22 · Mar 11.18 · Apr 14.06 · May 18.12 · Jun 23.31 · Jul 26.3 · Aug 25.93 · Sep 21.68 · Oct 17.29 · Nov 11.22 · Dec 8.13 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Ontinyent?
The published population was 37,012 people in January 2025. Source: Ontinyent - official stats17
By nationality
National passport87.7%Foreign residents12.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 125.4 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es21Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 13.75 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 4,568 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official |
| Female residents | 18,352 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Male residents | 17,842 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Population | 37,012 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Ontinyent - official stats17Official |
International community in Ontinyent
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 | 35,902 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 31,387 | 87.4% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,691 | 4.7% |
| South America | 1,045 | 2.9% |
| Africa | 927 | 2.6% |
| Rent of Europe | 507 | 1.4% |
| Asia | 167 | 0.5% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 133 | 0.4% |
| North America | 44 | 0.1% |
| 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 | 35,902 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 32,113 | 89.4% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,803 | 5.0% |
| Africa | 803 | 2.2% |
| Rent of Europe | 484 | 1.3% |
| South America | 449 | 1.3% |
| Asia | 149 | 0.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 83 | 0.2% |
| North America | 14 | 0.0% |
| Statelens | 3 | 0.0% |
| Oceania | 1 | 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 Ontinyent
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.
Banyeres de Mariola as an Ontinyent alternative in the same region
13 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €2.80/m² Banyeres de Mariola vs €3.60/m² Ontinyent−22%
- Unemployment: 4.4% Banyeres de Mariola vs 5.9% Ontinyent−26%
- Residents: 7,347 Banyeres de Mariola vs 37,012 Ontinyent−80%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,330 Banyeres de Mariola vs 3,030 Ontinyentno percentage
- Nearest airport: 49.0 km Banyeres de Mariola vs 60.2 km Ontinyent−19%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Banyeres de Mariola vs €1,888 Ontinyentsame level
Vila-real as an Ontinyent alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 131 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Annual PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³ Vila-real vs 4.0 µg/m³ Ontinyent+300%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 522.0 Vila-real vs 148.4 Ontinyent+252%
- Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €3.60/m² Ontinyent+11%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 3,030 Ontinyentno percentage
- Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 37,012 Ontinyent+45%
- Nearest airport: 34.1 km Vila-real vs 60.2 km Ontinyent−43%
- Foreign residents: 16.0% Vila-real vs 13.8% Ontinyent+17%
Tallinn as an Ontinyent alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 2905 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.
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €3.60/m² (2022) Ontinyentno percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 60.2 km Ontinyent−91%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,888 (2024) Ontinyentno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 4.0 µg/m³ Ontinyent−25%
Cities near Ontinyent
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Ontinyent, nearest in population first.
How does Ontinyent compare?
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Ontinyent in rankings
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; Ontinyent'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 Ontinyent?
The published population was 37,012 people in January 2025. Source: Ontinyent - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Ontinyent?
Average net cold rent is 3.6 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 252 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Ontinyent?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.
How safe is Ontinyent?
Police recorded about 3,030 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 Ontinyent?
The unemployment rate is about 5.9 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Ontinyent?
The median gross salary is 1,888 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Ontinyent a good place to live?
Ontinyent 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 Ontinyent?
Albaida, Olleria, l', Banyeres de Mariola, Muro de Alcoy, Canals are near Ontinyent. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Ontinyent?
The official country of birth distribution records 31,387 people (87.4%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ontinyent, Spain: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6e49f514fc61c8d4717f8feb135ee933]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/ontinyent/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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