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Living in Palma del Río

In Palma del Río, rent averages €3.90 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.6% (2026).

Palma del Río, a city in Spain, had a population of 20,438 at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.7% in June 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1922 sources

Population20,438people1 Jan 2025Official source · Palma del Río - official stats
Median gross salary (region)1,796EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent3.9EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 24% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate4.58%country median 4.4% — 4% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime4,271offences per 100,000country median 4,281 — about the sameOfficial source · Balance de Criminalidad 2024 Q4 — III. Total infracciones penales, municipal rows

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Palma del Río?

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 Palma del Río.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Palma del Río?

Average net cold rent is 3.9 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): 3.9 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Palma del Río recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesPalma del Río highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Palma del Río highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Palma del Río€3.90
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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
Dwellings10,008 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings7,905 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings2,103 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Is Palma del Río 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 worker65%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 56–74%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–77%
Student63%strong on cost, weak on education · range 53–73%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–62%
Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 46–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 234 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.9 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 4.58% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Palma del Río?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.58 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202622
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Palma del Río is 4.6%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability98.67 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202514Official
People in employment7,749 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,796 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)5Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.58 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202622Independent

What does a salary buy in Palma del Río?

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€1,197of €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€3.90/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €234
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€1,197
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Palma del Río?

Police recorded about 4,271 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: 4,271 offences per 100,000 · Balance de Criminalidad 2024 Q4 — III. Total infracciones penales, municipal rows1
Recorded crime across major citiesPalma del Río highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Palma del Río highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Pamplona7,766
Alicante7,419
Murcia5,289
Córdoba5,095
Vitoria-Gasteiz4,916
Cartagena4,578
Palma del Río4,271
Castellón de la Plana4,251
Elche4,043
Lorca3,706
Logroño3,690
Burgos3,628
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,271 offences per 100,000country median 4,281 — about the same31 Dec 2024Balance de Criminalidad 2024 Q4 — III. Total infracciones penales, municipal rows1Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ODB, 41.3 km away in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportODB13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport41.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Palma del Río. 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 Palma del Río.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 21.41 · Feb 23.79 · Mar 30.64 · Apr 31.64 · May 38.26 · Jun 42.6 · Jul 45.06 · Aug 45.6 · Sep 43.98 · Oct 34.83 · Nov 28.08 · Dec 23.62 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -5.39 · Feb -5 · Mar -4.16 · Apr 1.24 · May 3.47 · Jun 9.15 · Jul 13.21 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 11.42 · Oct 1.16 · Nov -2.55 · Dec -3.79 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official
Average temperature by monthJan 8.47 · Feb 9.59 · Mar 12.31 · Apr 15.2 · May 19.53 · Jun 25.09 · Jul 28.59 · Aug 28.66 · Sep 24.09 · Oct 18.9 · Nov 12.51 · Dec 9.43 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Palma del Río?

The published population was 20,438 people in January 2025. Source: Palma del Río - official stats13

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area200.2 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es15Official
Foreign residents1,365 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.11Official
Population Female10,445 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official
Population Male10,243 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official
Population20,438 people1 Jan 2025Palma del Río - official stats13Official

International community in Palma del Río

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
TOTAL20,973100.0%
Spain19,60193.5%
European Union (without Spain)8354.0%
Rent of Europe1780.8%
Africa1280.6%
South America1170.6%
Central America and Caribbean580.3%
Asia410.2%
North America150.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL20,973100.0%
Spanish19,68093.8%
European Union (without Spain)8824.2%
Rent of Europe1470.7%
Africa1040.5%
South America690.3%
Central America and Caribbean440.2%
Asia360.2%
North America80.0%
Statelens20.0%
Oceania10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households7,908 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Labour Supply Count9,834 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official

Alternatives for people set on Palma del Río

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.

Campana, La as a Palma del Río alternative in the same region

19 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 Campana, La vs €3.90/m² Palma del Río−33%
  • Unemployment: 3.5% Campana, La vs 4.6% Palma del Río−24%
  • Residents: 5,122 Campana, La vs 20,438 Palma del Río−75%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,750 Campana, La vs 4,271 Palma del Ríono percentage
  • Nearest airport: 44.3 km Campana, La vs 41.3 km Palma del Río+7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Campana, La vs €1,796 Palma del Ríosame level
Full comparisonMore about Campana, La

Vila-real as a Palma del Río alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 513 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 20,438 Palma del Río+162%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 4,271 Palma del Río−37%
  • Unemployment: 5.5% Vila-real vs 4.6% Palma del Río+20%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €1,796 Palma del Río+5%
  • Nearest airport: 34.1 km Vila-real vs 41.3 km Palma del Río−17%
  • Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €3.90/m² Palma del Ríosame level
Full comparisonMore about Vila-real

Cities near Palma del Río

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

Fuente Palmera 15.5 km away
Rent
3.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Posadas 19.2 km away
Rent
3.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Campana, La 19.2 km away
Rent
2.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Lora del Río 22.1 km away
Rent
4.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Écija 24.6 km away
Rent
3.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

Other cities in Spain to compare with Palma del Río, nearest in population first.

All Spain cities
Alcázares, Los20,408 residentsSilla20,482 residentsZubia, La20,389 residentsHumanes de Madrid20,500 residentsHernani20,375 residentsRoses20,365 residents

How does Palma del Río compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Palma del Río 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 guide
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; Palma del Río'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 Palma del Río?

The published population was 20,438 people in January 2025. Source: Palma del Río - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Palma del Río?

Average net cold rent is 3.9 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 273 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

How safe is Palma del Río?

Police recorded about 4,271 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 Palma del Río?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Palma del Río?

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

How many foreign residents live in Palma del Río?

1,365 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España..

Is Palma del Río a good place to live?

Palma del Río 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 Palma del Río?

Fuente Palmera, Posadas, Campana, La, Lora del Río, Écija are near Palma del Río. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Africa live in Palma del Río?

The official country of birth distribution records 128 people (0.6%) 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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