Living in Rianxo
In Rianxo, the statutory reference rent is €4.00 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.7% (2026).
The unemployment rate was 2.72% in June 2026. For Rianxo, the foreign population was 136 at the start of 2024. At the start of 2025, Rianxo had a population of 10,758.
Cheaper rent than 74% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 90% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 87% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Rianxo?
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 Rianxo?
Average net cold rent is 4 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 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 | 6,342 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 3,954 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 2,388 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is Rianxo 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 240 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4 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 Rianxo?
The unemployment rate is about 2.7 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.72 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630
Rianxo 2.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 73.04 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official |
| People in employment | 3,864 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,884 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 2.72 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630Independent |
What does a salary buy in Rianxo?
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. | €1,520 |
| Rent, 60 m²€4.00/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €240 |
| 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 | €1,248 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rianxo. 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 Rianxo. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,540 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Pedro Blanco destaca la apuesta del Gobierno por la modernización de las infraestructuras de seguridad con 13,7M€ para la construcción de nuevos cuarteles en A Fonsagrada y Cambados17Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was SCQ, 42.8 km away, with 22 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 73% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Rianxo. 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 Rianxo?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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.
Rianxo 6.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 1 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station NOIA)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station NOIA)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency6Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 18.3 · Feb 22.76 · Mar 28.05 · Apr 30.17 · May 33.34 · Jun 36.67 · Jul 36.31 · Aug 37.58 · Sep 35.54 · Oct 30.34 · Nov 23.48 · Dec 18.17 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -1.12 · Feb -1.59 · Mar -1.54 · Apr 1.96 · May 4.51 · Jun 7.08 · Jul 9.54 · Aug 10.39 · Sep 8.41 · Oct 5.35 · Nov 1.04 · Dec -1.34 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 8.98 · Feb 8.95 · Mar 10.62 · Apr 12.3 · May 14.64 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.9 · Aug 20.25 · Sep 18.74 · Oct 15.46 · Nov 11.45 · Dec 9.43 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 14.3% between 2015 and 2024, from 7.0 to 6.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Rianxo?
The published population was 10,758 people in January 2025. Source: Rianxo - official stats18
By nationality
National passport98.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 58.79 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es20Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 1.48 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 136 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.14Official |
| Female residents | 5,510 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Male residents | 5,344 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Population | 10,758 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Rianxo - official stats18Official |
International community in Rianxo
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 | 11,021 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 10,690 | 97.0% |
| South America | 104 | 0.9% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 91 | 0.8% |
| Rent of Europe | 55 | 0.5% |
| North America | 27 | 0.2% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 26 | 0.2% |
| Africa | 14 | 0.1% |
| Asia | 13 | 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 | 11,021 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 10,923 | 99.1% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 37 | 0.3% |
| South America | 22 | 0.2% |
| Asia | 13 | 0.1% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 9 | 0.1% |
| Rent of Europe | 7 | 0.1% |
| North America | 6 | 0.1% |
| Africa | 4 | 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 Rianxo
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.
Boiro as a Rianxo alternative in the same region
5 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Foreign residents: 3.8% Boiro vs 1.5% Rianxo+155%
- Residents: 18,967 Boiro vs 10,758 Rianxo+76%
- Rent: €3.80/m² Boiro vs €4.00/m² Rianxo−5%
- Nearest airport: 47.0 km Boiro vs 42.8 km Rianxo+10%
- Unemployment: 2.7% Boiro vs 2.7% Rianxosame level
- Median gross pay, region: €1,884 Boiro vs €1,884 Rianxosame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,540 Boiro vs 3,540 Rianxosame level
Elda as a Rianxo alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 821 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 10,758 Rianxo+413%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 (2024) Elda vs 3,540 (2025) Rianxono percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Elda vs 6.0 µg/m³ Rianxo−17%
- Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 42.8 km Rianxo−30%
- Foreign residents: 7.1% (2024) Elda vs 1.5% (2025) Rianxono percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €1,884 Rianxosame level
- Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €4.00/m² Rianxosame level
Tallinn as a Rianxo alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 2945 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 €4.00/m² (2022) Rianxono percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 6.0 µg/m³ Rianxo−50%
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 42.8 km Rianxo−87%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,884 (2024) Rianxono percentage
Cities near Rianxo
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 4.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.4 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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- 3.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Rianxo, nearest in population first.
How does Rianxo compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Rianxo 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; Rianxo'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 Rianxo?
The published population was 10,758 people in January 2025. Source: Rianxo - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Rianxo?
Average net cold rent is 4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 280 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Rianxo?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Rianxo?
The unemployment rate is about 2.7 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Rianxo?
The median gross salary is 1,884 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Rianxo a good place to live?
Rianxo 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 Rianxo?
Boiro, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Vilanova de Arousa, A Pobra do Caramiñal, Valga are near Rianxo. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Rianxo?
The official country of birth distribution records 10,690 people (97.0%) 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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