Living in Salt
In Salt, the statutory reference rent is €6.50 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.9% (2026).
For Salt, gigabit broadband availability was 99.9% in June 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.85% in June 2026. Salt is in Spain; its population was 34,491 at the start of 2025.
Pricier rent than 70% of Spanish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 66% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Salt?
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 Salt?
Average net cold rent is 6.5 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): 6.5 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 | 11,643 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 10,518 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 1,122 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is Salt 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 390 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.5 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 Salt?
The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 4.85 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202632
Salt 4.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 99.9 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official |
| People in employment | 11,541 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,261 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 4.85 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202632Independent |
What does a salary buy in Salt?
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. | €1,778 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.50/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €390 |
| 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 | €1,356 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Salt. 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 Salt. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 2,910 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202514Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Salt 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 Salt?
Police recorded about 6,911 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.15
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,911 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.15Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was GRO, 8.2 km away, with 49 listed destinations in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Salt. 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 Salt?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 LA BISBAL D'EMPORDÀ (AJUNTAMENT))6
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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hours
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.
Salt 10.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 20 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station GIRONA (ESCOLA DE MÚSICA))4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 17 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station GIRONA (ESCOLA DE MÚSICA))5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station LA BISBAL D'EMPORDÀ (AJUNTAMENT))6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 14.2 · Feb 15.2 · Mar 17.9 · Apr 20 · May 23.9 · Jun 28.2 · Jul 31.1 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 27 · Oct 22.8 · Nov 17.6 · Dec 14.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GIRONA/COSTA BRAVA21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 0.9 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 6.2 · May 10.1 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 17 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 5 · Dec 1.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GIRONA/COSTA BRAVA21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7.5 · Feb 8.2 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 13.1 · May 17 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 24 · Aug 24.2 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 16.6 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 8.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GIRONA/COSTA BRAVA21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 57.6 · Feb 42 · Mar 52.5 · Apr 68 · May 64 · Jun 56.9 · Jul 39.3 · Aug 46.6 · Sep 73.9 · Oct 86 · Nov 63.5 · Dec 50.7 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GIRONA/COSTA BRAVA21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 155 · Feb 164.4 · Mar 194.5 · Apr 207.7 · May 238 · Jun 259.6 · Jul 292.3 · Aug 276.1 · Sep 213.3 · Oct 179.8 · Nov 153.9 · Dec 145.2 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GIRONA/COSTA BRAVA21Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Tarragona ±1.7 °C. Elsewhere: Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.2 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.4 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.5 °C, Nîmes (France) ±1.6 °C, Lyon (France) ±2.5 °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 Salt?
The published population was 34,491 people in January 2025. Source: Salt - official stats19
By nationality
National passport63.2%Foreign residents36.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 6.61 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es22Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 37.07 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)8Official |
| Foreign residents | 12,677 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official |
| Female residents | 15,725 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Male residents | 17,517 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Population | 34,491 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Salt - official stats19Official |
International community in Salt
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 | 32,104 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 19,189 | 59.8% |
| Africa | 7,614 | 23.7% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 2,044 | 6.4% |
| South America | 1,329 | 4.1% |
| Asia | 898 | 2.8% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 753 | 2.3% |
| Rent of Europe | 235 | 0.7% |
| North America | 41 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 32,104 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 19,855 | 61.8% |
| Africa | 7,830 | 24.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 1,706 | 5.3% |
| Asia | 937 | 2.9% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 821 | 2.6% |
| South America | 710 | 2.2% |
| Rent of Europe | 205 | 0.6% |
| North America | 39 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Salt
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.
Banyoles as a Salt alternative in the same region
16 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.
- Nearest airport: 23.9 km Banyoles vs 8.2 km Salt+191%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 509.8 Banyoles vs 2,909.7 Salt−82%
- Unemployment: 2.9% Banyoles vs 4.9% Salt−41%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,199 Banyoles vs 6,911 Salt−39%
- Foreign residents: 19.1% Banyoles vs 37.1% Salt−48%
- Rent: €6.00/m² Banyoles vs €6.50/m² Salt−8%
- Residents: 20,865 Banyoles vs 34,491 Salt−40%
Siero as a Salt alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 708 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Nearest airport: 35.7 km Siero vs 8.2 km Salt+335%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,763 Siero vs 6,911 Salt−46%
- Rent: €5.50/m² Siero vs €6.50/m² Salt−15%
- Residents: 53,049 Siero vs 34,491 Salt+54%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,016 Siero vs €2,261 Salt−11%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Siero vs 10.0 µg/m³ Salt−20%
- Unemployment: 4.4% Siero vs 4.9% Salt−9%
Cities near Salt
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 8.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 7.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Salt, nearest in population first.
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Salt 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; Salt's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Salt part of Girona?
Salt is in the published commuting zone of Girona; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Girona 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 Salt?
The published population was 34,491 people in January 2025. Source: Salt - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Salt?
Average net cold rent is 6.5 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 455 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Salt?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 LA BISBAL D'EMPORDÀ (AJUNTAMENT)).
How safe is Salt?
Police recorded about 6,911 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 Salt?
The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Salt?
The median gross salary is 2,261 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Salt a good place to live?
Salt 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 Salt part of Girona?
Salt is in the published commuting zone of Girona; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Salt?
Girona, Bescanó, Sarrià de Ter, Celrà, Cassà de la Selva are near Salt. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Salt?
The official country of birth distribution records 19,189 people (59.8%) 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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