Living in San Isidro

In San Isidro, the statutory reference rent is €5.00 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 0.7% (2026).

The population of San Isidro totalled 2,337 in 2025. At the end of 2025, the foreign population in San Isidro numbered 422. Annual PM2.5 levels for San Isidro stood at 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2629 sources

Population2,337people31 Dec 2025Official source · Cifras de población resultantes de la Revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2025

Average net rent5EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 2% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es

Unemployment rate0.69%country median 4.4% — 84% belowOfficial source · Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)

Recorded crime5,330incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than any other Spanish city that publishes it, more recorded crime than 74% 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 San Isidro?

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 San Isidro.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 1,197.

How much does it cost to rent in San Isidro?

Average net cold rent is 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): 5 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es²

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesSan Isidro highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00

Barcelona€13.70

Bilbao€11.50

Palma€9.80

Murcia€5.80

San Isidro€5.00

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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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 300 Mbps fibre⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 100GB mobile plan⁴Official · national market
Dwellings	1,197 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Main residence dwellings	825 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings	372 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10	31 Dec 2022	cdn.mivau.gob.es²Official

Is San Isidro 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%

Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–67%

Family68%strong on family, weak on education · range 57–79%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 300 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 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.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in San Isidro?

The unemployment rate is about 0.7 % (2026).

Unemployment rate: 0.69 % · Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in San Isidro is 0.7%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

844

437

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

San Isidro 0.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	882 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Unemployment rate	0.69 %country median 4.4%	4 Aug 2026	Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in San Isidro?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,299of €1,631 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.	€1,631
Rent, 60 m²€5.00/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31	− €300
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	€1,299

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in San Isidro Salary needed to live in San Isidro

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to San Isidro. 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)

Job SearchUnemployment ClaimTraining

Search jobs

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in San Isidro. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSan Isidro highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Pamplona7,766

Alicante7,419

Murcia5,289

Córdoba5,095

Melilla5,090

Vitoria-Gasteiz4,916

Cartagena4,578

Castellón de la Plana4,251

Elche4,043

Lorca3,706

Logroño3,690

Burgos3,628

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,330 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2¹Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

San Isidro's nearest airport was TFS, 4 km away and offered 83 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	83 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	4 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TFS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for San Isidro. 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, HybridCost varies

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in San Isidro.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in San Isidro?

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: European Environment Agency⁶

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

23°15°

24°15°

24°16°

25°17°

26°19°

28°20°

29°21°

28°21°

27°20°

25°18°

24°17°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

222

219

257

248

275

284

330

311

248

236

212

215

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.510WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SpainAnnual PM2.5 in San Isidro is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1516–1719–20

San Isidro 10.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 22.8 · Feb 22.9 · Mar 23.6 · Apr 24 · May 25 · Jun 26.2 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 28.8 · Sep 28.1 · Oct 27.3 · Nov 25.4 · Dec 23.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 15.2 · Feb 15 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 16.2 · May 17.3 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 20.9 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 18.2 · Dec 16.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 19 · Feb 19 · Mar 19.6 · Apr 20.1 · May 21.1 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 25 · Sep 24.5 · Oct 23.6 · Nov 21.8 · Dec 20.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 16.5 · Feb 18.6 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 8.3 · May 0.6 · Jun 0.3 · Jul 0 · Aug 1.5 · Sep 3 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 33.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 221.6 · Feb 218.7 · Mar 256.5 · Apr 248.4 · May 275.2 · Jun 283.8 · Jul 329.9 · Aug 310.6 · Sep 247.8 · Oct 235.6 · Nov 211.9 · Dec 215 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Spain: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±3.4 °C, Houston (United States) ±4.0 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±4.0 °C, Round Rock (United States) ±4.8 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±5.4 °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

At the end of 2021, San Isidro had 825 households. San Isidro was home to 1,066 women at the end of 2023. San Isidro was home to 1,142 men at the end of 2023.

How many people live in San Isidro?

The published population was 2,337 people in 2025. Source: Cifras de población resultantes de la Revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2025³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.9%
Foreign residents18.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	17.83 %	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁸Official
Foreign residents	422 people	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁸Official
Female residents	1,066 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁹Official
Male residents	1,142 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁹Official
Population	2,337 people	31 Dec 2025	Cifras de población resultantes de la Revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2025³Official

International community in San Isidro

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	2,139	100.0%
Spain	1,795	83.9%
European Union (without Spain)	110	5.1%
Africa	92	4.3%
South America	74	3.5%
Rent of Europe	53	2.5%
Central America and Caribbean	11	0.5%
Asia	2	0.1%
North America	1	0.0%
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	2,139	100.0%
Spanish	1,835	85.8%
European Union (without Spain)	109	5.1%
Africa	104	4.9%
Rent of Europe	45	2.1%
South America	37	1.7%
Central America and Caribbean	5	0.2%
Asia	2	0.1%
Statelens	2	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	825 households	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official
Labour force	1,128 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on San Isidro

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.

Dolores as a San Isidro alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €3.50/m² Dolores vs €5.00/m² San Isidro−30%
Foreign residents: 23.3% Dolores vs 17.8% San Isidro+31%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,330 Dolores vs 5,330 San Isidrosame level

Full comparison More about Dolores

Vila-real as a San Isidro alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 207 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €5.00/m² San Isidro−20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 5,330 San Isidrono percentage
Foreign residents: 16.0% Vila-real vs 17.8% San Isidro−10%

Full comparison More about Vila-real

Cities near San Isidro

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

Elche Commuting Zone · 16.6 km away

Rent: 4.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Albatera 2.8 km away

Rent: 3.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Catral 3.2 km away

Rent: 3.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Cox 5.0 km away

Rent: 3.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Callosa de Segura 6.0 km away

Rent: 3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Dolores 6.9 km away

Rent: 3.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Almoradí 7.7 km away

Rent: 3.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Redován 8.2 km away

Rent: 3.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

Other cities in Spain to compare with San Isidro, nearest in population first.

All Spain cities

Oria2,219 residents Aguadulce2,109 residents Esparragal1,715 residents Zierbena1,512 residents Mazaricos3,730 residents Algar1,453 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in San Isidro 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; San Isidro's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is San Isidro part of Elche?

San Isidro is in the published commuting zone of Elche; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Elche city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁷

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in San Isidro?

The published population was 2,337 people in 2025. Source: Cifras de población resultantes de la Revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in San Isidro?

Average net cold rent is 5 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 350 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in San Isidro?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in San Isidro?

The unemployment rate is about 0.7 % (2026). Source: Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE).

How many foreign residents live in San Isidro?

422 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España).

Is San Isidro a good place to live?

San Isidro 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 San Isidro part of Elche?

San Isidro is in the published commuting zone of Elche; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near San Isidro?

Elche, Albatera, Catral, Cox, Callosa de Segura are near San Isidro. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in San Isidro?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,795 people (83.9%) 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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