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Living in Sanlúcar la Mayor

In Sanlúcar la Mayor, the statutory reference rent is €5.60 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 8% (2026).

Sanlúcar la Mayor, a city in Spain, had a population of 14,648 at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 92.1% in June 2025. The foreign population count was 712 at the start of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2431 sources

Population14,648people1 Jan 2025Official source · Sanlúcar la Mayor - official stats
Median gross salary (region)1,796EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent5.6EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 10% aboveOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate8.04%country median 4.4% — 83% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime4,750incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2
PM2.5, annual mean14µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station TORNEO)

Higher unemployment than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 97% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Sanlúcar la Mayor?

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 Sanlúcar la Mayor.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Sanlúcar la Mayor?

Average net cold rent is 5.6 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): 5.6 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Sanlúcar la Mayor recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesSanlúcar la Mayor highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Sanlúcar la Mayor highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Sanlúcar la Mayor€5.60
Show the other 6 cities
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
Dwellings7,212 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Main residence dwellings5,019 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings2,193 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Is Sanlúcar la Mayor 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 safety · range 45–65%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–71%
Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–63%
Retirement58%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 336 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.6 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.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 8.04% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Sanlúcar la Mayor?

The unemployment rate is about 8 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 8.04 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Sanlúcar la Mayor is 8.0%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability92.15 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official
People in employment5,058 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,796 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate8.04 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631Independent

What does a salary buy in Sanlúcar la Mayor?

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€1,095of €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€5.60/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €336
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€1,095
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Sanlúcar la Mayor Salary needed to live in Sanlúcar la Mayor

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sanlúcar la Mayor. 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
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sanlúcar la Mayor. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSanlúcar la Mayor highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Sanlúcar la Mayor highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,750 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-21Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was SVQ, 27.5 km away, with 38 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport38 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportSVQ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport27.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sanlúcar la Mayor. 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
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sanlúcar la Mayor.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sanlúcar la Mayor?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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 TORNEO)7

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

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

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 Sanlúcar la Mayor is 14.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ALJARAFE)5Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ALJARAFE)6Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station TORNEO)7Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 21.82 · Feb 23.88 · Mar 30.99 · Apr 32.84 · May 38.64 · Jun 43.63 · Jul 45.4 · Aug 46.26 · Sep 44.81 · Oct 36.72 · Nov 29.02 · Dec 22.22 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -4.61 · Feb -3.53 · Mar -2.01 · Apr 2.13 · May 4.32 · Jun 10.24 · Jul 13.43 · Aug 14.25 · Sep 11.79 · Oct 3.04 · Nov -1.49 · Dec -3.32 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Average temperature by monthJan 8.96 · Feb 10.01 · Mar 12.66 · Apr 15.56 · May 19.91 · Jun 25.31 · Jul 28.61 · Aug 28.63 · Sep 24.25 · Oct 19.06 · Nov 12.85 · Dec 9.78 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sanlúcar la Mayor?

The published population was 14,648 people in January 2025. Source: Sanlúcar la Mayor - official stats18

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area136.2 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es21Official
Foreign residents712 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official
Female residents7,200 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Male residents6,972 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population14,648 people1 Jan 2025Sanlúcar la Mayor - official stats18Official

International community in Sanlúcar la Mayor

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
TOTAL14,027100.0%
Spain13,15093.7%
South America2842.0%
European Union (without Spain)2181.6%
Africa1591.1%
Rent of Europe970.7%
Central America and Caribbean640.5%
Asia360.3%
North America170.1%
Oceania20.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL14,027100.0%
Spanish13,39195.5%
European Union (without Spain)2151.5%
South America1371.0%
Africa1010.7%
Rent of Europe920.7%
Central America and Caribbean480.3%
Asia300.2%
North America70.0%
Statelens40.0%
Oceania20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households5,019 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Labour force6,801 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official

Alternatives for people set on Sanlúcar la Mayor

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.

Benacazón as a Sanlúcar la Mayor alternative in the same region

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

  • Rent: €4.10/m² Benacazón vs €5.60/m² Sanlúcar la Mayor−27%
  • Unemployment: 6.3% Benacazón vs 8.0% Sanlúcar la Mayor−21%
  • Residents: 7,363 Benacazón vs 14,648 Sanlúcar la Mayor−50%
  • Nearest airport: 27.8 km Benacazón vs 27.5 km Sanlúcar la Mayorsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Benacazón vs €1,796 Sanlúcar la Mayorsame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,750 Benacazón vs 4,750 Sanlúcar la Mayorsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Benacazón vs 14.0 µg/m³ Sanlúcar la Mayorsame level
Full comparisonMore about Benacazón

Siero as a Sanlúcar la Mayor alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 669 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 53,049 Siero vs 14,648 Sanlúcar la Mayor+262%
  • Unemployment: 4.4% Siero vs 8.0% Sanlúcar la Mayor−45%
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Siero vs 14.0 µg/m³ Sanlúcar la Mayor−43%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,763 Siero vs 4,750 Sanlúcar la Mayorno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,016 Siero vs €1,796 Sanlúcar la Mayor+12%
  • Nearest airport: 35.7 km Siero vs 27.5 km Sanlúcar la Mayor+30%
  • Rent: €5.50/m² Siero vs €5.60/m² Sanlúcar la Mayorsame level
Full comparisonMore about Siero

Cities near Sanlúcar la Mayor

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

Mairena del Aljarafe Commuting Zone · 12.9 km away
Rent
7.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Seville Commuting Zone · 18.3 km away
Rent
9.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Benacazón 3.7 km away
Rent
4.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Umbrete 4.3 km away
Rent
4.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Olivares 5.4 km away
Rent
5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Espartinas 6.7 km away
Rent
7.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

Other cities in Spain to compare with Sanlúcar la Mayor, nearest in population first.

All Spain cities
La Carolina14,677 residentsMont-roig del Camp14,615 residentsAlovera14,526 residentsMoralzarzal14,772 residentsAndoain14,517 residentsCehegín14,506 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sanlúcar la Mayor 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.

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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; Sanlúcar la Mayor's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Sanlúcar la Mayor part of Mairena del Aljarafe?

Sanlúcar la Mayor is in the published commuting zone of Mairena del Aljarafe; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Mairena del Aljarafe city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source8

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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 Sanlúcar la Mayor?

The published population was 14,648 people in January 2025. Source: Sanlúcar la Mayor - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Sanlúcar la Mayor?

Average net cold rent is 5.6 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 392 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Sanlúcar la Mayor?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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 TORNEO).

What is the unemployment rate in Sanlúcar la Mayor?

The unemployment rate is about 8 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Sanlúcar la Mayor?

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

Is Sanlúcar la Mayor a good place to live?

Sanlúcar la Mayor 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 Sanlúcar la Mayor part of Mairena del Aljarafe?

Sanlúcar la Mayor is in the published commuting zone of Mairena del Aljarafe; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Sanlúcar la Mayor?

Mairena del Aljarafe, Seville, Benacazón, Umbrete, Villanueva del Ariscal are near Sanlúcar la Mayor. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Sanlúcar la Mayor?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,150 people (93.7%) 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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