Living in Sant Quirze del Vallès
In Sant Quirze del Vallès, the statutory reference rent is €9.00 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.9% (2026).
Sant Quirze del Vallès had 20,209 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 2.89% in June 2026. For Sant Quirze del Vallès, the nearest airport was BCN, 25.9 km away, with 163 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.2% in June 2025.
Pricier rent than 92% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 87% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 94% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Sant Quirze del Vallès?
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 Sant Quirze del Vallès?
Average net cold rent is 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): 9 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 | 7,608 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 6,993 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 615 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is Sant Quirze del Vallès 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 540 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Sant Quirze del Vallès?
The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.89 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630
Sant Quirze del Vallès 2.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 97.18 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official |
| People in employment | 9,411 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,261 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 2.89 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202630Independent |
What does a salary buy in Sant Quirze del Vallès?
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€9.00/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €540 |
| 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 | €1,206 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sant Quirze del Vallès. 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 Sant Quirze del Vallès. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Sant Quirze del Vallès?
Police recorded about 2,748 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.13
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,748 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.13Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sant Quirze del Vallès. 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 Sant Quirze del Vallès?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 SABADELL (GRAN VIA))6
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.
Sant Quirze del Vallès 11.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 28 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station SABADELL (GRAN VIA))4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 20 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station SABADELL (GRAN VIA))5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station SABADELL (GRAN VIA))6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 21.52 · Feb 22.22 · Mar 26.35 · Apr 27.65 · May 32.42 · Jun 38.2 · Jul 36.58 · Aug 36.77 · Sep 35.02 · Oct 30.98 · Nov 25.29 · Dec 19.66 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -3.92 · Feb -4.44 · Mar -3.75 · Apr 1.52 · May 3.18 · Jun 9.2 · Jul 12.13 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 7.67 · Oct 2.5 · Nov -0.51 · Dec -2.9 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7.44 · Feb 8.05 · Mar 10.76 · Apr 13.67 · May 17.4 · Jun 22.06 · Jul 24.67 · Aug 24.55 · Sep 20.97 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 11.56 · Dec 8.05 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Sant Quirze del Vallès?
The published population was 20,209 people in January 2025. Source: Sant Quirze del Vallès - official stats18
By nationality
National passport94.1%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 14.36 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es21Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,201 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official |
| Female residents | 10,341 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Male residents | 9,900 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Population | 20,209 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Sant Quirze del Vallès - official stats18Official |
International community in Sant Quirze del Vallès
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 | 20,117 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 18,568 | 92.3% |
| South America | 547 | 2.7% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 398 | 2.0% |
| Africa | 176 | 0.9% |
| Rent of Europe | 148 | 0.7% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 117 | 0.6% |
| Asia | 96 | 0.5% |
| North America | 61 | 0.3% |
| Oceania | 6 | 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 | 20,117 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 19,089 | 94.9% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 440 | 2.2% |
| South America | 183 | 0.9% |
| Africa | 161 | 0.8% |
| Rent of Europe | 82 | 0.4% |
| Asia | 75 | 0.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 58 | 0.3% |
| North America | 27 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 2 | 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 Sant Quirze del Vallès
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.
Linares as a Sant Quirze del Vallès alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 619 km, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 4.
- Rent: €3.90/m² Linares vs €9.00/m² Sant Quirze del Vallès−57%
- Nearest airport: 102.1 km Linares vs 25.9 km Sant Quirze del Vallès+294%
- Residents: 55,633 Linares vs 20,209 Sant Quirze del Vallès+175%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Linares vs €2,261 Sant Quirze del Vallès−21%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,241 Linares vs 2,748 Sant Quirze del Vallès+18%
- Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Linares vs 11.0 µg/m³ Sant Quirze del Vallès+27%
Cities near Sant Quirze del Vallès
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Spain
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Sant Quirze del Vallès in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sant Quirze del Vallès 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; Sant Quirze del Vallès's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Sant Quirze del Vallès part of Barcelona?
Sant Quirze del Vallès is in the published commuting zone of Barcelona; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Barcelona 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 Sant Quirze del Vallès?
The published population was 20,209 people in January 2025. Source: Sant Quirze del Vallès - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Sant Quirze del Vallès?
Average net cold rent is 9 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 630 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Sant Quirze del Vallès?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 SABADELL (GRAN VIA)).
How safe is Sant Quirze del Vallès?
Police recorded about 2,748 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 Sant Quirze del Vallès?
The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Sant Quirze del Vallès?
The median gross salary is 2,261 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Sant Quirze del Vallès a good place to live?
Sant Quirze del Vallès 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 Sant Quirze del Vallès part of Barcelona?
Sant Quirze del Vallès is in the published commuting zone of Barcelona; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Sant Quirze del Vallès?
Sabadell, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Terrassa, Mollet del Vallès, Barcelona are near Sant Quirze del Vallès. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Sant Quirze del Vallès?
The official country of birth distribution records 18,568 people (92.3%) 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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