Living in Santa Brígida
In Santa Brígida, the statutory reference rent is €6.10 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.2% (2026).
For Santa Brígida, the unemployment rate was 5.15% in June 2026. The population of Santa Brígida, in Spain, was 18,766 at the start of 2025.
Pricier rent than 66% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 65% of Spanish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Santa Brígida?
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 Santa Brígida?
Average net cold rent is 6.1 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): 6.1 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre4Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan3Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 7,746 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 6,348 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 1,398 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
Is Santa Brígida 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 366 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.1 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 Santa Brígida?
The unemployment rate is about 5.2 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 5.15 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631
Santa Brígida 5.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 87.33 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official |
| People in employment | 7,605 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,719 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.15 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631Independent |
What does a salary buy in Santa Brígida?
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. | €1,416 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.10/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €366 |
| 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 | €1,018 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Santa Brígida. 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 Santa Brígida. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 327.6 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202514Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Santa Brígida 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,800 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-21Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was LPA, 15.9 km away, with 80 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 87.3% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Santa Brígida. 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 Santa Brígida?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station JINÁMAR III FASE)7
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
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.
Santa Brígida 5.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 10 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station JINÁMAR III FASE)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 25 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station JINÁMAR III FASE)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station JINÁMAR III FASE)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 21.1 · Feb 21.4 · Mar 22.2 · Apr 22.9 · May 23.9 · Jun 25.4 · Jul 26.9 · Aug 27.5 · Sep 26.9 · Oct 26.1 · Nov 24.1 · Dec 22.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GRAN CANARIA/AEROPUERTO20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 15.6 · Feb 15.6 · Mar 16 · Apr 16.8 · May 17.9 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 20.9 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 20.2 · Nov 18.4 · Dec 16.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GRAN CANARIA/AEROPUERTO20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 18.4 · Feb 18.5 · Mar 19.1 · Apr 19.8 · May 20.9 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 24.2 · Oct 23.2 · Nov 21.3 · Dec 19.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GRAN CANARIA/AEROPUERTO20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 25.8 · Feb 19.8 · Mar 11.9 · Apr 5 · May 0.8 · Jun 0.4 · Jul 0 · Aug 0.6 · Sep 5 · Oct 19 · Nov 17.4 · Dec 25.9 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GRAN CANARIA/AEROPUERTO20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 192.3 · Feb 194.8 · Mar 236.9 · Apr 240.7 · May 272.7 · Jun 277.1 · Jul 303.9 · Aug 307.6 · Sep 254.4 · Oct 220.5 · Nov 185.2 · Dec 187.9 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GRAN CANARIA/AEROPUERTO20Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Roquetas de Mar ±3.3 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±3.2 °C, Houston (United States) ±4.0 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±4.0 °C, Round Rock (United States) ±4.8 °C, East Los Angeles (United States) ±3.8 °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 Santa Brígida?
The published population was 18,766 people in January 2025. Source: Santa Brígida - official stats18
By nationality
National passport94.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 23.83 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es21Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,030 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official |
| Female residents | 9,276 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Male residents | 9,234 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Population | 18,766 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Santa Brígida - official stats18Official |
International community in Santa Brígida
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 | 18,272 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 16,971 | 92.9% |
| South America | 371 | 2.0% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 337 | 1.8% |
| Rent of Europe | 165 | 0.9% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 148 | 0.8% |
| Asia | 117 | 0.6% |
| Africa | 88 | 0.5% |
| North America | 63 | 0.3% |
| Oceania | 12 | 0.1% |
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 | 18,272 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 17,498 | 95.8% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 345 | 1.9% |
| South America | 122 | 0.7% |
| Rent of Europe | 117 | 0.6% |
| Asia | 63 | 0.3% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 53 | 0.3% |
| Africa | 33 | 0.2% |
| North America | 30 | 0.2% |
| Oceania | 11 | 0.1% |
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 Santa Brígida
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.
Santa Lucía de Tirajana as a Santa Brígida alternative in the same region
14 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 78,584 Santa Lucía de Tirajana vs 18,766 Santa Brígida+319%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,896 Santa Lucía de Tirajana vs 4,800 Santa Brígidano percentage
- Nearest airport: 15.3 km Santa Lucía de Tirajana vs 15.9 km Santa Brígida−4%
- Rent: €6.10/m² Santa Lucía de Tirajana vs €6.10/m² Santa Brígidasame level
- Median gross pay, region: €1,719 Santa Lucía de Tirajana vs €1,719 Santa Brígidasame level
Vila-real as a Santa Brígida alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 1936 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €6.10/m² Santa Brígida−34%
- Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 18,766 Santa Brígida+186%
- Nearest airport: 34.1 km Vila-real vs 15.9 km Santa Brígida+114%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 522.0 Vila-real vs 327.6 Santa Brígida+59%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 4,800 Santa Brígidano percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €1,719 Santa Brígida+10%
- Unemployment: 5.5% Vila-real vs 5.2% Santa Brígida+6%
Cities near Santa Brígida
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 4.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 7.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Santa Brígida, nearest in population first.
How does Santa Brígida compare?
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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; Santa Brígida's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Santa Brígida part of Telde?
Santa Brígida is in the published commuting zone of Telde; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Telde city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source8
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Santa Brígida?
The published population was 18,766 people in January 2025. Source: Santa Brígida - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Santa Brígida?
Average net cold rent is 6.1 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 427 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Santa Brígida?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station JINÁMAR III FASE).
What is the unemployment rate in Santa Brígida?
The unemployment rate is about 5.2 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Santa Brígida?
The median gross salary is 1,719 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Santa Brígida a good place to live?
Santa Brígida 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 Santa Brígida part of Telde?
Santa Brígida is in the published commuting zone of Telde; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Santa Brígida?
Telde, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Vega de San Mateo, Teror, Valsequillo de Gran Canaria are near Santa Brígida. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Santa Brígida?
The official country of birth distribution records 16,971 people (92.9%) 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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