Living in Talavera de la Reina
In Talavera de la Reina, the statutory reference rent is €4.60 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 20.8% (2024).
Talavera de la Reina is a city in Spain, with a population of 83,803 at the start of 2025. The foreign population count was 9,796 at the start of 2024.
Cheaper rent than 61% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than any other Spanish city that publishes it and less recorded crime than 62% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Talavera de la Reina?
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 Talavera de la Reina?
Average net cold rent is 4.6 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): 4.6 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 | 43,263 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 31,662 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 11,601 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
| Official reference rent (median) | 427.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | SERPAVI — VDP001_01 — rental price and surface indicators by municipality21Official |
Is Talavera de la Reina 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 276 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.6 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.
Work and income
The unemployment rate was 20.8% in 2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Talavera de la Reina?
The unemployment rate is about 20.8 % (2024).
- Unemployment rate: 20.82 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city9
Talavera de la Reina 20.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 97.85 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202522Official |
| People in employment | 29,217 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,837 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 20.82 %country median 4.4% | 31 Dec 2024 | INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city9Official |
Unemployment rate fell 44.2% between 2015 and 2024, from 37.3% to 20.8%.
What does a salary buy in Talavera de la Reina?
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. | €1,491 |
| Rent, 60 m²€4.60/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €276 |
| 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 | €1,183 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Talavera de la Reina. 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 Talavera de la Reina. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 368 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202515Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Talavera de la Reina 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 Talavera de la Reina?
Police recorded about 4,104 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.16
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,104 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.16Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was MAD, 122 km away, with 158 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.8% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Talavera de la Reina. 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
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.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 21 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station TALAVERA DE LA REINA - PÍO XII)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 25 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station TALAVERA DE LA REINA - PÍO XII)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 20.42 · Feb 22.31 · Mar 28.03 · Apr 31.46 · May 36.45 · Jun 42.99 · Jul 41.81 · Aug 43.95 · Sep 42 · Oct 33.83 · Nov 26.18 · Dec 19.92 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -5.7 · Feb -5.47 · Mar -5.65 · Apr -0.53 · May 1.23 · Jun 7.27 · Jul 11.16 · Aug 11.73 · Sep 7.59 · Oct 0.63 · Nov -3.09 · Dec -5.85 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.8 · Feb 6.95 · Mar 10.14 · Apr 13.46 · May 18.28 · Jun 24.25 · Jul 27.73 · Aug 27.25 · Sep 22.47 · Oct 16.38 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 6.35 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Talavera de la Reina?
The published population was 83,803 people in January 2025. Source: Talavera de la Reina - official stats23
By nationality
National passport88.3%Foreign residents11.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 441.9 cars per 1000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat6Official |
| City area | 187.2 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat GISCO, European Commission8Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 11.5 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat7Official |
| Foreign residents | 9,796 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.18Official |
| Population density | 454.7 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit8Official |
| Female residents | 43,788 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Male residents | 40,349 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official |
| Population | 83,803 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Talavera de la Reina - official stats23Official |
Population fell 5.8% between 2010 and 2025, from 88,986 to 83,803.
Foreign residents rose 43.2% between 2015 and 2025, from 6,778 to 9,709.
International community in Talavera de la Reina
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 | 83,201 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 73,633 | 88.5% |
| South America | 3,486 | 4.2% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 2,507 | 3.0% |
| Africa | 1,443 | 1.7% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 1,081 | 1.3% |
| Asia | 704 | 0.8% |
| Rent of Europe | 235 | 0.3% |
| North America | 104 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 8 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 83,201 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 76,193 | 91.6% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 2,315 | 2.8% |
| South America | 1,797 | 2.2% |
| Africa | 1,321 | 1.6% |
| Asia | 758 | 0.9% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 603 | 0.7% |
| Rent of Europe | 142 | 0.2% |
| North America | 69 | 0.1% |
| Statelens | 2 | 0.0% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Talavera de la Reina
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.
Manresa as a Talavera de la Reina alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 593 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 752.8 Manresa vs 368.0 Talavera de la Reina+105%
- Rent: €5.70/m² Manresa vs €4.60/m² Talavera de la Reina+24%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,009 Manresa vs 4,104 Talavera de la Reina+46%
- Unemployment: 12.2% Manresa vs 20.8% Talavera de la Reina−42%
- Foreign residents: 19.3% Manresa vs 11.5% Talavera de la Reina+68%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,261 Manresa vs €1,837 Talavera de la Reina+23%
- Nearest airport: 52.1 km Manresa vs 122.0 km Talavera de la Reina−57%
Alternative cities in Spain
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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; Talavera de la Reina's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Talavera de la Reina?
The published population was 83,803 people in January 2025. Source: Talavera de la Reina - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Talavera de la Reina?
Average net cold rent is 4.6 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 322 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
How safe is Talavera de la Reina?
Police recorded about 4,104 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 Talavera de la Reina?
The unemployment rate is about 20.8 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.
What is the typical salary around Talavera de la Reina?
The median gross salary is 1,837 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
How many foreign residents live in Talavera de la Reina?
9,796 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España..
Is Talavera de la Reina a good place to live?
Talavera de la Reina 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.
How many people born in Spain live in Talavera de la Reina?
The official country of birth distribution records 73,633 people (88.5%) 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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