Living in Tolosa
In Tolosa, rents across existing tenancies average €9.40 per m² a month (2024) and unemployment is 3.8% (2026).
Tolosa is a city in Spain, with a population of 20,070 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 3.78% in June 2026. At the start of 2024, the foreign population was 2,054. Annual PM2.5 was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Pricier rent than 94% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 66% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 89% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Tolosa?
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 Tolosa?
Average net cold rent is 9.4 EUR/m² per month (2024), 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): 9.4 EUR/m²/month · es.eustat.eus6
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre2Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan1Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 9,597 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 8,253 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 1,347 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 9.4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2024 | es.eustat.eus6Official |
Is Tolosa 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 564 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.4 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 Tolosa?
The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 3.78 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631
Tolosa 3.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 96.63 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202518Official |
| People in employment | 8,310 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,659 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.78 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631Independent |
What does a salary buy in Tolosa?
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. | €2,041 |
| Rent, 60 m²€9.40/m² · official · es.eustat.eus · 2024-12-31 | − €564 |
| 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 | €1,445 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tolosa. 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 Tolosa. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 665 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202513Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tolosa 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 Tolosa?
Police recorded about 6,778 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.14
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,778 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14Official |
Mobility and administration
Gigabit broadband availability was 96.6% in 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Tolosa. 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 Tolosa?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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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.
Tolosa 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 16 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station TOLOSA)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station TOLOSA)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair3Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 11.3 · Feb 11.7 · Mar 13.7 · Apr 15.2 · May 18.1 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 22.9 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 18.6 · Nov 14.2 · Dec 12.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SAN SEBASTIÁN20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 6.1 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 8.7 · May 11.4 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 16.8 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 6.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SAN SEBASTIÁN20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 8.7 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 10.6 · Apr 11.9 · May 14.7 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 19.8 · Sep 18 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 9.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SAN SEBASTIÁN20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 150.6 · Feb 124.4 · Mar 119.4 · Apr 126.1 · May 122 · Jun 95.9 · Jul 91.5 · Aug 109 · Sep 117.3 · Oct 155.1 · Nov 202.3 · Dec 152.7 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SAN SEBASTIÁN20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 96.5 · Feb 112.6 · Mar 150.7 · Apr 165.7 · May 192.8 · Jun 194 · Jul 206 · Aug 202.7 · Sep 185.2 · Oct 144.7 · Nov 100.9 · Dec 94.4 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SAN SEBASTIÁN20Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Barakaldo ±1.7 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±2.4 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±3.1 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±3.6 °C, Reims (France) ±3.6 °C, Werl (Germany) ±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 Tolosa?
The published population was 20,070 people in January 2025. Source: Tolosa - official stats19
By nationality
National passport89.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 37.39 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es21Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 10.58 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,054 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official |
| Female residents | 10,354 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Male residents | 9,711 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Population | 20,070 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Tolosa - official stats19Official |
International community in Tolosa
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 | 19,801 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 17,773 | 89.8% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 676 | 3.4% |
| Africa | 465 | 2.3% |
| South America | 392 | 2.0% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 218 | 1.1% |
| Rent of Europe | 146 | 0.7% |
| Asia | 89 | 0.4% |
| North America | 41 | 0.2% |
| 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 | 19,801 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 18,173 | 91.8% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 542 | 2.7% |
| Africa | 443 | 2.2% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 201 | 1.0% |
| South America | 190 | 1.0% |
| Rent of Europe | 137 | 0.7% |
| Asia | 80 | 0.4% |
| Statelens | 18 | 0.1% |
| North America | 17 | 0.1% |
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 Tolosa
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.
Usurbil as a Tolosa alternative in the same region
14 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,439.1 Usurbil vs 665.0 Tolosa+116%
- Residents: 6,488 Usurbil vs 20,070 Tolosa−68%
- Foreign residents: 6.7% Usurbil vs 10.6% Tolosa−36%
- Rent: €10.20/m² Usurbil vs €9.40/m² Tolosa+9%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,850 Usurbil vs 6,778 Tolosano percentage
- Unemployment: 3.3% Usurbil vs 3.8% Tolosa−13%
- Nearest airport: 23.2 km Usurbil vs 33.3 km Tolosa−30%
Tres Cantos as a Tolosa alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 312 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,044 Tres Cantos vs 6,778 Tolosa−55%
- Residents: 54,592 Tres Cantos vs 20,070 Tolosa+172%
- Unemployment: 2.6% Tres Cantos vs 3.8% Tolosa−32%
- Rent: €10.60/m² (2022) Tres Cantos vs €9.40/m² (2024) Tolosano percentage
- Nearest airport: 16.9 km Tres Cantos vs 33.3 km Tolosa−49%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,336 Tres Cantos vs €2,659 Tolosa−12%
- Foreign residents: 9.6% Tres Cantos vs 10.6% Tolosa−9%
Tallinn as a Tolosa alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 2567 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 8.0 µg/m³ Tolosa−63%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €9.40/m² (2024) Tolosano percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 33.3 km Tolosa−83%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €2,659 (2024) Tolosano percentage
Cities near Tolosa
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 8.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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- 9.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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- 8.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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- 9.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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- 10.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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- 9.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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- 7.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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- 11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Tolosa, nearest in population first.
How does Tolosa 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; Tolosa'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 Tolosa?
The published population was 20,070 people in January 2025. Source: Tolosa - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Tolosa?
Average net cold rent is 9.4 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 658 EUR a month before utilities. Source: es.eustat.eus.
Is the air quality good in Tolosa?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.
How safe is Tolosa?
Police recorded about 6,778 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 Tolosa?
The unemployment rate is about 3.8 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Tolosa?
The median gross salary is 2,659 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Tolosa a good place to live?
Tolosa 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.
Which cities are near Tolosa?
Villabona, Andoain, Ordizia, Urnieta, Usurbil are near Tolosa. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Tolosa?
The official country of birth distribution records 17,773 people (89.8%) 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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