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Living in Torrejón de Ardoz

A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €136 in December 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.4% in 2025. Torrejón de Ardoz is in Spain; its population was 143,526 at the start of 2025. Monthly precipitation was 28.6 mm in January and 10.4 mm in July. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €42 in December 2022.

Pricier rent than 89% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 94% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 69% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Torrejón de Ardoz?

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 Torrejón de Ardoz.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Torrejón de Ardoz?

Average net cold rent is 8.4 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): 8.4 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Torrejón de Ardoz recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€305
Utilities, 85 m² flat€136
Internet, 60 Mbps€42
Fitness club€32
Transport pass€20

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesTorrejón de Ardoz highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Torrejón de Ardoz highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Torrejón de Ardoz€8.40
Alacant/Alicante€7.10
Murcia€5.80
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Palma€9.80
Málaga€9.60
Sevilla€9.20
Valencia€8.20
Zaragoza€7.70
Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.30
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly32.35 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v222Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.13 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v222Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly305 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v222Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant9.95 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v222Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass19.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v222Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home136 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v222Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings50,493 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings47,253 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings3,243 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 504 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.4 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.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 10% in 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Torrejón de Ardoz?

The unemployment rate is about 10 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 10.04 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city9
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Torrejón de Ardoz is 10.0%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Spain per band844 cities: 0% to under 5%8440–5437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–1044 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–15Torrejón de Ardoz 10.0%23 cities: 15% to under 20%2315–209 cities: 20% to under 25%920–254 cities: 25% to under 30%425–30

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability99.41 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official
People in employment59,025 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,336 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official · regional context
Unemployment rate10.04 %country median 4.4%31 Dec 2024INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city9Official
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Unemployment rate in Torrejón de Ardoz by year, %9.1%13.5%17.9%22.3%2015201720192021202410.0%%

Unemployment rate fell 53.0% between 2015 and 2024, from 21.4% to 10.0%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Torrejón de Ardoz. 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 Torrejón de Ardoz. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k278.4 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202515Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Torrejón de Ardoz 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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Hospital Beds Per 100k278.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Torrejón de Ardoz?

Police recorded about 3,767 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

Recorded crime across major citiesTorrejón de Ardoz highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Torrejón de Ardoz highlighted5,338Orihuela5,289Murcia5,095Córdoba4,916Vitoria-Gasteiz4,578Cartagena4,104Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana4,023Ciudad Real3,831Molina de Segura3,706Lorca3,690Logroño3,628Burgos2,712Vila-realrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,767 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.16Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport158 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat18Official
Nearest airportMAD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official
Distance to nearest airport9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Torrejón de Ardoz. 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, Hybridvaries
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Torrejón de Ardoz.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 5.8°C in January and 25.5°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Torrejón de Ardoz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Torrejón de Ardoz average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND34°1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Torrejón de Ardoz average monthly precipitation, mm01530456029293241442210924564735JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Torrejón de Ardoz average monthly sunshine, hours05101520567891112118754JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Torrejón de Ardoz annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154020.0PM10104020.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Torrejón de Ardoz is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Spain per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–46 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³64–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–628 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³286–733 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³337–857 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³578–941 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³419–1035 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3510–11Torrejón de Ardoz 10.030 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³3011–1214 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³1412–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–146 cities: 14 µg/m³ to under 15 µg/m³614–151 city: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³116–171 city: 19 µg/m³ to under 20 µg/m³119–20

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean20 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station TORREJON DE ARDOZ )4Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean20 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station TORREJON DE ARDOZ )5Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair3Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 11 · Feb 13.1 · Mar 17 · Apr 19.4 · May 24 · Jun 30.2 · Jul 33.9 · Aug 33.3 · Sep 27.9 · Oct 21.4 · Nov 14.8 · Dec 11.4 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, MADRID/TORREJÓN, 1991-20201Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.6 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 6.1 · May 9.8 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 9 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1.3 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, MADRID/TORREJÓN, 1991-20201Official
Average temperature by monthJan 5.8 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 10.4 · Apr 12.8 · May 17 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 25.5 · Aug 25.2 · Sep 20.6 · Oct 15.2 · Nov 9.5 · Dec 6.4 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, MADRID/TORREJÓN, 1991-20201Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 28.6 · Feb 28.5 · Mar 32.3 · Apr 41.4 · May 43.9 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 10.4 · Aug 8.9 · Sep 24.3 · Oct 56.2 · Nov 47.4 · Dec 34.5 mm31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly total precipitation, MADRID/TORREJÓN, 1991-20201Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 5 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 7.8 · May 9.4 · Jun 11.3 · Jul 12.1 · Aug 11.1 · Sep 8.4 · Oct 6.5 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 4.1 hours31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, MADRID/TORREJÓN, 1991-20201Official

Cities of a similar size in Spain

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Spain cities
Tarragona143,649 residentsHuelva143,215 residentsDos Hermanas142,519 residentsSalamanca146,110 residentsLleida146,266 residentsParla137,471 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Torrejón de Ardoz?

The published population was 143,526 people in January 2025. Source: Torrejón de Ardoz - official stats21

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Torrejón de Ardoz residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport81.9%Foreign residents18.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents445.4 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat6Official
City area32.37 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission8Official
Foreign-resident share18.4 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat7Official
Foreign residents25,989 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.17Official
Population density4,358 people/km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit8Official
Population Female70,302 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official
Population Male67,409 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official
Population143,526 people1 Jan 2025Torrejón de Ardoz - official stats21Official
Population over time15 published observations, 2011–2025
Population in Torrejón de Ardoz by year, residents121,588129,442137,297145,151201120172025143,526residents

Population rose 16.5% between 2011 and 2025, from 123,213 to 143,526.

Foreign residents over time13 published observations, 2013–2025
Foreign residents in Torrejón de Ardoz by year, residents18,99521,83824,68227,52520132015201720212023202526,937residents

Foreign residents rose 21.7% between 2013 and 2025, from 22,141 to 26,937.

International community in Torrejón de Ardoz

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
TOTAL133,377100.0%
Spain104,74978.5%
South America10,9628.2%
European Union (without Spain)8,6256.5%
Africa4,3883.3%
Central America and Caribbean2,4441.8%
Asia1,0760.8%
Rent of Europe8450.6%
North America2590.2%
Oceania290.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL133,377100.0%
Spanish111,79783.8%
European Union (without Spain)9,9647.5%
South America5,0333.8%
Africa3,8002.8%
Asia1,0250.8%
Central America and Caribbean9550.7%
Rent of Europe6480.5%
North America1520.1%
Oceania30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Is Torrejón de Ardoz 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 worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–67%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–70%
Student62%strong on cost, weak on education · range 53–71%
Family56%strong on safety, weak on education · range 48–64%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–62%
Foreign residents25,989 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population143,526 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Torrejón de Ardoz - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.4 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings50,493 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability99.41 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment59,025 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households47,253 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
Labour Supply Count68,952 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Torrejón de Ardoz?

The published population was 143,526 people in January 2025. Source: Torrejón de Ardoz - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Torrejón de Ardoz?

Average net cold rent is 8.4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 588 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Torrejón de Ardoz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Torrejón de Ardoz?

Police recorded about 3,767 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 Torrejón de Ardoz?

The unemployment rate is about 10 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.

What is the typical salary around Torrejón de Ardoz?

The median gross salary is 2,336 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Torrejón de Ardoz a good place to live?

Torrejón de Ardoz 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 Africa live in Torrejón de Ardoz?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,388 people (3.3%) 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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