Living in Tres Cantos
In Tres Cantos, the statutory reference rent is €10.60 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 2.6% (2026).
Tres Cantos's population was 54,592 at the start of 2025. In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 2.58%.
Pricier rent than 97% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Tres Cantos?
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 Tres Cantos?
Average net cold rent is 10.6 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): 10.6 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 | 18,540 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 17,013 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 1,527 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 10.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
| Official reference rent (median) | 950 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | SERPAVI — VDP001_01 — rental price and surface indicators by municipality18Official |
Is Tres Cantos 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 636 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.6 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
What is the unemployment rate in Tres Cantos?
The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.58 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202632
Tres Cantos 2.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 99.71 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official |
| People in employment | 23,055 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,336 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 2.58 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202632Independent |
What does a salary buy in Tres Cantos?
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. | €1,830 |
| Rent, 60 m²€10.60/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €636 |
| 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 | €1,162 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tres Cantos. 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 Tres Cantos. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Tres Cantos?
Police recorded about 3,044 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 | 3,044 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
The nearest airport was MAD, 16.9 km away, with 158 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.7% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Tres Cantos. 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 Tres Cantos?
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 statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station SANCHINARRO)6
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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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.
Tres Cantos 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station SAN SEBASTIAN DE LOS REYES)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station SAN SEBASTIAN DE LOS REYES)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station SANCHINARRO)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 8.4 · Feb 10.1 · Mar 13.6 · Apr 15.8 · May 20.2 · Jun 26.2 · Jul 30.1 · Aug 29.7 · Sep 24.4 · Oct 17.9 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 9.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COLMENAR VIEJO/FAMET22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 1.9 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 6.2 · May 9.7 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 2.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COLMENAR VIEJO/FAMET22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.1 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 9.1 · Apr 11 · May 15 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 19 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 5.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COLMENAR VIEJO/FAMET22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 51.8 · Feb 41.1 · Mar 49.4 · Apr 55.5 · May 55.5 · Jun 24.3 · Jul 10.8 · Aug 13.8 · Sep 29.6 · Oct 84.6 · Nov 66.7 · Dec 61 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COLMENAR VIEJO/FAMET22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 147.6 · Feb 169.3 · Mar 205.4 · Apr 223 · May 267.5 · Jun 315 · Jul 359.1 · Aug 325.3 · Sep 244.3 · Oct 189.9 · Nov 148.1 · Dec 138.7 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COLMENAR VIEJO/FAMET22Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Logroño ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±2.5 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±2.7 °C, Angers (France) ±1.3 °C, Burgas (Bulgaria) ±1.5 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.9 °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 Tres Cantos?
The published population was 54,592 people in January 2025. Source: Tres Cantos - official stats21
By nationality
National passport91.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 37.93 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es23Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 9.64 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)8Official |
| Foreign residents | 4,793 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official |
| Female residents | 26,529 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Male residents | 24,924 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Population | 54,592 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Tres Cantos - official stats21Official |
International community in Tres Cantos
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 | 48,726 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 42,449 | 87.1% |
| South America | 3,015 | 6.2% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,271 | 2.6% |
| Rent of Europe | 505 | 1.0% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 445 | 0.9% |
| Asia | 421 | 0.9% |
| Africa | 326 | 0.7% |
| North America | 275 | 0.6% |
| Oceania | 19 | 0.0% |
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 | 48,726 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 45,293 | 93.0% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,349 | 2.8% |
| South America | 1,046 | 2.1% |
| Rent of Europe | 318 | 0.7% |
| Asia | 308 | 0.6% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 167 | 0.3% |
| Africa | 132 | 0.3% |
| North America | 108 | 0.2% |
| Oceania | 4 | 0.0% |
| Statelens | 1 | 0.0% |
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 Tres Cantos
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.
Segovia as a Tres Cantos alternative in the same region
51 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 4.
- Nearest airport: 68.4 km Segovia vs 16.9 km Tres Cantos+305%
- Rent: €6.10/m² Segovia vs €10.60/m² Tres Cantos−42%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Segovia vs 3,044 Tres Cantos+31%
- Foreign residents: 15.6% Segovia vs 9.6% Tres Cantos+61%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,881 Segovia vs €2,336 Tres Cantos−20%
- Unemployment: 3.1% Segovia vs 2.6% Tres Cantos+21%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Segovia vs 8.0 µg/m³ Tres Cantos−13%
Vila-real as a Tres Cantos alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 315 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €10.60/m² Tres Cantos−62%
- Unemployment: 5.5% Vila-real vs 2.6% Tres Cantos+112%
- Foreign residents: 16.0% Vila-real vs 9.6% Tres Cantos+66%
- Nearest airport: 34.1 km Vila-real vs 16.9 km Tres Cantos+102%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €2,336 Tres Cantos−19%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 3,044 Tres Cantosno percentage
- Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 54,592 Tres Cantos−2%
Cities near Tres Cantos
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 8.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
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How does Tres Cantos compare?
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Tres Cantos in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tres Cantos 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; Tres Cantos's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Tres Cantos part of Madrid?
Tres Cantos is in the published commuting zone of Madrid; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Madrid 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 Tres Cantos?
The published population was 54,592 people in January 2025. Source: Tres Cantos - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Tres Cantos?
Average net cold rent is 10.6 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 742 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Tres Cantos?
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 statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station SANCHINARRO).
How safe is Tres Cantos?
Police recorded about 3,044 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 Tres Cantos?
The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Tres Cantos?
The median gross salary is 2,336 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Tres Cantos a good place to live?
Tres Cantos 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 Tres Cantos part of Madrid?
Tres Cantos is in the published commuting zone of Madrid; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Tres Cantos?
Madrid, Coslada, Collado Villalba, Colmenar Viejo, San Sebastián de los Reyes are near Tres Cantos. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Tres Cantos?
The official country of birth distribution records 42,449 people (87.1%) 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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