Living in Villanueva de la Serena
In Villanueva de la Serena, the statutory reference rent is €3.00 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5% (2026).
Villanueva de la Serena had 25,773 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 4.97% in June 2026. The nearest airport was BJZ, 88.8 km away, with 2 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.8% in June 2025.
Cheaper rent than 95% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 61% 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 Villanueva de la Serena?
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 Villanueva de la Serena?
Average net cold rent is 3 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): 3 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 | 14,091 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 9,978 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 4,113 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is Villanueva de la Serena 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 180 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3 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 Villanueva de la Serena?
The unemployment rate is about 5 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 4.97 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202623
Villanueva de la Serena 5.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.81 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202516Official |
| People in employment | 9,186 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,742 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)5Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 4.97 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202623Independent |
What does a salary buy in Villanueva de la Serena?
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. | €1,425 |
| Rent, 60 m²€3.00/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €180 |
| 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 | €1,213 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Villanueva de la Serena. 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 Villanueva de la Serena. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 108.7 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202510Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Villanueva de la Serena 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 Villanueva de la Serena?
Police recorded about 3,138 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.11
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,138 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.11Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Villanueva de la Serena. 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 20.06 · Feb 21.93 · Mar 27.82 · Apr 30.65 · May 36.96 · Jun 43.19 · Jul 45.33 · Aug 44.34 · Sep 43.41 · Oct 34.76 · Nov 25.95 · Dec 19.66 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -5.39 · Feb -4.98 · Mar -4.91 · Apr -0.1 · May 2.31 · Jun 8.3 · Jul 11.42 · Aug 12.08 · Sep 8.99 · Oct 1.51 · Nov -4.02 · Dec -5.63 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 6.55 · Feb 7.74 · Mar 10.68 · Apr 13.83 · May 18.48 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 27.96 · Aug 27.7 · Sep 23.21 · Oct 17.26 · Nov 10.55 · Dec 7.31 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Villanueva de la Serena?
The published population was 25,773 people in January 2025. Source: Villanueva de la Serena - official stats17
By nationality
National passport94.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 153.1 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es18Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 5.58 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)4Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,353 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.13Official |
| Female residents | 13,229 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official |
| Male residents | 12,522 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official |
| Population | 25,773 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Villanueva de la Serena - official stats17Official |
International community in Villanueva de la Serena
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 | 25,816 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 24,294 | 94.1% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 673 | 2.6% |
| South America | 328 | 1.3% |
| Africa | 234 | 0.9% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 175 | 0.7% |
| Asia | 72 | 0.3% |
| Rent of Europe | 31 | 0.1% |
| North America | 9 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 25,816 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 24,560 | 95.1% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 712 | 2.8% |
| Africa | 178 | 0.7% |
| South America | 142 | 0.6% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 132 | 0.5% |
| Asia | 75 | 0.3% |
| Rent of Europe | 13 | 0.1% |
| North America | 4 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Villanueva de la Serena
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.
Campanario as a Villanueva de la Serena alternative in the same region
20 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €2.00/m² Campanario vs €3.00/m² Villanueva de la Serena−33%
- Foreign residents: 3.0% Campanario vs 5.6% Villanueva de la Serena−47%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,742 Campanario vs €1,742 Villanueva de la Serenano percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,460 (2025) Campanario vs 3,138 (2024) Villanueva de la Serenano percentage
Tres Cantos as a Villanueva de la Serena alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 255 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €10.60/m² Tres Cantos vs €3.00/m² Villanueva de la Serena+253%
- Unemployment: 2.6% Tres Cantos vs 5.0% Villanueva de la Serena−48%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,336 Tres Cantos vs €1,742 Villanueva de la Serena+34%
- Foreign residents: 9.6% Tres Cantos vs 5.6% Villanueva de la Serena+73%
- Residents: 54,592 Tres Cantos vs 25,773 Villanueva de la Serena+112%
- Nearest airport: 16.9 km Tres Cantos vs 88.8 km Villanueva de la Serena−81%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,044 Tres Cantos vs 3,138 Villanueva de la Serenasame level
Cities near Villanueva de la Serena
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 3.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 2.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Villanueva de la Serena, nearest in population first.
How does Villanueva de la Serena compare?
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Villanueva de la Serena in rankings
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; Villanueva de la Serena'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 Villanueva de la Serena?
The published population was 25,773 people in January 2025. Source: Villanueva de la Serena - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Villanueva de la Serena?
Average net cold rent is 3 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 210 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
How safe is Villanueva de la Serena?
Police recorded about 3,138 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 Villanueva de la Serena?
The unemployment rate is about 5 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Villanueva de la Serena?
The median gross salary is 1,742 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
How many foreign residents live in Villanueva de la Serena?
1,353 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España..
Is Villanueva de la Serena a good place to live?
Villanueva de la Serena 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 Villanueva de la Serena?
Don Benito, Campanario, Miajadas are near Villanueva de la Serena. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Villanueva de la Serena?
The official country of birth distribution records 24,294 people (94.1%) 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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