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Living in Villarejo de Salvanés

In Villarejo de Salvanés, the statutory reference rent is €5.10 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.6% (2026).

Villarejo de Salvanés is a city in Spain, with a population of 8,042 at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 95% in 2025. The foreign population count was 1,033 at the start of 2024. The unemployment rate was 5.55% in June 2026. Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population8,042people1 Jan 2025Official source · INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)
Median gross salary (region)2,336EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent5.1EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — about the sameOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate5.55%country median 4.4% — 26% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime5,490incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · La criminalidad en la región de Madrid es la más baja de los últimos 20 años con el máximo de población total y de población migrante
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 8.7 — 4% aboveOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair

Higher unemployment than 72% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 77% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Villarejo de Salvanés?

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 Villarejo de Salvanés?

Average net cold rent is 5.1 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): 5.1 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Villarejo de Salvanés recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesVillarejo de Salvanés highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Villarejo de Salvanés highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Villarejo de Salvanés€5.10
Show the other 6 cities
Málaga€9.60
Seville€9.20
Valencia€8.20
Zaragoza€7.70
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria€7.30
Alicante€7.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited20 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 300 Mbps fibre3Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 100GB mobile plan2Official · national market
Dwellings3,795 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Main residence dwellings2,742 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings1,050 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — about the same31 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Is Villarejo de Salvanés 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–71%
Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%
Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 306 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.1 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

What is the unemployment rate in Villarejo de Salvanés?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.55 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Villarejo de Salvanés is 5.6%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability94.97 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official
People in employment3,162 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,336 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.55 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628Independent

What does a salary buy in Villarejo de Salvanés?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €2,336 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,492of €1,830 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left 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€5.10/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €306
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€1,492
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Villarejo de Salvanés Salary needed to live in Villarejo de Salvanés

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Villarejo de Salvanés. 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

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Villarejo de Salvanés. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesVillarejo de Salvanés highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Villarejo de Salvanés highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Pamplona7,766
Alicante7,419
Murcia5,289
Córdoba5,095
Melilla5,090
Vitoria-Gasteiz4,916
Cartagena4,578
Castellón de la Plana4,251
Elche4,043
Lorca3,706
Logroño3,690
Burgos3,628
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,490 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025La criminalidad en la región de Madrid es la más baja de los últimos 20 años con el máximo de población total y de población migrante14Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport158 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat17Official
Nearest airportMAD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to nearest airport44 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Villarejo de Salvanés. 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, HybridCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Villarejo de Salvanés.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Villarejo de Salvanés?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 repair4

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Villarejo de Salvanés is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station VILLAREJO DE SALVANES)5Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ORUSCO DE TAJUÑA)6Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair4Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 19.21 · Feb 20.14 · Mar 25.46 · Apr 29.2 · May 34.77 · Jun 40.12 · Jul 40.38 · Aug 40.99 · Sep 39.2 · Oct 30.83 · Nov 23.71 · Dec 19.16 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -6.93 · Feb -6.26 · Mar -6.35 · Apr -3.69 · May -0.6 · Jun 4.86 · Jul 9.53 · Aug 9.13 · Sep 4.22 · Oct -1.25 · Nov -6.02 · Dec -8.59 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Average temperature by monthJan 4.19 · Feb 5.23 · Mar 8.43 · Apr 11.68 · May 16.13 · Jun 22.03 · Jul 25.58 · Aug 25.2 · Sep 20.23 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 8.05 · Dec 4.81 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Villarejo de Salvanés?

The published population was 8,042 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area118.6 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es20Official
Foreign residents1,033 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official
Female residents3,912 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Male residents3,834 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population8,042 people1 Jan 2025INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5)8Official

International community in Villarejo de Salvanés

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
TOTAL7,546100.0%
Spain6,65088.1%
European Union (without Spain)4415.8%
South America2463.3%
Africa851.1%
Central America and Caribbean700.9%
Asia230.3%
Rent of Europe230.3%
North America80.1%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL7,546100.0%
Spanish6,70788.9%
European Union (without Spain)5497.3%
South America1291.7%
Africa721.0%
Central America and Caribbean380.5%
Asia310.4%
Rent of Europe160.2%
North America40.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households2,742 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Labour force3,810 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official

Alternatives for people set on Villarejo de Salvanés

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.

Colmenar de Oreja as a Villarejo de Salvanés alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €4.50/m² Colmenar de Oreja vs €5.10/m² Villarejo de Salvanés−12%
  • Unemployment: 5.2% Colmenar de Oreja vs 5.6% Villarejo de Salvanés−7%
  • Residents: 9,127 Colmenar de Oreja vs 8,042 Villarejo de Salvanés+13%
  • Nearest airport: 45.5 km Colmenar de Oreja vs 44.0 km Villarejo de Salvanés+3%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,336 Colmenar de Oreja vs €2,336 Villarejo de Salvanéssame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,490 Colmenar de Oreja vs 5,490 Villarejo de Salvanéssame level

Elda as a Villarejo de Salvanés alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 284 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 8,042 Villarejo de Salvanés+587%
  • Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €5.10/m² Villarejo de Salvanés−22%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Elda vs 9.0 µg/m³ Villarejo de Salvanés−44%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €2,336 Villarejo de Salvanés−19%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 (2024) Elda vs 5,490 (2025) Villarejo de Salvanésno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 44.0 km Villarejo de Salvanés−32%

Tallinn as a Villarejo de Salvanés alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 2896 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 9.0 µg/m³ Villarejo de Salvanés−67%
  • Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €5.10/m² (2022) Villarejo de Salvanésno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 44.0 km Villarejo de Salvanés−87%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €2,336 (2024) Villarejo de Salvanésno percentage

Cities near Villarejo de Salvanés

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Arganda del Rey Commuting Zone · 20.2 km away
Rent
7.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Colmenar de Oreja 11.5 km away
Rent
4.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Chinchón 13.2 km away
Rent
6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Morata de Tajuña 15.2 km away
Rent
6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Campo Real 20.8 km away
Rent
6.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Nuevo Baztán 22.0 km away
Rent
5.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Villarejo de Salvanés 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

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; Villarejo de Salvanés's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Villarejo de Salvanés part of Madrid?

Villarejo de Salvanés 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 Villarejo de Salvanés?

The published population was 8,042 people in January 2025. Source: INE — Padrón municipal (t=2856, c3=ine5).

How much does it cost to rent in Villarejo de Salvanés?

Average net cold rent is 5.1 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 357 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Villarejo de Salvanés?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Villarejo de Salvanés?

The unemployment rate is about 5.6 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Villarejo de Salvanés?

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

Is Villarejo de Salvanés a good place to live?

Villarejo de Salvanés 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 Villarejo de Salvanés part of Madrid?

Villarejo de Salvanés is in the published commuting zone of Madrid; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Villarejo de Salvanés?

Arganda del Rey, Colmenar de Oreja, Chinchón, Morata de Tajuña, Campo Real are near Villarejo de Salvanés. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Villarejo de Salvanés?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,650 people (88.1%) 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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