Living in Santa Comba Dão

The unemployment rate was 2.16% in June 2026. Santa Comba Dão, a city in Portugal, had a population of 11,597 in 2021. In 2023, the foreign population was 425. The nearest airport was VSE, 41.7 km away in June 2026.

Cheaper rent than 75% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 81% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Santa Comba Dão?

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 PortugalNational rates and thresholds that apply in Santa Comba Dão.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Santa Comba Dão?

Average net cold rent is 4.75 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), 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): 4.75 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt⁹

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Santa Comba Dão yet.

Net rent across major citiesSanta Comba Dão highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.75 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.19	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt⁹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 285 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.75 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: 2026-Q1

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Santa Comba Dão?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.16 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹¹

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Santa Comba Dão is 2.2%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	2.16 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹¹Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Santa Comba Dão. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP)

Job SearchRegistrationTraining

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Santa Comba Dão. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	260 per 100,000	2024	Official INE Statistics of Health Personnel indicator 0012837: physicians per 1,000 inhabitants by municipality of residence. Exact municipality row selected by INE DICO geocod; value converted to the requested per-100k unit.⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Santa Comba Dão when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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.

Safety

How safe is Santa Comba Dão?

Police recorded 2,190 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 2,190 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022²

Recorded crime across major citiesSanta Comba Dão highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,190 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,715	31 Dec 2022	INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VSE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	41.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Santa Comba Dão. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

PLA search route through Portal da Oferta Formativa — State Language Course

AIMA / Portal da Oferta Formativa

For migrants seeking Portuguese as a non-native language.

Portuguesevaries

Open official information

Português Língua de Acolhimento (PLA) — State Language Course

AIMA / DGEstE public-school network / IEFP / Centros Qualifica

For migrants aged 16 or older whose mother tongue is not Portuguese, residence-permit holders, people with pending residence/protection/NISS evidence.

PortugueseCEFR A1–B2varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Santa Comba Dão.

Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 20.87 · Feb 24.33 · Mar 28.84 · Apr 31.52 · May 38.94 · Jun 40.91 · Jul 41.99 · Aug 43.11 · Sep 40.71 · Oct 35.43 · Nov 26.16 · Dec 20.68 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -4.46 · Feb -5.03 · Mar -4.5 · Apr -0.96 · May 1.98 · Jun 6.32 · Jul 7.93 · Aug 8.43 · Sep 6.94 · Oct 1.7 · Nov -1.3 · Dec -4.8 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.34 · Feb 7.94 · Mar 10.22 · Apr 12.5 · May 15.73 · Jun 19.85 · Jul 22.55 · Aug 22.92 · Sep 20.51 · Oct 15.85 · Nov 10.35 · Dec 7.83 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Calheta11,521 residents Óbidos11,689 residents Trancoso11,484 residents Resende11,364 residents Vendas Novas11,846 residents Alijó11,942 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 112 km² in 2021. Population density was 103.6 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Santa Comba Dão?

The published population was 11,597 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	112 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official
Foreign residents	425 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹⁰Independent
Population density	103.6 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.⁸Official
Population	11,597 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official

International community in Santa Comba Dão

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19

Published group	People	Share
Total	10,641	100.0%
Portuguesa	9,773	91.8%
Estrangeira	868	8.2%
África	339	3.2%
Europa	315	3.0%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	221	2.1%
Angola	193	1.8%
América	169	1.6%
Brasil	138	1.3%
França	104	1.0%
Outros países - Europa	94	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Moçambique	80	0.8%
Ásia	45	0.4%
Alemanha	44	0.4%
Suíça	41	0.4%
Índia	36	0.3%
Outros países - África	34	0.3%
Reino Unido	26	0.2%
Luxemburgo	25	0.2%
Ucrânia	19	0.2%
África do Sul	14	0.1%
Bélgica	13	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	11	0.1%
Roménia	11	0.1%
Venezuela	11	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	10	0.1%
Espanha	9	0.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe	9	0.1%
Cabo Verde	7	0.1%
Argentina	5	0.0%
China	5	0.0%
Outros	5	0.0%
Outros países - América	3	0.0%
Moldávia	3	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	2	0.0%
Canadá	2	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	2	0.0%
Itália	2	0.0%
Paquistão	2	0.0%
Suécia	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Citizenship

Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19

Published group	People	Share
Total	10,641	100.0%
Portuguesa	10,354	97.3%
Estrangeira	287	2.7%
América	102	1.0%
Europa	97	0.9%
Brasil	92	0.9%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	64	0.6%
Ásia	46	0.4%
África	42	0.4%
Outros países - Europa	33	0.3%
Índia	33	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Angola	21	0.2%
Reino Unido	19	0.2%
França	18	0.2%
Roménia	16	0.2%
China	11	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	9	0.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe	7	0.1%
Ucrânia	7	0.1%
Espanha	6	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	6	0.1%
Suíça	5	0.0%
Alemanha	5	0.0%
Outros países - África	4	0.0%
Cabo Verde	4	0.0%
Itália	4	0.0%
Moçambique	4	0.0%
Venezuela	4	0.0%
Bélgica	3	0.0%
Moldávia	2	0.0%
Paquistão	2	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	1	0.0%
Luxemburgo	1	0.0%
Malta	1	0.0%
Suécia	1	0.0%
África do Sul	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Is Santa Comba Dão 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 worker72%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 63–81%

Skilled employee76%strong on work, weak on education · range 68–84%

Student66%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 57–75%

Family71%strong on family, weak on education · range 63–79%

Retirement65%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 55–75%

Foreign residents425 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population11,597 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average net rent (nettokalt)4.75 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate2.16 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

City area112 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,190 incidents per 100k31 Dec 2022Official source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Common questions

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

How many people live in Santa Comba Dão?

The published population was 11,597 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Santa Comba Dão?

Average net cold rent is 4.75 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 333 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Santa Comba Dão?

Police recorded 2,190 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Santa Comba Dão?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Santa Comba Dão?

425 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Santa Comba Dão a good place to live?

Santa Comba Dão 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 Europa live in Santa Comba Dão?

The official country of birth distribution records 315 people (3.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021-04-19. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Santa Comba Dão, Portugal: rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/santa-comba-dao/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_santa-comba-dao-portugal-rent-jobs_6bf942ca9543,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Santa Comba Dão, Portugal: rent, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/santa-comba-dao/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022 INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-31
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
Official INE Statistics of Health Personnel indicator 0012837: physicians per 1,000 inhabitants by municipality of residence. Exact municipality row selected by INE DICO geocod; value converted to the requested per-100k unit. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15

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IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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