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Living in Española

The city had 13 schools in 2026. Española is in the United States; its population was 10,473 in July 2026. For Española, 46.5% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026. There were 802 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population10,458people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,632EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent728.7EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate4.4%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime946incidents per 100,000country median 1,586 — 40% belowOfficial source · Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City
PM2.5, annual mean2.98µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Española?

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 United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Española.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$829 per month, while the median home value was US$210,800 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 65.2%, and the vacancy rate was 14.3% in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Española recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan22Official · national market
Median gross rent$829/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent46.47 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)14.33 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)787.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent728.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Is Española 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 49–67%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%
Student61%strong on education, weak on work · range 51–71%
Family72%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 63–81%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

14.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,482 of 10,458 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$47,667 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Española is 4.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income47,667 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband44.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription71.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.03 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet25.87 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet17.52 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary2,632 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)24Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,599 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov23Official
Unemployment rate4.4 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Española?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,599 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,956of €2,825 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; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,825
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €787
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,956
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Española Salary needed to live in Española

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search
Open official service
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Española. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher82.54 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools13 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official
School enrolment, share of residents27.6 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio35 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents802 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,187 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Española 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

Recorded crime across major citiesEspañola highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Española highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Española946
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents946 incidents per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2025Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City10Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time30.81 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work0.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportESO3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport5 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Española.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
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 United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Española is 3.0 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean2.98 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202428Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 9.11 · Feb 12.61 · Mar 16.94 · Apr 20.94 · May 25.72 · Jun 31.44 · Jul 32.94 · Aug 31.33 · Sep 27.72 · Oct 21.33 · Nov 14.89 · Dec 8.39 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -8.72 · Feb -6.11 · Mar -3.17 · Apr 0.389 · May 4.61 · Jun 9.44 · Jul 13.67 · Aug 12.28 · Sep 7.94 · Oct 1 · Nov -4.78 · Dec -9.06 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average temperature by monthJan 0.167 · Feb 3.28 · Mar 6.89 · Apr 10.67 · May 15.17 · Jun 20.44 · Jul 23.33 · Aug 21.78 · Sep 17.83 · Oct 11.17 · Nov 5.06 · Dec -0.333 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 13.72 · Feb 13.46 · Mar 11.94 · Apr 15.24 · May 20.07 · Jun 13.97 · Jul 41.66 · Aug 41.15 · Sep 29.21 · Oct 35.81 · Nov 21.34 · Dec 17.02 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading22 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean2.39 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites1 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation331.5 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature23.08 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature9.41 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-1.94 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Highlands Ranch ±1.7 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±5.1 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±5.1 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±5.2 °C, Reims (France) ±5.2 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±5.3 °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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share11.32 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents1,482 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density491.1 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population10,458 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program20Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value210,800 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes65.2 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate56.56 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad14.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents2.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents11.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage64.49 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage70.8 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance11.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher18.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available91.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over4,367 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home5.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans53.9 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Española

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.

Grapevine as an Española alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 891 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Annual PM2.5: 10.4 µg/m³ Grapevine vs 3.0 µg/m³ Española+249%
  • Residents: 50,714 Grapevine vs 10,458 Española+385%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,533 Grapevine vs €2,632 Española+72%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,244 (2024) Grapevine vs 946 (2025) Españolano percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,801 Grapevine vs €3,599 Española+6%
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Grapevine vs 5.0 km Española+20%
  • Unemployment: 4.7% Grapevine vs 4.4% Española+6%
Full comparisonMore about Grapevine

Cities near Española

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

White Rock 23.9 km away
Salary
6,293 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Los Alamos 24.3 km away
Rent
1,256 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,729 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Española, nearest in population first.

All United States cities
Timonium10,458 residentsUnion Park10,452 residentsClinton10,466 residentsSilverton10,450 residentsFuller Heights10,467 residentsBeverly Hills10,449 residents

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Is Española part of Santa Fe?

Española is in the published commuting zone of Santa Fe; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Santa Fe city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source19

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Common questions

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

What is the typical salary around Española?

The median gross salary is 3,599 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Española?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Española?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 2.98 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Española?

Police recorded 946 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City.

How many people live in Española?

The published population is 10,458 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Española?

1,482 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Española a good place to live?

Española 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 Española part of Santa Fe?

Española is in the published commuting zone of Santa Fe; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Española?

White Rock, Los Alamos are near Española. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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