Zaragoza · Aragon
Calatayud
A town of Moorish foundation, its old upper town home to churches with ornate Mudéjar towers.
Living in Calatayud
Calatayud is an old town of 20,000 of Moorish foundation in the hills of Zaragoza province, its upper streets studded with the ornate brick Mudéjar towers of its churches, one of which holds early paintings by Goya. It's a mixed working town — around three-quarters Spanish-born, with a large Romanian community and Moroccan and Colombian residents. Summers are hot near 32°C, winters cold around 7°C. It has its own hospital, and Zaragoza is about an hour away.
Calatayud's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Calatayud's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 72% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A town of Moorish foundation, its old upper town home to churches with ornate Mudéjar towers. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 7.2°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 132 days
- Registered long-let rent €4.77/m²·mo
Higher than 62% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A town of Moorish foundation, its old upper town home to churches with ornate Mudéjar towers. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 7.2°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.89 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €4.77/m²·mo
Higher than 32% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A town of Moorish foundation, its old upper town home to churches with ornate Mudéjar towers. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 20,152 people and a hospital in town.
- Registered long-let rent €4.77/m²·mo
- Net income per person €13,955
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 31.5°C
Higher than 30% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A town of Moorish foundation, its old upper town home to churches with ornate Mudéjar towers. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 20,152 people and a hospital in town.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 95%
- Drive to nearest airport 68 min
- Registered long-let rent €4.77/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 31.5°C
Higher than 28% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A town of Moorish foundation, its old upper town home to churches with ornate Mudéjar towers. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — a hospital in town and 20,152 people.
- Schools in town 9
- PISA maths (region) 487
- Registered long-let rent €4.77/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 16% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A town of Moorish foundation, its old upper town home to churches with ornate Mudéjar towers. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — a hospital in town and a real food scene.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 31.5°C
- Rainy days a year 56 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 51
- Winter average temp 7.2°C
What is the climate like in Calatayud?
Calatayud's reported winter average is 7.2°C, while July–August highs reach 31.5°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 7.2°C top 47% of 8,131 towns 0.5°C below the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 31.5°C bottom 34% of 8,131 towns 1.3°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 56 days top 32% of 8,088 towns 18% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 51 bottom 43% of 8,033 towns 6 below the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 0.61 ha/km² bottom 23% of 8,132 towns 1.7 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 8 bottom 14% of 8,132 towns 2 above the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 24% bottom 35% of 8,130 towns 1.1% above the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Calatayud?
Calatayud's nearest health centre is 2.9 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 0 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 0 min top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 2.9 km top 15% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 132 days #13 of 17 regions, +29 days vs national 22% more than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Calatayud?
Calatayud has 9 schools in town; the nearest international school is 68 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 9 top 7% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 68 km bottom 26% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 487 #7 of 17 regions, +8 vs national 6 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Calatayud?
Calatayud's reported asking price is €1,153/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €1,153/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026 · small sample
- Registered long-let rent
- €4.77/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €3.73/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €5.92/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €13,955 bottom 45% of 8,059 towns 4% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 22.8% bottom 31% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Calatayud?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Aragón, and Spanish-medium teaching is the public-school default. Individual bilingual and international programmes can use other languages, so check the specific school. See the Aragón region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Calatayud?
Calatayud's reported population is 20,152.
Who lives here
- Population
- 20,152
- Born in Spain
- 77% 11.8% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 10.6% 6.7% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.89 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Calatayud?
Calatayud is a reported 68 min drive from the nearest airport, with 92% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 68 min top 44% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 92% top 39% of 8,132 towns 13% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 95% top 44% of 8,132 towns 11% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Calatayud fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Calatayud against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 63 min from Zaragoza, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Calatayud for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Ask what recent sales closed at; the published figure is asking price.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
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