Cantabria · Cantabria
Laredo
One of Cantabria's most popular resorts, once briefly the region's capital, its old core sheltered behind a rocky promontory.
Living in Laredo
Laredo is a Cantabrian beach resort of 10,700 between Santander and Bilbao, its old core sheltered behind a rocky headland and backed by one of the north coast's finest beaches — the five-kilometre sweep of La Salvé. It's a mostly Spanish town that swells in summer and quietens off-season. The climate is mild green-coast: cool summers barely into the low 20s, mild winters around 11°C and frequent rain. It has its own hospital, and Santander with its airport is about half an hour away — a well-connected small resort by the sea.
Laredo'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 Laredo's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 96% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
One of Cantabria's most popular resorts, once briefly the region's capital, its old core sheltered behind a rocky promontory. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 4 km from the sea and mild 22.7°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 22.7°C
- Rainy days a year 125 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 6
- Winter average temp 11.5°C
Higher than 83% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
One of Cantabria's most popular resorts, once briefly the region's capital, its old core sheltered behind a rocky promontory. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.94 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €6.67/m²·mo
Higher than 79% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
One of Cantabria's most popular resorts, once briefly the region's capital, its old core sheltered behind a rocky promontory. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 4 km from the sea and a hospital in town.
- PISA maths (region) 495
- Registered long-let rent €6.67/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Nearest international school 32 km
Higher than 75% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
One of Cantabria's most popular resorts, once briefly the region's capital, its old core sheltered behind a rocky promontory. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 4 km from the sea and 10,675 people.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 100%
- Drive to nearest airport 33 min
- Registered long-let rent €6.67/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 22.7°C
Higher than 72% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
One of Cantabria's most popular resorts, once briefly the region's capital, its old core sheltered behind a rocky promontory. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 137 days
- Registered long-let rent €6.67/m²·mo
Higher than 68% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
One of Cantabria's most popular resorts, once briefly the region's capital, its old core sheltered behind a rocky promontory. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 4 km from the sea and 10,675 people.
- Registered long-let rent €6.67/m²·mo
- Net income per person €14,453
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 22.7°C
What is the climate like in Laredo?
Laredo's reported winter average is 11.5°C, while July–August highs reach 22.7°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 11.5°C top 15% of 8,131 towns 3.7°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 22.7°C top 3% of 8,131 towns 7.5°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 125 days bottom 5% of 8,088 towns 82% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine estimated
- 5.3 h/day bottom 4% of 3,829 towns 27% less than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 6 top 6% of 8,033 towns 50 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 ha/km² top 1% of 8,132 towns 2.31 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 0 top 1% of 8,132 towns 6 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 21.8% top 40% of 8,130 towns 1.1% below 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 Laredo?
Laredo's nearest health centre is 1.1 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
- 1.1 km top 5% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 137 days #15 of 17 regions, +34 days vs national 27% more than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Laredo?
Laredo's reported nearest international school is 32 km.
Schools
- Schools in town
- no local data
- Nearest international school
- 32 km top 36% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 495 #2 of 17 regions, +16 vs national 14 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Laredo?
Laredo's reported asking price is €3,231/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €3,231/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026
- Registered long-let rent
- €6.67/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €5.5/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €8.69/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €14,453 top 48% of 8,059 towns about the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 20.9% bottom 22% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Laredo?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Cantabria, 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 Cantabria region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Laredo?
Laredo's reported population is 10,675.
Who lives here
- Population
- 10,675
- Born in Spain
- 89.3% 0.5% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.2% 1.6% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.94 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Laredo?
Laredo is a reported 33 min drive from the nearest airport, with 98% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 33 min top 9% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 98% top 13% of 8,132 towns 19% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 100% top 1% of 8,132 towns 17% 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 Laredo 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 Laredo against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 34 min from Santander, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Laredo 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 the school and ask about places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
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