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A working-class suburb at the airport's edge, with a metro line to Madrid, a good hospital and flight noise to match.
Coslada is a municipality on the eastern edge of Madrid, between the city and the Henares river, right beside the perimeter of Madrid-Barajas airport. It is a dense, practical suburb of apartment blocks and industrial estates, and it works because transport is excellent: metro, commuter rail and motorways reach the centre of Madrid in around half an hour.
It is not a destination for visitors. It is a place where airport workers, logistics staff, civil servants and families live, with the airport's noise as the price.
The city has 80,512 residents (2025), and 21.0% were born abroad (2025). It suits people who want to be close to Madrid and its airport without paying Madrid-centre prices.
Data as of · the latest figures cover Jun 2026
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Coslada stands out for healthcare, digital and connectivity. A typical 70 m² rental costs about €685 a month (2024).
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You will meet English speakers, mostly in the centre and at international employers. Shops, landlords and schools expect Spanish. Contracts, the town hall and most doctors work in Spanish.
Summer nights stay warm, so sleep depends on a cooled bedroom. Check for air-conditioning before you sign.
Frosty nights are common. Many older Spanish flats are poorly insulated: ask about heating and the winter energy bill.
Almost every home can get gigabit fibre, so working from home is not a gamble on the flat you pick.
Neighbourhood bars with tapas and set lunches, plus Romanian, Latin American and Chinese restaurants.
Practical and early-rising, with shift workers and commuters setting the rhythm.
Quiet. Local terraces and bars, with real nights out in Madrid.
Dense apartment blocks from the sixties, newer estates, and industrial and logistics zones to the east.
Spanish, with several immigrant languages heard in shops and playgrounds.
Families who moved from other parts of Spain, long-term residents and newer arrivals from abroad.
Neighbourhood parks and the river plain east of town.
Coslada is a place of routines. People leave early for the metro and the airport, the market and neighbourhood bars fill at midday, and evenings are family time. The municipal sports halls, the neighbourhood parks and the school gates are where social life happens.
The town centre is a mix of apartment blocks from the sixties and seventies, and each neighbourhood has its own small shops and bars. Newer estates have more space and green areas. East of the town, the land flattens into industrial estates and the Henares plain, with warehouses and trucks.
Food is plain and cheap: set lunches, tapas, and a growing range of restaurants from Romania, Latin America and China. Nights out happen in Madrid, a short metro ride away. Aircraft are a constant feature in some districts, and many residents stop noticing them.
Festivals are neighbourhood affairs, with fairs and patron-saint days in the summer. The population is more mixed than most of Madrid's suburbs, and children from many backgrounds share schools.
Coslada was a village until the fifties. Madrid's industrial growth and the airport's expansion pulled in workers from Extremadura, Castile and Andalusia, and the town filled with blocks of flats within a couple of decades. It later attracted newcomers from abroad, and today it is a mixed, tidy, working-class suburb with a stable population.
The airport and the logistics belt explain the economy. Freight forwarders, warehouses and airline-related firms line the estates around it, and many residents work there, for the airport or in services in Madrid. Jobs come out above average and unemployment is 8.4% (2025). Connectivity comes out strong, and the airport is 8 km away (2026).
The public hospital in the town explains the healthcare numbers. Healthcare comes out strong, with 4.7 per 1,000 people hospital beds (2025), and life expectancy is 85.1 years (2023), one of the highest in Spain. Digital comes out strong, with gigabit coverage of 100% (2025).
Housing prices follow Madrid's inner-ring logic. A seventy square metre flat rents for about €685 a month (2024), and buying costs €3,299 per square metre (Q2 2026). Housing comes out average. The suburb is safe overall, at 44.5 per 1,000 people recorded crimes (2024), though vehicle theft is higher than average. Safety comes out above average.
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Healthcare is strong: in the top 10% of Spanish cities above 50,000.
Life expectancy: 85.1 years — better than 96% of Spanish cities above 50,000
Strong: 96 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyCoslada · 2023 | 85.1 years | better than 96% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
Digital is strong: in the top 10% of Spanish cities above 50,000.
Homes that can get gigabit internet: 99.7% — better than 91% of Spanish cities above 50,000
Strong: 89 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| Homes that can get gigabit internetCoslada · 2025 | 99.7% | better than 91% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Homes with fibre to the doorCoslada · 2025 | 99.8% | better than 91% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| 5G coverageCoslada · 2025 | 100% | better than 85% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
Connectivity is strong: in the top 10% of major European cities.
Distance to the main airport: 7.60 km — better than 81% of major European cities
Strong: 81 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| Distance to the main airportCoslada · 2026-10-21 | 7.60 km | better than 81% of major European cities |
Jobs is above average: in the top quarter of Spanish cities above 50,000.
Unemployment: 8.43% — better than 78% of Spanish cities above 50,000
Above average: 67 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| UnemploymentCoslada · 2025 | 8.43% | better than 78% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Unemployment, change in a yearCoslada · 2025 | -1.08 points | better than 50% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
Safety is above average: better than most Spanish cities above 50,000.
Homicides: 0.00 per 100k people — better than 78% of Spanish cities above 50,000
Above average: 65 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| HomicidesCoslada · 2025 | 0.00 per 100k people | better than 78% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Recorded crimeCoslada · 2024 | 44.5 per 1,000 people | better than 67% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| RobberiesCoslada · 2025 | 75.8 per 100k people | better than 54% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| BurglariesCoslada · 2025 | 84.5 per 100k people | better than 73% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Sexual offencesCoslada · 2024 | 0.34 per 1,000 people | better than 70% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| TheftsCoslada · 2025 | 1,190 per 100k people | better than 47% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Vehicle theftsCoslada · 2025 | 166 per 100k people | better than 7% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
Prosperity is above average: better than most Spanish cities above 50,000.
Household income per person: 16,230 € a year per person — better than 62% of Spanish cities above 50,000
Above average: 62 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| Household income per personCoslada · 2024 | 16,230 € a year per person | better than 62% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
Housing is around the middle: around the middle of Spanish cities above 50,000.
Rents, change in a year: 2.60% — better than 90% of Spanish cities above 50,000
Average: 50 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| Rent per m²Coslada · 2024 | 9.79 €/m² a month | better than 21% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Rents, change in a yearCoslada · 2024 | 2.60% | better than 90% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Buying price per m²Coslada · 2026-Q2 | 3,299 €/m² | better than 19% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Rent growth a year, over 3 yearsCoslada · 2024 | 4.04% | better than 80% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| House prices, change in a yearCoslada · 2026-Q2 | 16.5% | better than 32% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
Transport is around the middle: behind most Spanish cities above 50,000.
Commute by public transport: 27.4% — better than 93% of Spanish cities above 50,000
Average: 44 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| Average commute (one way)Coslada · 2021 | 50.6 minutes | better than 9% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Commute by carCoslada · 2021 | 62.4% | better than 38% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
| Commute by public transportCoslada · 2021 | 27.4% | better than 93% of Spanish cities above 50,000 |
Climate is around the middle: behind most major European cities.
Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry): 84.2 days a year — better than 61% of major European cities
Average: 43 out of 100, where 50 is typical for the comparison group. These are the measures behind it.
| Measure | Value | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry)Coslada · 2015-01-01..2024-12-31 | 84.2 days a year | better than 61% of major European cities |
| Days above 35 °CCoslada · 2015-01-01..2024-12-31 | 32.6 days a year | better than 7% of major European cities |
| Nights above 20 °CCoslada · 2015-01-01..2024-12-31 | 11.3 nights a year | better than 42% of major European cities |
What we cannot score for Coslada yet
Highs around 35° in July, lows around -0° in January. 84 pleasant days a year (dry, 18–28 °C).
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C | -0.1°C | 40 mm |
| February | 12.2°C | 0.9°C | 32 mm |
| March | 14.9°C | 2.7°C | 57 mm |
| April | 18.2°C | 5.1°C | 59 mm |
| May | 23.6°C | 9.1°C | 33 mm |
| June | 29.2°C | 14.1°C | 28 mm |
| July | 34.7°C | 17.7°C | 10 mm |
| August | 33.9°C | 17.5°C | 19 mm |
| September | 27.1°C | 13.1°C | 41 mm |
| October | 21.7°C | 9.3°C | 70 mm |
| November | 14.5°C | 4.2°C | 49 mm |
| December | 11.4°C | 1.8°C | 43 mm |
Coslada has Madrid's inland climate, sharper on the east side, where the open Henares plain lets the cold settle at night and the sun bake the estates by day. Summers are dry and hot, with 33 a year very hot days (2015–2024), though nights are less muggy than on the coast at 11 a year (2015–2024). Air conditioning is standard in newer homes and welcome in older ones.
Winters are cold and dry, with frost on 46 a year (2015–2024). Rain is scarce at 480 mm a year a year (2015–2024). Pleasant days number only 84 a year (2015–2024), one of the lowest counts in Spain, and the climate comes out average. Spring and autumn are the pleasant seasons.
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58/100 · average · 53rd of 106 Spanish cities above 50,000
8.4% in 2025
16.5% in Q2 2026
€9.8 per m² a month in 2024
€3,299 per m² in Q2 2026
85.1 years in 2023
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Fit from the data, 0 to 100, against other Spanish cities. Open a group to see the figures behind it.
Good healthcare and airport access, but for the premium housing and schools they look at Madrid's northern districts.
Not measured yet: Average dwelling size, Education, Environment, Income tax and social security, average earner, Total tax on labour, average earner.
Freight, logistics and airport services make this a practical base.
Not measured yet: Jobs in high-tech sectors, Regulatory quality.
Very strong fibre and the airport on the doorstep, with Madrid by metro.
Not measured yet: Cost of Living, Fixed broadband penetration, Lifestyle.
Good practical choice with strong healthcare, decent schools and a safe feel.
Not measured yet: 15-year-olds' maths (PISA), Average dwelling size, Childcare availability, Education, Environment, Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), Pre-primary participation.
A cheaper base than the centre, with the metro to Madrid's job market.
Not measured yet: Jobs in high-tech sectors, Lifestyle, Median gross salary, Youth unemployment (15–24).
A solid hospital, high life expectancy and metro access make it practical, but the weather is hard.
Not measured yet: Cost of Living, Doctors, Environment, Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂).
Madrid's museums and theatres are a short ride away, and the suburb is a place to sleep.
Better nearby for culture, food and nightlife: Madrid (85), Alcalá de Henares (64), Las Rozas de Madrid (64)
Not measured yet: Lifestyle, Walk most.
Cheaper than central Madrid, though not cheap, and the transport is excellent.
Better nearby for budget-conscious movers: Aranjuez (55), Valdemoro (54)
Not measured yet: Cost of Living, Households spending >40% of income on housing, Price level vs EU average.
Madrid's universities are reachable, but the commute is long and the suburb is quiet.
Better nearby for students: Madrid (57), Rivas-Vaciamadrid (57), Parla (56)
Not measured yet: Cost of Living, Cycle most, Education, Lifestyle, Price level vs EU average, Walk most, Youth unemployment (15–24).
Parks and the river plain, but no mountains or coast.
Better nearby for beach, mountains and the outdoors: Madrid (44)
Not measured yet: Environment, Fine-particle pollution (PM2.5), Lifestyle, Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), Strong-wind days.
Taxes, residency and the wider economy are set nationally, so they are the same in Coslada as anywhere in Spain.
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Compare with CosladaGuide written 2026-10-22. Figures are refreshed as new official data is published; the period beside each number says what it covers. “Our read” cards are our inferences from those figures. How we score
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