Girona · Cataluña
Roses
A site inhabited for over three thousand years, since Greek traders called it Rhoda — but today a full-blown package resort trading on its 4km sandy beach.
Living in Roses
Roses is a Costa Brava resort of 20,000 at the head of a grand sweeping bay, a place inhabited for three thousand years — Greek traders called it Rhoda — but today a full-blown package resort trading on its four kilometres of sandy beach and watersports. It's a diverse, seasonal town: only about three in five residents are Spanish-born, with a very large Moroccan community and French and German ones. The climate is Mediterranean, warm summers near 31°C and mild winters around 10°C. It has a hospital under half an hour away at Figueres, with Girona airport about an hour, and the wild Cap de Creus just to the south.
Roses'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 Roses's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 84% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A site inhabited for over three thousand years, since Greek traders called it Rhoda — but today a full-blown package resort trading on its 4km sandy beach. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 2 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Schools in town 9
- PISA maths (region) 469
- Registered long-let rent €7.38/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 27 min
Higher than 84% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A site inhabited for over three thousand years, since Greek traders called it Rhoda — but today a full-blown package resort trading on its 4km sandy beach. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and 2 km from the sea.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 69 min
- Registered long-let rent €7.38/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 31°C
Higher than 80% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A site inhabited for over three thousand years, since Greek traders called it Rhoda — but today a full-blown package resort trading on its 4km sandy beach. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 27 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 10.2°C
- Drive to a hospital 27 min
- Surgical wait (region) 142 days
- Registered long-let rent €7.38/m²·mo
Higher than 75% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A site inhabited for over three thousand years, since Greek traders called it Rhoda — but today a full-blown package resort trading on its 4km sandy beach. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and 2 km from the sea.
- Registered long-let rent €7.38/m²·mo
- Net income per person €13,152
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 31°C
Higher than 73% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A site inhabited for over three thousand years, since Greek traders called it Rhoda — but today a full-blown package resort trading on its 4km sandy beach. A strong pick for American retirees — 27 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 10.2°C
- Drive to a hospital 27 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.54 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €7.38/m²·mo
Higher than 70% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A site inhabited for over three thousand years, since Greek traders called it Rhoda — but today a full-blown package resort trading on its 4km sandy beach. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 2 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 31°C
- Rainy days a year 59 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 73
- Winter average temp 10.2°C
What is the climate like in Roses?
Roses's reported winter average is 10.2°C, while July–August highs reach 31°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 10.2°C top 21% of 8,131 towns 2.4°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 31°C bottom 41% of 8,131 towns 0.8°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 59 days top 37% of 8,088 towns 15% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 73 bottom 31% of 8,033 towns 16 above 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)
- 9.36 ha/km² bottom 4% of 8,132 towns 7.05 ha/km² above 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
- 28.4% bottom 7% of 8,130 towns 5.5% 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 Roses?
Roses's nearest health centre is 1.8 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 27 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 27 min top 36% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 1.8 km top 9% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 142 days #16 of 17 regions, +39 days vs national 32% more than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Roses?
Roses has 9 schools in town; the nearest international school is 44 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 9 top 7% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 44 km bottom 49% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 469 #12 of 17 regions, −10 vs national 12 below the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Roses?
Roses's reported asking price is €3,808/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €3,808/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026
- Registered long-let rent
- €7.38/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €5.84/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €9.38/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €13,152 bottom 32% of 8,059 towns 9% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 26.4% top 47% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Roses?
Catalonia has a co-official regional language, and public schools commonly use regional-language immersion or bilingual models rather than Spanish-only teaching. The exact classroom language depends on the school and programme, so confirm the current model before enrolling. See the Catalonia region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Roses?
Roses's reported population is 20,175.
Who lives here
- Population
- 20,175
- Born in Spain
- 63.5% 25.3% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 9.6% 5.8% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.54 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Roses?
Roses is a reported 69 min drive from the nearest airport, with 98% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 69 min top 45% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 98% top 11% of 8,132 towns 19% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 99% top 16% of 8,132 towns 16% 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 Roses 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 Roses against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 60 min from Girona, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Roses 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.
- Ask about summer rental crowds and parking near the coast.
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