Zaragoza · Aragon
Zaragoza
Aragón's capital, defined by the multi-domed Basílica del Pilar rising above the Río Ebro — home to about half the region's population and one of Spain's best tapas scenes.
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Living in Zaragoza
Zaragoza is Aragón's capital and Spain's fifth city — 699,000 people, about half the region's population, gathered around the great domed Basílica del Pilar on the Ebro, with a Roman past, Spain's finest Islamic palace outside Andalucía, and one of the country's best tapas quarters in the lanes of El Tubo. It's a genuinely mixed city: about four-fifths Spanish-born, with very large Colombian, Romanian and Nicaraguan communities. The climate is dry Ebro-valley continental — hot summers around 33°C, cold winters near 8°C, little rain. It has hospitals and an airport half an hour out, with Madrid and Barcelona both reachable but neither close.
Zaragoza'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 Zaragoza's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 68% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
Aragón's capital, defined by the multi-domed Basílica del Pilar rising above the Río Ebro — home to about half the region's population and one of Spain's best tapas scenes. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 8.4°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 132 days
- Registered long-let rent €7.72/m²·mo
Higher than 62% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
Aragón's capital, defined by the multi-domed Basílica del Pilar rising above the Río Ebro — home to about half the region's population and one of Spain's best tapas scenes. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 8.4°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.94 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €7.72/m²·mo
Higher than 22% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
Aragón's capital, defined by the multi-domed Basílica del Pilar rising above the Río Ebro — home to about half the region's population and one of Spain's best tapas scenes. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 699,007 people and a hospital in town.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 100%
- Drive to nearest airport 32 min
- Registered long-let rent €7.72/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 32.6°C
Higher than 17% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
Aragón's capital, defined by the multi-domed Basílica del Pilar rising above the Río Ebro — home to about half the region's population and one of Spain's best tapas scenes. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — a hospital in town and a real food scene.
- Schools in town 267
- PISA maths (region) 487
- Registered long-let rent €7.72/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 11% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
Aragón's capital, defined by the multi-domed Basílica del Pilar rising above the Río Ebro — home to about half the region's population and one of Spain's best tapas scenes. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — a hospital in town and a real food scene.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 32.6°C
- Rainy days a year 52 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 10
- Winter average temp 8.4°C
Higher than 11% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
Aragón's capital, defined by the multi-domed Basílica del Pilar rising above the Río Ebro — home to about half the region's population and one of Spain's best tapas scenes. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a hospital in town and 100% on 100 Mbps+.
- Registered long-let rent €7.72/m²·mo
- Net income per person €16,272
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 32.6°C
What is the climate like in Zaragoza?
Zaragoza's reported winter average is 8.4°C, while July–August highs reach 32.6°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 8.4°C top 34% of 8,131 towns 0.6°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 32.6°C bottom 25% of 8,131 towns 2.4°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 52 days top 22% of 8,088 towns 24% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 7.8 h/day top 21% of 3,829 towns 8% more than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 10 top 12% of 8,033 towns 46 below the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 3.95 m bottom 1% of 8,129 towns 3.9 m above the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 4 bottom 2% of 8,129 towns 4 above 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)
- 18 bottom 6% of 8,132 towns 12 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 Zaragoza?
Zaragoza's nearest health centre is 2.4 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
- 2.4 km top 12% 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 Zaragoza?
Zaragoza has 267 schools in town; the nearest international school is 5 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 267 top 1% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 5 km top 3% 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 Zaragoza?
Zaragoza's reported home price is €2,216/m², while registered long-let rent is €7.72/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €2,216/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 43% of 306 towns about the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €7.72/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €6.35/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €9.35/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 4.18% bottom 49% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €16,272 top 23% of 8,059 towns 12% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 19.1% bottom 15% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Zaragoza?
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 Zaragoza?
Zaragoza's reported population is 699,007.
Who lives here
- Population
- 699,007
- Born in Spain
- 80.6% 8.2% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 3.3% 0.6% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.94 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Zaragoza?
Zaragoza is a reported 32 min drive from the nearest airport, with 99% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 32 min top 8% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 99% top 9% of 8,132 towns 20% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 100% top 11% 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 Zaragoza 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 Zaragoza against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 59 min from Huesca, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Zaragoza for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request recent comparable sales before relying on the appraisal figure.
- 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 an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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