Pontevedra · Galicia · CP 36057
Vigo
Vigo: living in Pontevedra
Vigo offers 2385 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
294,489
Avg. summer temp
20.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#435 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~32 min; airport ~22 min; Renfe ~15 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,385 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.1% of padrón; international residents 4.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.0/10
Average. Population +0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.9% over the series; mean age 46.5; foreign residents 4.9%; property prices +6.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.1/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 4.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~6.3 km).
Place location
Vigo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.5
<16
13%
16–64
63.3%
65+
23.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 280,948 (95.1%)
Foreign residents: 14,416 (4.9%)
- Portugal: 1,662
- Venezuela: 1,370
- Brazil: 1,305
- Romania: 1,014
- Colombia: 958
- Italy: 669
- Senegal: 623
- Peru: 572
English speakers ≈ 206
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 61 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 36023 (35.4km)
281 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Pontevedra
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 12.5 km
- 02Monte Aloia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.7 km
Day trip
- 03Complexo intermareal Umia-O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 28 km
- 04Serra de Pena Corneira (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 43.5 km
- 05Complexo Dunar de Corrubedo e Lagoas de Carregal e Vixán (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.6 km
- 06Complexo das Praias, Duna e lagoa de Corrubedo (Open in Maps)
Humedal Protegido · 44.6 km
- 07A Curotiña (Open in Maps)
Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional · 50.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vigo
€4,514
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€236
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€354
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Vigo you pay €901 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.8%
SEPE unemployed
14,494
Affiliated workers (approx.)
132,043
Self-employed (approx.)
22,369
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€328,596,006
Expenses
€328,596,006
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- PSDE
Abel Ramon Caballero Alvarez (PSDEG-PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Dos Socialistas de Galicia-Psoe
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Vigo (VGO) · 14.6 km · 22 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Pontevedra) · 36.9 km · 32 min
High-speed rail
AVE Vigo Urzáiz · 5 km · 4 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Riazor (A Coruña) · 178.1 km · 153 min
Nearest city
Pontevedra · 36.9 km · 32 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · VIGO URZAIZ · 5.4 km · 15 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses de Vigo (EI) · 5.4 km · 15 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
151,192
513 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
18,125
62 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
31,030
105 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
263
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
670
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2385 sunshine hours
Vigo averages about 2385 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.2%) makes Vigo a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Vigo.
About Vigo
Vigo is a municipality in Pontevedra (Galicia) with about 3,311 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3211 €/m². Compare Vigo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 36057 · CP 36057 · lat 42.20361863307663, lon -8.722493814657991 · 511 m · Income: €38,846