Living in Alcobendas

Alcobendas is a city in Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, home to 116,589 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 1%, #1 of 1,136), business owners (top 1%, #4 of 2,260), people who put healthcare first (top 1%, #6 of 2,098).

Residents116,589
Density2,578 per km²
Area45.2 km²
Hub airport8 km (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas)
Nearest city of 100k+Itself
Within 30 km5,334,500 people
Climate typeMediterranean, hot summer (Csa)
Terrain around itabout 670 m, height range 80 m
Main railway line5.1 km
Distance to Madrid16 km
Within 10 km256,302 people
Greater areaGreater Madrid, 16 km out
Winter daylight9 h 16 min, sunset 17:51

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How Alcobendas ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Spain. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

ProfileScoreIn SpainIn Comunidad de Madrid
Young family65#69 of 2,778#15 of 135Map
Low-income household49#255 of 1,796#4 of 99Map
Low-income family58#103 of 1,689#5 of 99Map
Single parent65#46 of 1,254#2 of 81Map
Pensioner couple71#77 of 2,098#27 of 114Map
Single pensioner76#20 of 2,098#17 of 114Map
Early retiree69#59 of 1,989#47 of 106Map
Single professional77#8 of 828#7 of 74Map
Young professional79#9 of 794#7 of 69Map
DINKS82#10 of 518#9 of 51Map
Remote worker66#263 of 1,313#9 of 81Map
Commuter85#1 of 1,136#1 of 86Map
Car-free household80#27 of 675#11 of 63Map
Student3#348 of 393#25 of 42Map
First-home buyer59#73 of 1,689#2 of 99Map
Budget-constrained mover46#938 of 2,260#9 of 114Map
Urban lifestyle seeker76#19 of 715#11 of 64Map
Expat professional84#6 of 1,313#6 of 81Map
Healthcare-first mover83#6 of 2,098#6 of 114Map
Nature-focused household19#2,949 of 3,442#129 of 139Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover5#3,028 of 3,137#124 of 135Map
Rural value seeker12#2,646 of 3,442#77 of 139Map
High-net-worth mover75#65 of 3,137#49 of 135Map
Lottery winner80#33 of 8,132#16 of 179Map
Climate-resilient relocation69#33 of 2,260#5 of 114Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner89#4 of 2,260#4 of 114Map
Digital native59#133 of 877#14 of 75Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Lifestyle and amenities100
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Mobility and connectivity99
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)98
  • Health and elderly97
  • Jobs and economy95
  • Education and family93
  • Flat land (terrain relief)91
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)90
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)88
  • Foundation85
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)74
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance73
  • Safety and community66
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)50
  • Demographics48
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)25
  • Affordability25
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)12
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)12
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)11
  • Green space0
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

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Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.