Living in Rivas-Vaciamadrid

Rivas-Vaciamadrid is a large municipality in Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, home to 92,925 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 2%, #29 of 2,260), expat professionals (top 2%, #21 of 1,313), people who put healthcare first (top 3%, #45 of 2,098).

Residents92,925
Density1,380 per km²
Area67.3 km²
Hub airport15 km (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas)
Nearest city of 100k+13 km
Within 30 km5,683,200 people
Climate typeCold semi-arid (BSk)
Terrain around itabout 590 m, height range 80 m
Nearest major riverHenares, 3.9 km
Main railway line7.0 km
Distance to Madrid13 km
Within 10 km249,791 people
Greater areaGreater Madrid, 14 km out
Winter daylight9 h 17 min, sunset 17:51

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How Rivas-Vaciamadrid 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 family56#395 of 2,778#73 of 135Map
Low-income household23#1,392 of 1,796#63 of 99Map
Low-income family37#916 of 1,689#73 of 99Map
Single parent47#433 of 1,254#54 of 81Map
Pensioner couple66#272 of 2,098#69 of 114Map
Single pensioner70#102 of 2,098#63 of 114Map
Early retiree66#134 of 1,989#77 of 106Map
Single professional71#40 of 828#19 of 74Map
Young professional74#45 of 794#19 of 69Map
DINKS78#33 of 518#18 of 51Map
Remote worker54#923 of 1,313#65 of 81Map
Commuter79#53 of 1,136#25 of 86Map
Car-free household73#74 of 675#18 of 63Map
Student1#353 of 393#30 of 42Map
First-home buyer38#916 of 1,689#58 of 99Map
Budget-constrained mover21#1,858 of 2,260#90 of 114Map
Urban lifestyle seeker72#51 of 715#18 of 64Map
Expat professional81#21 of 1,313#20 of 81Map
Healthcare-first mover77#45 of 2,098#44 of 114Map
Nature-focused household22#2,703 of 3,442#113 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 lover6#3,010 of 3,137#122 of 135Map
Rural value seeker1#3,218 of 3,442#129 of 139Map
High-net-worth mover79#21 of 3,137#20 of 135Map
Lottery winner82#5 of 8,132#5 of 179Map
Climate-resilient relocation65#329 of 2,260#56 of 114Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner84#29 of 2,260#19 of 114Map
Digital native54#203 of 877#23 of 75Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Lifestyle and amenities100
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)98
  • Jobs and economy95
  • Health and elderly95
  • Foundation94
  • Flat land (terrain relief)93
  • Education and family93
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)90
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
  • Mobility and connectivity88
  • Demographics74
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance73
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)71
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)70
  • Safety and community49
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)47
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)35
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)14
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)14
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)11
  • Green space3
  • Affordability1
  • 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.