Living in Donostia

Donostia is a city in País Vasco, Spain, home to 188,102 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are cross-border commuters (top 2%, #13 of 681), commuters (top 3%, #31 of 1,136), business owners (top 3%, #63 of 2,260).

Residents188,102
Density3,089 per km²
Area60.9 km²
Hub airport76 km (Bilbao)
Nearest city of 100k+Itself
Within 30 km593,300 people
Sea coast2 km
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 110 m, height range 360 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with France15 km
Distance to Madrid354 km
Within 10 km318,310 people
Greater areaGreater San Sebastián, the core
Winter daylight8 h 58 min, sunset 17:35

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How Donostia 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 País Vasco
Young family51#631 of 2,778#72 of 151Map
Low-income household23#1,382 of 1,796#51 of 90Map
Low-income family36#983 of 1,689#54 of 90Map
Single parent46#469 of 1,254#40 of 73Map
Pensioner couple65#379 of 2,098#53 of 106Map
Single pensioner61#451 of 2,098#57 of 106Map
Early retiree58#814 of 1,989#59 of 98Map
Single professional72#29 of 828#5 of 68Map
Young professional76#25 of 794#5 of 65Map
DINKS78#32 of 518#6 of 37Map
Remote worker49#1,171 of 1,313#53 of 73Map
Commuter80#31 of 1,136#10 of 100Map
Car-free household79#36 of 675#4 of 54Map
Student66#200 of 393#18 of 29Map
First-home buyer39#847 of 1,689#37 of 90Map
Budget-constrained mover19#1,963 of 2,260#74 of 106Map
Urban lifestyle seeker74#31 of 715#4 of 55Map
Expat professional77#62 of 1,313#15 of 73Map
Healthcare-first mover68#199 of 2,098#50 of 106Map
Nature-focused household12#3,311 of 3,442#158 of 165Map
Cross-border commuter60#13 of 681#8 of 32Map
Outdoor and mountain lover43#959 of 3,137#57 of 151Map
Rural value seeker0#3,369 of 3,442#151 of 165Map
High-net-worth mover67#307 of 3,137#61 of 151Map
Lottery winner74#196 of 8,132#29 of 252Map
Climate-resilient relocation65#345 of 2,260#45 of 106Map
Coastal living68#265 of 1,174#18 of 100Map
Business owner82#63 of 2,260#23 of 106Map
Digital native63#95 of 877#12 of 73Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Sea or lake shore100
  • Education and family99
  • Jobs and economy93
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)88
  • Health and elderly87
  • Mobility and connectivity87
  • Lifestyle and amenities84
  • Foundation83
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)75
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)74
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)74
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)74
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)69
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)58
  • National border nearby (straight line)58
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)42
  • Safety and community40
  • Flat land (terrain relief)33
  • Demographics31
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)15
  • Affordability2
  • Green space0
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

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