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City · Galicia
A glass-fronted port city on a peninsula, with a Roman lighthouse, a long seafront and the Atlantic on three sides.
18th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
City · Comunitat Valenciana
A palm-grove city of shoemakers and sunshine, beside Alicante's airport and a short drive from the beaches.
105th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Watch out: Rain and wind for much of the year; Few direct flights so Santiago or Madrid are the usual hubs.
Watch out: Hot and sticky summer nights; A weak job market with high unemployment and low local incomes.
Of 39 figures both publish in the same unit, A Coruña is better on 16 and Elche on 12; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | A Coruña | Elche | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €7.1 a month2024 | €5.4 a month2024 | A Coruña 30% higher |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €497 a month2024 | €381 a month2024 | A Coruña 30% higher |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €538 a month2024 | €482 a month2024 | A Coruña 11% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.7%2024 | 5.0%2024 | A Coruña 1.3 pts lower |
| Buying price per m² | €2,775Q2 2026 | €1,635Q2 2026 | A Coruña 70% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €221,984Q2 2026 | €130,808Q2 2026 | A Coruña 70% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 7.9%Q2 2026 | 13.9%Q2 2026 | A Coruña 6.0 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Household income per person | €18,040 a year2024 | €12,552 a year2024 | A Coruña 44% higher |
| Net income per household | €41,843 a year2024 | €33,516 a year2024 | A Coruña 25% higher |
| Unemployment | 8.5%2025 | 14.8%2025 | A Coruña 6.3 pts lower |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 50.0 per 1,000 people2024 | 40.2 per 1,000 people2024 | A Coruña 24% higher |
| Sexual offences | 0.25 per 1,000 people2024 | 0.54 per 1,000 people2024 | Elche 2.2× |
| Homicides | 1.19 per 100k people2025 | 1.22 per 100k people2025 | about the same |
| Robberies with violence | 87 per 100k people2025 | 65 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 33% higher |
| Home burglaries | 80 per 100k people2025 | 140 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 43% lower |
| Thefts without violence | 1,394 per 100k people2025 | 1,046 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 33% higher |
| Vehicle thefts | 15 per 100k people2025 | 107 per 100k people2025 | Elche 7.1× |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.9 years2023 | 83.4 years2023 | about the same |
| Hospital beds | 7.2 per 1,000 people2025 | 2.9 per 1,000 people2025 | A Coruña 2.5× |
| Climate | |||
| Days above 35 °C | 0 a year2015–2024 | 1 a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 17% lower |
| Days above 30 °C | 5 a year2015–2024 | 36 a year2015–2024 | Elche 7.6× |
| Nights above 20 °C | 0 a year2015–2024 | 112 a year2015–2024 | Elche 1124.0× |
| Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry) | 118 a year2015–2024 | 161 a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 27% lower |
| Rainfall | 1,118 mm a year2015–2024 | 385 mm a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 2.9× |
| Rainy days (≥1 mm) | 147 a year2015–2024 | 59 a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 2.5× |
| Frost days | 0 a year2015–2024 | 0 a year2015–2024 | about the same |
| Getting around | |||
| Average commute (one way) | 40 min2021 | 36 min2021 | A Coruña 13% higher |
| Commute by public transport | 19% of commuters2021 | 10% of commuters2021 | A Coruña 9.7 pts higher |
| Commute by car | 53% of commuters2021 | 67% of commuters2021 | A Coruña 14.1 pts lower |
| Distance to the main airport | 52 km2026 | 10 km2026 | A Coruña 5.1× |
| Internet | |||
| Homes that can get gigabit internet | 99%2025 | 96%2025 | A Coruña 3.1 pts higher |
| Homes with fibre to the door | 99%2025 | 98%2025 | A Coruña 1.3 pts higher |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 57%2024 | 32%2024 | A Coruña 24.8 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 251,5432025 | 245,5572025 | about the same |
| Median age | 49.9 years2025 | 45.5 years2025 | A Coruña 10% higher |
| Residents aged 65+ | 25.7%2025 | 18.9%2025 | A Coruña 6.8 pts higher |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 17.8%2025 | 18.6%2025 | A Coruña 0.8 pts lower |
| Residents with a foreign nationality | 8.9%2024 | 14.2%2024 | A Coruña 5.3 pts lower |
| Foreign residents, change in 5 years | 2.9 points2024 | 3.0 points2024 | about the same |
Data through Jun 2026 (A Coruña) and Jun 2026 (Elche). Figures are compared only when both places publish them in the same unit; a dot marks the better value where better is clear.
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