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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
Sea, sun and a city you can cross by bike, with a river-bed park, a city beach and the home of paella.
88th 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: Competition for flats in Ruzafa and El Carmen; Crowds around the centre and the beach in summer.
Of 40 figures both publish in the same unit, A Coruña is better on 20 and Valencia on 8; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | A Coruña | Valencia | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €7.1 a month2024 | €8.2 a month2024 | A Coruña 13% lower |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €497 a month2024 | €573 a month2024 | A Coruña 13% lower |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €538 a month2024 | €681 a month2024 | A Coruña 21% lower |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.7%2024 | 5.9%2024 | A Coruña 2.2 pts lower |
| Buying price per m² | €2,775Q2 2026 | €2,973Q2 2026 | A Coruña 7% lower |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €221,984Q2 2026 | €237,824Q2 2026 | A Coruña 7% lower |
| House prices, change in a year | 7.9%Q2 2026 | 17.0%Q2 2026 | A Coruña 9.1 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Household income per person | €18,040 a year2024 | €16,944 a year2024 | A Coruña 6% higher |
| Net income per household | €41,843 a year2024 | €42,374 a year2024 | about the same |
| Unemployment | 8.5%2025 | 10.9%2025 | A Coruña 2.4 pts lower |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 50.0 per 1,000 people2024 | 75.3 per 1,000 people2024 | A Coruña 34% lower |
| Sexual offences | 0.25 per 1,000 people2024 | 0.54 per 1,000 people2024 | Valencia 2.2× |
| Homicides | 1.19 per 100k people2025 | 0.71 per 100k people2025 | A Coruña 67% higher |
| Robberies with violence | 87 per 100k people2025 | 248 per 100k people2025 | Valencia 2.9× |
| Home burglaries | 80 per 100k people2025 | 188 per 100k people2025 | Valencia 2.4× |
| Thefts without violence | 1,394 per 100k people2025 | 2,811 per 100k people2025 | Valencia 2.0× |
| Vehicle thefts | 15 per 100k people2025 | 83 per 100k people2025 | Valencia 5.5× |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.9 years2023 | 83.3 years2023 | about the same |
| Hospital beds | 7.2 per 1,000 people2025 | 5.0 per 1,000 people2025 | A Coruña 45% higher |
| Climate | |||
| Days above 35 °C | 0 a year2015–2024 | 24 a year2015–2024 | Valencia 47.2× |
| Days above 30 °C | 5 a year2015–2024 | 81 a year2015–2024 | Valencia 17.3× |
| Nights above 20 °C | 0 a year2015–2024 | 53 a year2015–2024 | Valencia 532.0× |
| Pleasant days (18–28 °C, dry) | 118 a year2015–2024 | 119 a year2015–2024 | about the same |
| Rainfall | 1,118 mm a year2015–2024 | 462 mm a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 2.4× |
| Rainy days (≥1 mm) | 147 a year2015–2024 | 70 a year2015–2024 | A Coruña 2.1× |
| Frost days | 0 a year2015–2024 | 4 a year2015–2024 | Valencia 42.0× |
| Getting around | |||
| Average commute (one way) | 40 min2021 | 42 min2021 | about the same |
| Commute by public transport | 19% of commuters2021 | 22% of commuters2021 | A Coruña 2.4 pts lower |
| Commute by car | 53% of commuters2021 | 48% of commuters2021 | A Coruña 5.0 pts higher |
| Distance to the main airport | 52 km2026 | 9 km2026 | A Coruña 5.6× |
| Airport passengers | 1.3 million a year2025 | 11.8 million a year2025 | Valencia 9.1× |
| Internet | |||
| Homes that can get gigabit internet | 99%2025 | 100%2025 | A Coruña 0.9 pts lower |
| Homes with fibre to the door | 99%2025 | 100%2025 | A Coruña 0.8 pts lower |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 57%2024 | 55%2024 | A Coruña 2.6 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 251,5432025 | 840,7922025 | Valencia 3.3× |
| Median age | 49.9 years2025 | 46.0 years2025 | A Coruña 8% higher |
| Residents aged 65+ | 25.7%2025 | 21.4%2025 | A Coruña 4.3 pts higher |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 17.8%2025 | 26.5%2025 | A Coruña 8.7 pts lower |
| Residents with a foreign nationality | 8.9%2024 | 18.8%2024 | A Coruña 9.9 pts lower |
| Foreign residents, change in 5 years | 2.9 points2024 | 5.1 points2024 | A Coruña 2.2 pts lower |
Data through Jun 2026 (A Coruña) and Jun 2026 (Valencia). 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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