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City · Extremadura
A hot border city on the Guadiana with a Moorish fortress, Portugal across the bridge and some of the cheapest housing in Spain.
135th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Region
Spain's quiet south-west: Roman ruins, oak pastures, vultures and the lowest prices in the country.
21st of 35 European metro regions
Badajoz is a city and Extremadura a region. Each figure is that place’s own; scores compare each with its own peers (regions with regions, cities with cities), so read them side by side rather than as a contest.
Watch out: Very hot summers and one of the weakest job markets in Spain; Few flights and slow trains to the rest of the country.
Watch out: Very hot summers on the Badajoz plains; A small job market and a long history of young people leaving.
Of 13 figures both publish in the same unit, Badajoz is better on 2 and Extremadura on 6; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Badajoz | Extremadura | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €5.9 a month2024 | €5.0 a month2024 | Badajoz 18% higher |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €412 a month2024 | €349 a month2024 | Badajoz 18% higher |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €499 a month2024 | €425 a month2024 | Badajoz 17% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.0%2024 | 3.3%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €1,580Q2 2026 | €997Q2 2026 | Badajoz 59% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €126,432Q2 2026 | €79,728Q2 2026 | Badajoz 59% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 9.5%Q2 2026 | 12.8%Q2 2026 | Badajoz 3.3 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Unemployment | 14.9%2025 | 14.8%2025 | about the same |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 51.7 per 1,000 people2024 | 34.5 per 1,000 people2025 | Badajoz 50% higher |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.0 years2023 | 83.2 years2024 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 44%2024 | 34%2025 | Badajoz 9.4 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 150,2092025 | 1,053,3452025 | Extremadura 7.0× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 6.6%2025 | 6.0%2025 | Badajoz 0.6 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (Badajoz) and Jun 2026 (Extremadura). 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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