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City · Castilla y León
A cathedral city on the Camino de Santiago with cold winters, safe streets and the best black pudding in Spain.
8th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Region
Spain's biggest region: walled cities, roasted lamb, wide skies and a countryside that is emptying out.
21st of 35 European metro regions
Burgos is a city and Castilla y León 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: Long cold winters with frost and fog; A small job market with few opportunities outside industry.
Watch out: Long cold winters and heating bills in old stone houses; A thin job market and many villages with no shop or doctor or bus.
Of 13 figures both publish in the same unit, Burgos is better on 3 and Castilla y León on 6; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Burgos | Castilla y León | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €7.1 a month2024 | €6.0 a month2024 | Burgos 19% higher |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €496 a month2024 | €418 a month2024 | Burgos 19% higher |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €525 a month2024 | €470 a month2024 | Burgos 12% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.0%2024 | 3.0%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €2,060Q2 2026 | €1,350Q2 2026 | Burgos 53% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €164,784Q2 2026 | €107,968Q2 2026 | Burgos 53% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 20.5%Q2 2026 | 14.8%Q2 2026 | Burgos 5.7 pts higher |
| Money & work | |||
| Unemployment | 7.8%2025 | 8.6%2025 | Burgos 0.8 pts lower |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 36.3 per 1,000 people2024 | 40.2 per 1,000 people2025 | Burgos 10% lower |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 84.3 years2023 | 84.8 years2024 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 55%2024 | 42%2025 | Burgos 13.3 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 177,4022025 | 2,401,2212025 | Castilla y León 13.5× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 14.7%2025 | 11.8%2025 | Burgos 2.9 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (Burgos) and Jun 2026 (Castilla y León). 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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