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City · Extremadura
A walled medieval and Renaissance city in Extremadura: cheap, safe, very hot in summer and far from any main airport.
108th 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
Cáceres 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: A thin job market and high unemployment; The furthest city in Spain from a main airport.
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, Cáceres is better on 2 and Extremadura on 8; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Cáceres | Extremadura | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €5.4 a month2024 | €5.0 a month2024 | Cáceres 8% higher |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €378 a month2024 | €349 a month2024 | Cáceres 8% higher |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €475 a month2024 | €425 a month2024 | Cáceres 12% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 4.0%2024 | 3.3%2024 | Cáceres 0.7 pts higher |
| Buying price per m² | €1,543Q2 2026 | €997Q2 2026 | Cáceres 55% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €123,424Q2 2026 | €79,728Q2 2026 | Cáceres 55% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 12.3%Q2 2026 | 12.8%Q2 2026 | Cáceres 0.5 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Unemployment | 15.6%2025 | 14.8%2025 | Cáceres 0.8 pts higher |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 38.7 per 1,000 people2024 | 34.5 per 1,000 people2025 | Cáceres 12% higher |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.4 years2023 | 83.2 years2024 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 52%2024 | 34%2025 | Cáceres 17.2 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 96,6512025 | 1,053,3452025 | Extremadura 10.9× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 6.7%2025 | 6.0%2025 | Cáceres 0.7 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (Cáceres) 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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