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City · Comunitat Valenciana
A quiet Mediterranean tile-making city with a port beach, cheap flats and the Valencia train a short ride away.
94th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Region
Orange groves, paella and a long sunny coast, home to Spain's third city and some of its biggest foreign communities.
29th of 34 European metro regions
Castellón de la Plana is a city and Comunitat Valenciana 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 weak job market with high unemployment; A car is needed for most daily life.
Watch out: Hot sticky summers and violent autumn rain with serious flash floods in recent years; Burglary and petty theft in some coastal and resort areas.
Of 13 figures both publish in the same unit, Castellón de la Plana is better on 8 and Comunitat Valenciana on 2; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Castellón de la Plana | Comunitat Valenciana | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €5.4 a month2024 | €6.3 a month2024 | Castellón de la Plana 14% lower |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €380 a month2024 | €443 a month2024 | Castellón de la Plana 14% lower |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €500 a month2024 | €526 a month2024 | Castellón de la Plana 5% lower |
| Rents, change in a year | 4.3%2024 | 5.0%2024 | Castellón de la Plana 0.7 pts lower |
| Buying price per m² | €1,516Q2 2026 | €1,935Q2 2026 | Castellón de la Plana 22% lower |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €121,288Q2 2026 | €154,800Q2 2026 | Castellón de la Plana 22% lower |
| House prices, change in a year | 15.3%Q2 2026 | 13.0%Q2 2026 | Castellón de la Plana 2.3 pts higher |
| Money & work | |||
| Unemployment | 13.8%2025 | 11.6%2025 | Castellón de la Plana 2.2 pts higher |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 41.5 per 1,000 people2024 | 54.0 per 1,000 people2025 | Castellón de la Plana 23% lower |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.2 years2023 | 83.5 years2024 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 43%2024 | 38%2025 | Castellón de la Plana 5.2 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 183,7112025 | 5,425,1822025 | Comunitat Valenciana 29.5× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 24.7%2025 | 24.1%2025 | Castellón de la Plana 0.6 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (Castellón de la Plana) and Jun 2026 (Comunitat Valenciana). 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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