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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
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
Comunitat Valenciana is a region and Valencia a city. 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: Hot sticky summers and violent autumn rain with serious flash floods in recent years; Burglary and petty theft in some coastal and resort areas.
Watch out: Competition for flats in Ruzafa and El Carmen; Crowds around the centre and the beach in summer.
Of 13 figures both publish in the same unit, Comunitat Valenciana is better on 8 and Valencia on 2; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Comunitat Valenciana | Valencia | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €6.3 a month2024 | €8.2 a month2024 | Comunitat Valenciana 23% lower |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €443 a month2024 | €573 a month2024 | Comunitat Valenciana 23% lower |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €526 a month2024 | €681 a month2024 | Comunitat Valenciana 23% lower |
| Rents, change in a year | 5.0%2024 | 5.9%2024 | Comunitat Valenciana 0.9 pts lower |
| Buying price per m² | €1,935Q2 2026 | €2,973Q2 2026 | Comunitat Valenciana 35% lower |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €154,800Q2 2026 | €237,824Q2 2026 | Comunitat Valenciana 35% lower |
| House prices, change in a year | 13.0%Q2 2026 | 17.0%Q2 2026 | Comunitat Valenciana 4.0 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Unemployment | 11.6%2025 | 10.9%2025 | Comunitat Valenciana 0.7 pts higher |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 54.0 per 1,000 people2025 | 75.3 per 1,000 people2024 | Comunitat Valenciana 28% lower |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.5 years2024 | 83.3 years2023 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 38%2025 | 55%2024 | Comunitat Valenciana 16.5 pts lower |
| People | |||
| Population | 5,425,1822025 | 840,7922025 | Comunitat Valenciana 6.5× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 24.1%2025 | 26.5%2025 | Comunitat Valenciana 2.4 pts lower |
Data through Jun 2026 (Comunitat Valenciana) 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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