Families with children
For households raising children: schools you trust, safe neighbourhoods, room to breathe and places for kids to play.
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The six largest cities for families with children
The same cities as on the homepage, scored for this group. Ranks are among 151 cities with enough data.
- Madrid46Mixed fit · #99 of 151Helped by Life expectancy; Household income per person
- Barcelona39Weak fit · #131 of 151Helped by Life expectancy; Household income per person
- Valencia33Weak fit · #145 of 151Helped by Household income per person
- Zaragoza59Good fit · #30 of 151Helped by Recorded crime; Life expectancy
- Sevilla31Weak fit · #147 of 151No standout strengths for this lens.
- Málaga26Poor fit · #151 of 151No standout strengths for this lens.
All 151 cities
Ranked for families with children, all-round. Scroll the list or search.
| # | City | Region | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamora | Castilla y León | Great fit |
| 2 | Lugo | Galicia | Great fit |
| 3 | Logroño | La Rioja | Great fit |
| 4 | Burgos | Castilla y León | Great fit |
| 5 | Ourense | Galicia | Great fit |
| 6 | Palencia | Castilla y León | Good fit |
| 7 | Valladolid | Castilla y León | Good fit |
| 8 | Ciudad Real | Castilla-La Mancha | Good fit |
| 9 | Avilés | Principado de Asturias | Good fit |
| 10 | Ponferrada | Castilla y León | Good fit |
| 11 | Pontevedra | Galicia | Good fit |
| 12 | Huesca | Aragón | Good fit |
| 13 | Oviedo | Principado de Asturias | Good fit |
| 14 | Salamanca | Castilla y León | Good fit |
| 15 | Linares | Andalucía | Good fit |
| 16 | Fuenlabrada | Comunidad de Madrid | Good fit |
| 17 | Gijón | Principado de Asturias | Good fit |
| 18 | Santander | Cantabria | Good fit |
| 19 | Siero | Principado de Asturias | Good fit |
| 20 | Toledo | Castilla-La Mancha | Good fit |
| 21 | Aranjuez | Comunidad de Madrid | Good fit |
| 22 | Coslada | Comunidad de Madrid | Good fit |
| 23 | Jaén | Andalucía | Good fit |
| 24 | Torrejón de Ardoz | Comunidad de Madrid | Good fit |
| 25 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | País Vasco | Good fit |
| 26 | Cáceres | Extremadura | Good fit |
| 27 | Cuenca | Castilla-La Mancha | Good fit |
| 28 | Las Rozas de Madrid | Comunidad de Madrid | Good fit |
| 29 | Vigo | Galicia | Good fit |
| 30 | Zaragoza | Aragón | Good fit |
| 31 | León | Castilla y León | Good fit |
| 32 | Rivas-Vaciamadrid | Comunidad de Madrid | Good fit |
| 33 | Sant Cugat del Vallès | Cataluña | Good fit |
| 34 | Santiago de Compostela | Galicia | Good fit |
| 35 | Segovia | Castilla y León | Good fit |
| 36 | A Coruña | Galicia | Mixed fit |
| 37 | Alcoy | Comunitat Valenciana | Mixed fit |
| 38 | Guadalajara | Castilla-La Mancha | Mixed fit |
| 39 | Pinto | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 40 | Castellón de la Plana | Comunitat Valenciana | Mixed fit |
| 41 | Tres Cantos | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 42 | Utrera | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 43 | Viladecans | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 44 | Ferrol | Galicia | Mixed fit |
| 45 | Lorca | Región de Murcia | Mixed fit |
| 46 | San Fernando | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 47 | Talavera de la Reina | Castilla-La Mancha | Mixed fit |
| 48 | Torrelavega | Cantabria | Mixed fit |
| 49 | Valdemoro | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 50 | Alcobendas | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 51 | Cerdanyola del Vallès | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 52 | Elda | Comunitat Valenciana | Mixed fit |
| 53 | Granollers | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 54 | La Línea de la Concepción | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 55 | Vic | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 56 | Alcalá de Henares | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 57 | Arganda del Rey | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 58 | Boadilla del Monte | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 59 | Sabadell | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 60 | San Sebastián de los Reyes | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 61 | San Vicente del Raspeig | Comunitat Valenciana | Mixed fit |
| 62 | Terrassa | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 63 | Albacete | Castilla-La Mancha | Mixed fit |
| 64 | Alcorcón | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 65 | Lleida | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 66 | Cartagena | Región de Murcia | Mixed fit |
| 67 | Elche | Comunitat Valenciana | Mixed fit |
| 68 | Majadahonda | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 69 | Mérida | Extremadura | Mixed fit |
| 70 | Molina de Segura | Región de Murcia | Mixed fit |
| 71 | Roquetas de Mar | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 72 | Rubí | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 73 | Torrent | Comunitat Valenciana | Mixed fit |
| 74 | Ávila | Castilla y León | Mixed fit |
| 75 | Cádiz | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 76 | Móstoles | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 77 | Pozuelo de Alarcón | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 78 | Sanlúcar de Barrameda | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 79 | Algeciras | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 80 | Badajoz | Extremadura | Mixed fit |
| 81 | Colmenar Viejo | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 82 | Mollet del Vallès | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 83 | San Sebastián | País Vasco | Mixed fit |
| 84 | Vila-real | Comunitat Valenciana | Mixed fit |
| 85 | Bilbao | País Vasco | Mixed fit |
| 86 | Ceuta | Ceuta | Mixed fit |
| 87 | Collado Villalba | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 88 | Motril | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 89 | Pamplona | Comunidad Foral de Navarra | Mixed fit |
| 90 | Tarragona | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 91 | El Ejido | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 92 | Granadilla de Abona | Canarias | Mixed fit |
| 93 | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Canarias | Mixed fit |
| 94 | Santa Lucía de Tirajana | Canarias | Mixed fit |
| 95 | Calvià | Illes Balears | Mixed fit |
| 96 | Castelldefels | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 97 | Chiclana de la Frontera | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 98 | Leganés | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 99 | Madrid | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 100 | Arrecife | Canarias | Mixed fit |
| 101 | Getafe | Comunidad de Madrid | Mixed fit |
| 102 | Girona | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 103 | Irun | País Vasco | Mixed fit |
| 104 | Manresa | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 105 | Melilla | Melilla | Mixed fit |
| 106 | Sant Boi de Llobregat | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 107 | Santa Coloma de Gramenet | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 108 | Cornellà de Llobregat | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 109 | Dos Hermanas | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 110 | Estepona | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 111 | Granada | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 112 | Paterna | Comunitat Valenciana | Mixed fit |
| 113 | Reus | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 114 | Rincón de la Victoria | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 115 | Alcalá de Guadaíra | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 116 | Córdoba | Andalucía | Mixed fit |
| 117 | Mataró | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 118 | Orihuela | Comunitat Valenciana | Mixed fit |
| 119 | Vilanova i la Geltrú | Cataluña | Mixed fit |
| 120 | Sagunto | Comunitat Valenciana | Weak fit |
| 121 | Badalona | Cataluña | Weak fit |
| 122 | El Prat de Llobregat | Cataluña | Weak fit |
| 123 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | Cataluña | Weak fit |
| 124 | Vélez-Málaga | Andalucía | Weak fit |
| 125 | Jerez de la Frontera | Andalucía | Weak fit |
| 126 | Murcia | Región de Murcia | Weak fit |
| 127 | Parla | Comunidad de Madrid | Weak fit |
| 128 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Canarias | Weak fit |
| 129 | Adeje | Canarias | Weak fit |
| 130 | Almería | Andalucía | Weak fit |
| 131 | Barcelona | Cataluña | Weak fit |
| 132 | Benidorm | Comunitat Valenciana | Weak fit |
| 133 | Huelva | Andalucía | Weak fit |
| 134 | Benalmádena | Andalucía | Weak fit |
| 135 | El Puerto de Santa María | Andalucía | Weak fit |
| 136 | Gandia | Comunitat Valenciana | Weak fit |
| 137 | San Bartolomé de Tirajana | Canarias | Weak fit |
| 138 | Arona | Canarias | Weak fit |
| 139 | Mijas | Andalucía | Weak fit |
| 140 | Ibiza | Illes Balears | Weak fit |
| 141 | Telde | Canarias | Weak fit |
| 142 | Palma | Illes Balears | Weak fit |
| 143 | Alicante | Comunitat Valenciana | Weak fit |
| 144 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Canarias | Weak fit |
| 145 | Valencia | Comunitat Valenciana | Weak fit |
| 146 | Marbella | Andalucía | Weak fit |
| 147 | Sevilla | Andalucía | Weak fit |
| 148 | Torremolinos | Andalucía | Poor fit |
| 149 | Fuengirola | Andalucía | Poor fit |
| 150 | Torrevieja | Comunitat Valenciana | Poor fit |
| 151 | Málaga | Andalucía | Poor fit |
All-round is the group's overall fit from our scoring. Pick a focus above to re-rank.
Regions ranked for families with children
All-round fit by region. A region is wider than any one city in it, so read the reasons.
- GaliciaGood fit · helped by Recorded crime, Rent per m², Households spending >40% of income on housing
- ExtremaduraGood fit · helped by Rent per m², Recorded crime, Households spending >40% of income on housing
- Principado de AsturiasMixed fit · helped by Recorded crime, Rents, change in a year, Households spending >40% of income on housing
- País VascoMixed fit · helped by Households spending >40% of income on housing, Homicides, House prices, change in a year
- AragónMixed fit · helped by Recorded crime, Households spending >40% of income on housing, Thefts
- La RiojaMixed fit · helped by Recorded crime, Rent per m², Wait for a specialist appointment
- Castilla y LeónMixed fit · helped by Recorded crime, Rent per m², Life expectancy
- Comunidad Foral de NavarraMixed fit · helped by Households spending >40% of income on housing, House prices, change in a year, Life expectancy
- Castilla-La ManchaMixed fit · helped by Rent per m², Buying price per m², Recorded crime
- Comunidad de MadridMixed fit · helped by Homicides, Life expectancy, Wait for surgery
- CantabriaMixed fit · helped by Thefts, Homicides, Wait for a specialist appointment
- CeutaMixed fit · helped by Homicides, Rents, change in a year, Burglaries
- Región de MurciaMixed fit · helped by Rent per m², Thefts, Buying price per m²
- MelillaMixed fit · helped by Homicides, Rents, change in a year, Burglaries
- CanariasWeak fit · helped by Households spending >40% of income on housing, Thefts
- Comunitat ValencianaWeak fit · helped by Rent per m²
- CataluñaWeak fit
- AndalucíaWeak fit · helped by Thefts
- Illes BalearsWeak fit · helped by Households spending >40% of income on housing
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