How many towns near Barcelona does Verithic compare?

124, in 6 comarcas: Maresme (30), Barcelonès (5), Vallès Occidental (23), Baix Llobregat (30), Garraf (6) and Vallès Oriental (30). For each: price per m², rent, property tax (IBI), public transport, schools and hospital, with the source and date of every figure.

Where does buying a home cost least near Barcelona?

Within 45 minutes of Plaça Catalunya by public transport, Badia del Vallès: €1,637/m² for resale homes (Jul 2025–Jun 2026, Generalitat de Catalunya), 44 minutes door to door. In Barcelona, €5,006/m².

Which town gets you into Barcelona fastest?

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: 20 minutes door to door to Plaça Catalunya by public transport, leaving 7–9am, waits and changes included. Next come Sant Adrià de Besòs (22) and Santa Coloma de Gramenet (22).

Where is property tax (IBI) lowest near Barcelona?

In Badia del Vallès: about €327 a year on an average home (the Catastro's 2026 average value times the council's rate). The highest bill is in Alella: €1,363.

Where is rent lowest near Barcelona?

In Badia del Vallès: €415 a month on average across registered leases in 2025 (Secretaria d'Habitatge, Generalitat de Catalunya). In Barcelona, €1,135.

Which comarca has the lowest home prices near Barcelona?

The Vallès Oriental: a median of €2,348/m² across its towns (Jul 2025–Jun 2026). The highest is the Barcelonès: €3,107/m².

Where to live near Barcelona: all 124 towns, compared.

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All 124 towns, by comarca+

Maresme · 30

Barcelonès · 5

Vallès Occidental · 23

Baix Llobregat · 30

Garraf · 6

Vallès Oriental · 30

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The guide, in figures

Where to live near Barcelona, comarca by comarca

The 124 towns sit in 6 comarcas (Catalan counties). Each row gives you the median for its towns; each town's page has the detail.

Maresme · 30
Median price per m²
€2,983
Median rent
€993/month
Property tax (IBI), average home
€802/year
Quickest into Barcelona
El Masnou32 min to Pl. Catalunya
Barcelonès · 5
Median price per m²
€3,107
Median rent
€915/month
Property tax (IBI), average home
€436/year
Quickest into Barcelona
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat20 min to Pl. Catalunya
Vallès Occidental · 23
Median price per m²
€2,414
Median rent
€816/month
Property tax (IBI), average home
€593/year
Quickest into Barcelona
Montcada i Reixac24 min to Pl. Catalunya
Baix Llobregat · 30
Median price per m²
€2,762
Median rent
€904/month
Property tax (IBI), average home
€635/year
Quickest into Barcelona
Cornellà de Llobregat24 min to Pl. Catalunya
Garraf · 6
Median price per m²
€2,786
Median rent
€892/month
Property tax (IBI), average home
€822/year
Quickest into Barcelona
Sitges57 min to Pl. Catalunya
Vallès Oriental · 30
Median price per m²
€2,348
Median rent
€818/month
Property tax (IBI), average home
€666/year
Quickest into Barcelona
La Llagosta36 min to Pl. Catalunya

Where to live near Barcelona, comarca by comarca
Comarca	Towns	Median price per m²	Median rent	Property tax (IBI), average home	Quickest into Barcelona
Maresme	30	€2,983	€993/month	€802/year	El Masnou32 min to Pl. Catalunya
Barcelonès	5	€3,107	€915/month	€436/year	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat20 min to Pl. Catalunya
Vallès Occidental	23	€2,414	€816/month	€593/year	Montcada i Reixac24 min to Pl. Catalunya
Baix Llobregat	30	€2,762	€904/month	€635/year	Cornellà de Llobregat24 min to Pl. Catalunya
Garraf	6	€2,786	€892/month	€822/year	Sitges57 min to Pl. Catalunya
Vallès Oriental	30	€2,348	€818/month	€666/year	La Llagosta36 min to Pl. Catalunya

*Price per m², resale homes: Generalitat de Catalunya, Secretaria d'Habitatge — compravendes registrades (Jul 2025–Jun 2026) · read 11 Oct 2026.
*Average rent: Secretaria d'Habitatge, Generalitat de Catalunya — average rent on registered leases (2025) · read 11 Oct 2026.
*Property tax on an average home: Dirección General del Catastro, urban cadastre statistics 2026, times the council's IBI rate (2026).
*To Plaça Catalunya by public transport: ATM, Renfe and FGC GTFS timetables. Door to door, waits included, leaving 7–9am · read 11 Oct 2026.

By what you need

Six shortcuts, each with its rule

Three towns per need. Under each title, the rule that orders the list.

Buy for less without moving far

Lowest price per m² within 45 minutes of Plaça Catalunya by public transport.

1Badia del Vallès€1,637/m² · 44 min
2Cervelló€2,251/m² · 45 min
3La Llagosta€2,368/m² · 36 min

Get into the centre fastest

Fewest door-to-door minutes to Plaça Catalunya, leaving 7–9am, waits included.

Pay the least property tax

Lowest annual bill on the town's average home.

1Badia del Vallès€327/year
2El Prat de Llobregat€348/year
3La Llagosta€407/year

The sea a stroll away

Beach 15 minutes' walk or less; lowest price per m² first.

1Malgrat de Mar€2,493/m² · 9 min walk
2Calella€2,555/m² · 6 min walk
3Pineda de Mar€2,590/m² · 10 min walk

Where there are the most children

Highest share of residents aged 0–14 (Idescat, the Catalan statistics institute).

An international school in town

With an international school in the town; fewest minutes to Plaça Catalunya first.

1El Prat de LlobregatEmilio Sánchez American School
2Esplugues de LlobregatThe American School of Barcelona
3MontgatHamelin-Laie International School

Barcelona city is left out of the lists. Thresholds: 45 minutes for a daily commute; 15 minutes' walk for "the sea a stroll away".

Common questionsWhere to live near Barcelona: the usual questionsTwo-line answers, worked out from the same figures as the town pages.

How many towns near Barcelona does Verithic compare?: 124, in 6 comarcas: Maresme (30), Barcelonès (5), Vallès Occidental (23), Baix Llobregat (30), Garraf (6) and Vallès Oriental (30). For each: price per m², rent, property tax (IBI), public transport, schools and hospital, with the source and date of every figure.
Where does buying a home cost least near Barcelona?: Within 45 minutes of Plaça Catalunya by public transport, Badia del Vallès: €1,637/m² for resale homes (Jul 2025–Jun 2026, Generalitat de Catalunya), 44 minutes door to door. In Barcelona, €5,006/m².See Badia del Vallès
Which town gets you into Barcelona fastest?: L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: 20 minutes door to door to Plaça Catalunya by public transport, leaving 7–9am, waits and changes included. Next come Sant Adrià de Besòs (22) and Santa Coloma de Gramenet (22).See L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Where is property tax (IBI) lowest near Barcelona?: In Badia del Vallès: about €327 a year on an average home (the Catastro's 2026 average value times the council's rate). The highest bill is in Alella: €1,363.See Badia del Vallès
Where is rent lowest near Barcelona?: In Badia del Vallès: €415 a month on average across registered leases in 2025 (Secretaria d'Habitatge, Generalitat de Catalunya). In Barcelona, €1,135.See Badia del Vallès
Which comarca has the lowest home prices near Barcelona?: The Vallès Oriental: a median of €2,348/m² across its towns (Jul 2025–Jun 2026). The highest is the Barcelonès: €3,107/m².Living in the Vallès Oriental

Comparison

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01	CastelldefelsBaix Llobregat	0.435%	€613	€5,041	28 min	17 min	34 min	15 · Bus	—	R2, R2S · every 8 min · 29 min to the centre	—	—	L94, L95, L97, X95, X97 · every 4 min · 31 min to the centre	29 min	31 min	4/4	0/4	28 min	7 min	The British School of Barcelona	48	16.8 °C	1.4	91.3 %	0.5
02	PallejàBaix Llobregat	0.44%	€635	€3,057	25 min	23 min	42 min	7.5 · FGC	—	—	R5, R6, R50, S4, S8 · every 8 min · no direct to the centre	—	L63 · every 15 min · no direct to the centre	—	44 min	3/4	3/4	28 min by car	3 min	Nearby · St. Patrick's International School	49	17.5 °C	0.2	91.6 %	0.2
03	Sant Vicenç de MontaltMaresme	0.468%	€842	€3,936	40 min	52 min	80 min	No direct service	—	—	—	—	—	—	116 min	3/4	2/4	29 min	6 min	Nearby · ISM	52	16.7 °C	0.4	88.9 %*	3.0
04	MatadeperaVallès Occidental	0.48%	€1,178	€2,757	37 min	45 min	79 min	No direct service	—	—	—	—	—	—	106 min	3/4	3/4	32 min by car	2 min	Nearby · Gresol International-American School	52	14.1 °C	49.1	—	0.1
05	Sant Vicenç dels HortsBaix Llobregat	0.487%	€614	€2,534	23 min	21 min	42 min	12.5 · FGC	—	—	R5, R6, R50, R60, S3, S4, S8, S9 · every 5 min · no direct to the centre	—	567, E8, E20, L50, L57A, L57M, L61, L61A, L62 · every 5 min · no direct to the centre	—	46 min	4/4	1/4	21 min by car	1 min	Nearby · St. Patrick's International School	49	17.5 °C	0.2	65.4 %	0.0
06	Sant Andreu de LlavaneresMaresme	0.4979%	€733	€3,390	38 min	51 min	71 min	6.5 · Rodalies	—	R1 · every 9 min · 45 min to the centre	—	—	—	45 min	110 min	4/4	3/4	31 min	9 min	Nearby · ISM	52	16.7 °C	0.4	88.8 %	1.5
07	Sant Joan DespíBaix Llobregat	0.509%	€546	€4,277	21 min	18 min	32 min	10 · Bus	—	R4 · every 15 min · 17 min to the centre	—	T1, T3 · every 10 min · no direct to the centre	63, 78, 157, 567, L67, X30, X43, X79 · every 6 min · no direct to the centre	17 min	49 min	4/4	0/4	23 min by car	5 min	St. Patrick's International School	48	16.8 °C	1.4	92.5 %	0.0
08	CabrilsMaresme	0.53%	€1,111	€2,990	34 min	46 min	62 min	1 · Bus	—	—	—	—	806 · every 60 min · 31 min to the centre	31 min	96 min	4/4	2/4	44 min	5 min	Nearby · BSB	52	16.7 °C	0.4	88.9 %*	1.1
09	SitgesGarraf	0.53%	€822	€5,736	41 min	28 min	57 min	6 · Bus	—	R2S · every 11 min · 46 min to the centre	—	—	E16, L94 · every 10 min · 53 min to the centre	46 min	50 min	4/4	2/4	3 min	5 min	The British School of Barcelona Sitges	49	16.6 °C	1.7	84.8 %	5.2
10	Barberà del VallèsVallès Occidental	0.541%	€428	€2,834	25 min	34 min	43 min	6 · Rodalies	—	R4 · every 10 min · 28 min to the centre	—	—	A1, A2 · every 10 min · no direct to the centre	28 min	75 min	3/4	0/4	20 min by car	6 min	Nearby · Synergy International Christian School	49	16.0 °C	11.5	82.3 %	0.0
11	Sant Cugat del VallèsVallès Occidental	0.555%	€950	€5,512	23 min	29 min	36 min	24 · FGC	—	—	S1, S2 · every 3 min · 23 min to the centre	—	128, A4, A6 · every 24 min · no direct to the centre	23 min	75 min	3/4	4/4	27 min by car	6 min	European International School of Barcelona	49	16.0 °C	11.5	90.5 %	0.1
12	GallifaVallès Occidental	0.57%	€573	—	54 min	63 min	140 min	No direct service	—	—	—	—	—	—	176 min	1/4	3/4	52 min by car	68 min	Nearby · Gresol International-American School	55	13.4 °C	43.6	—	0.6

Flood and fire risk: Generalitat de Catalunya, Protecció Civil: plans INUNCAT e INFOCAT por municipio (eqag-gzjs); read on 11 October 2026. The official level in the plan, not a forecast. Public transport: Generalitat de Catalunya / ATM — horarios del transporte público de Cataluña y de los autobuses interurbanos (GTFS); Renfe Cercanías (GTFS, CC BY 4.0); FGC (GTFS); read on 11 October 2026.

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*Municipal tax ordinances in force in 2026 (IBI rate; where not read yet, Spanish Ministry of Finance 2026) and Spanish Ministry of Finance — municipal tax information, 2026 (works tax and cadastral revision).

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*Generalitat de Catalunya, Secretaria d'Habitatge — average price per m² of resale homes sold from July 2025 to June 2026(registered sales).

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*Property tax on an average home: each council's 2026 rate × the average residential cadastral value (Catastro, 2026). We leave it out where a recent cadastral revaluation is still being phased in.

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*Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya — Dades meteorològiques diàries de la XEMA (7bvh-jvq2) · reference period 2015-2024.

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*OSRM over OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), read 11 October 2026. Driving routes with no traffic and walking routes, all from the town's official centre (Cap de municipi).

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*Protecció Civil — Estat de les platges de Catalunya · Departament d'Educació — Directori de centres docents, curs 2025/2026.

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*Generalitat de Catalunya / ATM — horarios del transporte público de Cataluña y de los autobuses interurbanos (GTFS); Renfe Cercanías (GTFS, CC BY 4.0); FGC (GTFS).

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*Registre de Turisme de Catalunya.

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Where to live near Barcelona: all 124 towns, compared.

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El Masnou

Montgat

Mataró

Where to live near Barcelona, comarca by comarca

Six shortcuts, each with its rule

Buy for less without moving far

Get into the centre fastest

Pay the least property tax

The sea a stroll away

Where there are the most children

An international school in town

All 124, side by side.

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