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Canyelles or Vilanova i la Geltrú

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How they compare
CanyellesVilanova i la Geltrú
Property tax (IBI) rate0.97%0.909%
Yearly property tax, average home€927We leave it out: the cadastral revaluation is recent and the tax base is phased in over nine years.
To Plaça Catalunya by public transport, centre to centre91 min · 1 change: bus + Rodalies (L68, R2S)67 min · Direct by Rodalies (R2S)
To Barcelona by car48 min47 min
To the airport by car34 min34 min
Walk to the beach116 min20 min
Walk to school7 min1 min
Price per m², Jul 2025–Jun 2026€2,194€2,795
Residents of other nationalities10.8%14.0%
Rent-controlled areaYesYes
Tourist flats per 100 residents1.90.6
To the airport by public transport, centre to centre92 min58 min
Sources and notes
  • Property tax (IBI) rate: Each council's 2026 tax bylaw. Read on 3 November 2026.
  • Yearly property tax, average home: Council rate (2026 tax bylaw) × average cadastral value of the town's homes (Catastro 2026). Read on 3 November 2026.
  • To Plaça Catalunya by public transport, centre to centre: Official public transport timetables, leaving between 7 and 9am, waits included. Read on 11 October 2026.
  • To Barcelona by car: OSRM over OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), without traffic. Measured on 3 November 2026.
  • To the airport by car: OSRM over OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), without traffic. Measured on 3 November 2026.
  • Walk to the beach: On foot, with OSRM over OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Measured on 3 November 2026.
  • Walk to school: On foot, with OSRM over OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Measured on 3 November 2026.
  • Price per m², Jul 2025–Jun 2026: Generalitat de Catalunya, registered sales of resale homes (Jul 2025–Jun 2026). Read on 3 November 2026.
  • Residents of other nationalities: Idescat, 2025 population census. Read on 3 November 2026.
  • Rent-controlled area: The Catalan government's list of declared towns, with their publication in the BOE (Law 12/2023). Read on 3 November 2026.
  • Tourist flats per 100 residents: Registre de Turisme de Catalunya (data as of 5 October 2026), over the residents in Idescat's 2025 census. Read on 3 November 2026.
  • To the airport by public transport, centre to centre: Official public transport timetables. Read on 11 October 2026.

Average home: the IBI rate × the town's average residential cadastral value (Catastro, 2026). Not shown where a recent cadastral revaluation is being phased in.

What tips the balance
  • Vilanova i la Geltrú is 24 minutes closer to Barcelona by public transport.
  • Only Vilanova i la Geltrú has direct public transport to Barcelona, 7–9am: bus, one every 5 min.
  • From Vilanova i la Geltrú the beach is 20 minutes' walk; from Canyelles, 116.
  • In Canyelles, a square metre costs 22% less (Jul 2025–Jun 2026).

Is moving from Canyelles to Vilanova i la Geltrú worth it?

Your home today
In the new town you'd like to
Monthly difference

more than today

€53
Hours travelling a year

less than today

−180 h
Minutes each way

less than today

−24 min

What it measures: what you pay each month today, renting in Canyelles, minus what you would pay renting in Vilanova i la Geltrú, at the average rent of its contracts, whatever the floor area (your reference home: 151 m², the average sold in Canyelles). These are published averages for each municipality, not your own flat.

Going by public averages, if you moved from Canyelles to Vilanova i la Geltrú, you'd pay €53 more a month, and you'd save 180 hours a year.

What we assumed (1)
  • Hours a year count 45 weeks of going into the centre: the year minus holidays.
See the full calculation

Vilanova i la Geltrú: 24 minutes closer to Barcelona by public transport.

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