The Madrid frontier: the towns with the best price for their distance from Madrid →
Isidro Jabato · CC BY-SA 3.0Seven Maresme towns a relocation firm recommends. What each one costs, with sources.
On 30 May 2026 Coastal Living Relocation Services published its pick of the best places to live on the Maresme coast. The list is good. It contains two figures. We put the official ones next to each town: what a home sold for, what a rent cost, how long the journey takes, where the international school is.
kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0Buying in Castelldefels from abroad. What homes really sold for, and what they cost to keep.
What a buying agent would show a client from abroad if all they could use were the official registers. Castelldefels first, with Gavà and Sitges either side.
Nansen · Public domainWhat a buyer knows about Tiana before calling you. The figures, with sources.
If you are selling a home in Tiana, this is the sheet the buyer already has open when they ring.
Josep Renalias · CC BY-SA 3.0What a non-resident pays for a home near Barcelona and near Madrid, town by town
The taxes on a home when you live outside Spain, in six towns, each figure with its source.
Jorge Franganillo · CC BY 2.0No housing decree: what still protects your rent near Barcelona, town by town
Congress voted the decree down on 2 October. In 111 of the 124 places, rent is still capped under the stressed-zone rules.
Carlos Pino Andújar · CC BY-SA 4.0The lowest property-tax bill isn't where the rate is lowest
Property tax (IBI) on an average home runs from €327 to €1,363 a year, depending on the town. The rate alone won't tell you what you'll pay.
Isidro Jabato · CC BY-SA 3.0Uphill or by the sea? What the beach costs in the Maresme
Three pairs of neighbouring towns, one uphill and one by the sea. In one pair, moving down to the beach adds 47% to the price per m². In another, just 2%.
Pere López Brosa · CC BY-SA 4.0International schools around Barcelona: where they are and what they cost
13 schools with a foreign curriculum or the International Baccalaureate outside Barcelona city, across 4 comarcas. Published fees from €6,700 a year.
Nansen · Public domainWhere to live near Barcelona: short answers to the usual questions
The questions everyone asks Google before moving, answered in two lines with today's figures.
Zarateman · CC0 1.0Verithic and property portals: what each one is for
Portals show you homes. Verithic helps you choose the town to look in. They work together: first you decide the place, then you look for the home.
Ten years of prices: Barcelona rose, its neighbours rose faster
Between 2015 and 2025, the price per m² rose 62% in the city and a median 75% around it. 61 of 83 towns outpaced it.
How much space does a Barcelona flat buy outside the city?
What a 70 m² flat is worth in Barcelona buys up to 214 m² within 45 minutes by public transport. The five towns where it goes furthest.
Josep Renalias · CC BY-SA 3.0Only 8 towns around Barcelona have more children than over-65s
Almost everywhere around Barcelona, people aged 65 and over outnumber children under 15. These are the exceptions.
Insights, once a month in your inbox
The month's new pieces, and the figure nobody else has told you about.
Verithic Insights, once a month, in your inbox. Verithic sends it with your consent, and one click unsubscribes you. You can see, correct or delete your data at hello@verithic.com. More in Privacy.
If you're a journalist, you can quote every figure. Go to the press room →
Verithic is listed in the datos.gob.es applications catalogue