Where 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.
The essentials
- No town suits everyone: it depends on what matters most to you.
- Every answer comes from the same dated figures as the town profiles.
- And each one takes you to where you can check it.
Pick a town and we'll send you its report.
The property tax on an average home, the real price per m², minutes to Barcelona and how it compares with its neighbours.
Some questions come up every time, and they almost always get opinions for answers. Here they get figures. Two lines each, and a link if you want more.
Which town near Barcelona comes out on top?
It depends on the profile, because there is no overall score. For “Family with children”, Sant Celoni, Torrelles de Llobregat and Sant Cebrià de Vallalta currently lead. Change the profile or the dimension and the order changes.
See the rankingWhere does buying cost least without moving far from Barcelona?
Within 45 minutes of the centre by public transport, Badia del Vallès: €1,637/m² (Jul 2025–Jun 2026), compared with €5,006/m² in Barcelona.
See the profileHow much space does a 70 m² Barcelona flat buy outside the city?
Up to 214 m², in Badia del Vallès, within 45 minutes by public transport.
Read the articleWhich towns have risen most in price?
Between 2015 and 2025, Sant Celoni: +114%. Barcelona, +62%. 61 of 83 towns rose faster than the city.
Read the articleWhere is property tax lowest?
The lowest bill on an average home is in Badia del Vallès: €327 a year. The lowest rate is in Castelldefels: 0.435%. They don't always match.
Read the articleWhich towns have an international school?
13 schools outside Barcelona city. In the Maresme: Cabrera de Mar, Canet de Mar and Montgat.
Read the articleWhere do the most children live?
In Sant Just Desvern: 18.1% of residents are under 15. Only 8 of 124 have more children than over-65s.
Read the articleHow many towns have capped rents?
111 of the 124 are declared stressed residential markets, where the Housing Act's rent limits apply. Every profile says whether the town is one, and since when.
Find my townDoes living by the sea cost more?
In the Maresme, less than you'd think: the median for seafront towns is €3,053/m², and for the rest, €2,948/m².
Read the articleCan I trust these figures?
They come from public registers (sales, the Cadastre, bylaws, Idescat, transport timetables), and each one carries the date it was read. Verithic is listed in the datos.gob.es applications catalogue.
Read the articleHow we worked it out
Every answer is recalculated from the same figures as the town profiles and the other Insights pieces; each one's method is in the article or profile it links to.
- Generalitat de Catalunya, Secretaria d'Habitatge — compravendes registrades · read 3 November 2026
- 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 11 October 2026
- Dirección General del Catastro, estadística del Catastro urbano 2026 · read 3 November 2026
- Idescat, El municipi en xifres (EMEX), 2025 · read 3 November 2026
- BOE, stressed-market declarations · read 3 November 2026
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