Relocation index · 26 Sep 2026
Rank the place
before you choose it.
A decision guide for people moving to Spain. Compare 28 cities for a life there — then weight the ranking around how you actually want to live.
Fast answers
Start with the decision.
Three defensible shortlists from the current weights. Open the city to see who it is actually for — and what could change the call.
The rational value pick if sunshine is secondary.
88 →Best valueCáceresThe value extreme. Come with income, or do not come.
95 affordability →Best opportunitySan SebastiánThe living-quality peak, with a housing bill to match.
95 opportunity →Rent comes from SERPAVI municipal data and unemployment from INE provincial data. Scores scale these two series; they are not an official index or forecast.
The map
This is not one market.
Mediterranean sun, Atlantic value, island climate and inland jobs pull in different directions. Rank the set; do not average it.
Browse all places →Hover a pin. Every region in the set is on the map.
Current ranking
Explore the set.
The default score weights habitual rent and provincial unemployment equally.
How the score works
No mystery score.
Find reweights the rent and unemployment scores, then separately applies your climate, coast and city-size preferences.
Set your weights →