Alicante vs Valencia

One grid, matching units, the same reporting periods.

Our readAlicante leads on this lens.

Equal weight of habitual rent and the provincial unemployment rate.

Metric winsAlicante 1 — 1 Valencia

Winning a metric does not imply equal decision importance.

Largest trade-off€ 1.2 /m² rent gap

Housing pressure is the most immediate monthly difference.

Decision lens

RecommendedAlicante

Alicante has the higher equal-weight score (77).

Score gap+3

A close call — review the trade-offs.

Alicante / Valencia77 / 74

Housing is not the binding constraint — opportunity might be.

Comunitat Valenciana

Alicante

Comunitat Valenciana

Valencia

Habitual rent€6.8/m²€8.0/m²

Unemployment11.4%10.7%

SERPAVI 2015–2024 Official series Official series

Rent trajectories

Same baseline. Same unit.

Alicante

4.42015

4.42016

4.42017

4.72018

5.22019

5.52020

5.62021

5.92022

6.32023

6.82024

Valencia

4.62015

4.62016

4.82017

5.22018

5.82019

6.02020

6.42021

6.92022

7.42023

8.02024

SERPAVI median monthly rent divided by median floor area, collective housing. SERPAVI

Decision snapshot

Alicante is lower on habitual rent. Valencia is lower on unemployment.

Equal weight of habitual rent and the provincial unemployment rate.

Data notice

Rent is SERPAVI, euros per square metre, for the municipality. Unemployment is the INE provincial rate. The score only scales those two. It is not an official index.