Girona vs Valencia

One grid, matching units, the same reporting periods.

Our readGirona leads on this lens.

Equal weight of habitual rent and the provincial unemployment rate.

Metric winsGirona 1 — 1 Valencia

Winning a metric does not imply equal decision importance.

Largest trade-off€ 0.9 /m² rent gap

Housing pressure is the most immediate monthly difference.

Decision lens

RecommendedGirona

Girona has the higher equal-weight score (78).

Score gap+4

A close call — review the trade-offs.

Girona / Valencia78 / 74

Housing is not the binding constraint — opportunity might be.

Catalunya

Girona

Comunitat Valenciana

Valencia

Habitual rent€8.9/m²€8.0/m²

Unemployment7.7%10.7%

SERPAVI 2015–2024 Official series Official series

Rent trajectories

Same baseline. Same unit.

Girona

5.92015

6.12016

6.52017

6.72018

7.32019

7.62020

7.82021

8.22022

8.42023

8.92024

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

Valencia is lower on habitual rent. Girona 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.