Vigo vs Valencia

One grid, matching units, the same reporting periods.

Our readVigo leads on this lens.

Equal weight of habitual rent and the provincial unemployment rate.

Metric winsVigo 2 — 0 Valencia

Winning a metric does not imply equal decision importance.

Largest trade-off€ 1.3 /m² rent gap

Housing pressure is the most immediate monthly difference.

Decision lens

RecommendedVigo

Vigo has the higher equal-weight score (81).

Score gap+7

Directionally clear under this lens.

Vigo / Valencia81 / 74

Housing is not the binding constraint — opportunity might be.

Galicia

Vigo

Comunitat Valenciana

Valencia

Habitual rent€6.7/m²€8.0/m²

Unemployment9.3%10.7%

SERPAVI 2015–2024 Official series Official series

Rent trajectories

Same baseline. Same unit.

Vigo

4.92015

4.92016

5.12017

5.22018

5.52019

5.62020

5.92021

6.22022

6.32023

6.72024

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

Vigo is lower on habitual rent and 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.