Rent effort rate in Catalonia, by comarca and town.
In 2025, the median town stood at 18.5%. Barcelonès is the highest comarca at 28.6%; Terra Alta the lowest at 12.8%.
- Median town, 2025
- 18.5%
- Highest comarca
- 28.6%
- Barcelonès
- Lowest comarca
- 12.8%
- Terra Alta
All 43 comarques
| # | Place | Rent effort rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelonès | 28.6% |
| 2 | Garraf | 26.2% |
| 3 | Baix Llobregat | 24.9% |
| 4 | Maresme | 24.3% |
| 5 | Baix Penedès | 22.8% |
| 6 | Vallès Occidental | 22.7% |
| 7 | Baix Empordà | 22.1% |
| 8 | Aran | 22.0% |
| 9 | Vallès Oriental | 21.4% |
| 10 | Gironès | 20.7% |
| 11 | Selva | 20.5% |
| 12 | Alt Empordà | 20.5% |
| 13 | Alt Penedès | 20.4% |
| 14 | Tarragonès | 20.4% |
| 15 | Alt Urgell | 20.4% |
| 16 | Baix Camp | 18.9% |
| 17 | Cerdanya | 18.1% |
| 18 | Pla de l'Estany | 18.0% |
| 19 | Anoia | 17.8% |
| 20 | Moianès | 17.4% |
| 21 | Osona | 17.3% |
| 22 | Segrià | 17.2% |
| 23 | Bages | 17.1% |
| 24 | Alt Camp | 16.8% |
| 25 | Baix Ebre | 16.4% |
| 26 | Garrotxa | 16.3% |
| 27 | Montsià | 16.0% |
| 28 | Pallars Sobirà | 16.0% |
| 29 | Ripollès | 16.0% |
| 30 | Alta Ribagorça | 15.3% |
| 31 | Priorat | 15.2% |
| 32 | Urgell | 15.2% |
| 33 | Berguedà | 15.2% |
| 34 | Garrigues | 15.2% |
| 35 | Conca de Barberà | 15.1% |
| 36 | Lluçanès | 15.1% |
| 37 | Noguera | 14.4% |
| 38 | Pla d'Urgell | 14.2% |
| 39 | Pallars Jussà | 13.8% |
| 40 | Solsonès | 13.7% |
| 41 | Ribera d'Ebre | 13.1% |
| 42 | Segarra | 13.1% |
| 43 | Terra Alta | 12.8% |
Highest towns
| # | Place | Rent effort rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivella | 38.3% |
| 2 | Esplugues de Llobregat | 35.5% |
| 3 | Sant Cebrià de Vallalta | 32.0% |
| 4 | Masllorenç | 30.6% |
| 5 | Riudecanyes | 30.5% |
| 6 | Sant Adrià de Besòs | 30.4% |
| 7 | Sitges | 30.1% |
| 8 | Sant Vicenç de Montalt | 29.7% |
| 9 | Badalona | 29.7% |
| 10 | Sant Joan de Mollet | 29.1% |
Lowest towns
| # | Place | Rent effort rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascó | 10.4% |
| 2 | Saldes | 11.0% |
| 3 | Batea | 11.1% |
| 4 | Bossòst | 11.8% |
| 5 | Soses | 12.1% |
| 6 | Flix | 12.1% |
| 7 | Talarn | 12.4% |
| 8 | Brunyola i Sant Martí Sapresa | 12.5% |
| 9 | Cardona | 12.5% |
| 10 | Borredà | 12.5% |
Source and method
A year of average rent on new contracts as a share of average net household income. Red is more stretched than the median Catalan town, blue less. The income covers every household, owners included, so this understates what renters pay: few towns pass the usual 30% overburden line. Rent is the latest Incasòl year; INE's income lags two years. Source: Incasòl (rent) and INE ADRH (household income), 2025. Comarca figures are population-weighted averages of their towns.
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