Housing and land

How hard is it to pay for housing in my town?

Name: Housing cost burden
Creator: Generalitat de Catalunya -- Observatori del Territori: indicadors territorials
License: https://analisi.transparenciacatalunya.cat/

Housing cost burden

What share of a household's income goes on rent or the mortgage, in each municipality, according to the Observatori del Territori. Alongside, the 30% line set by the housing law.

2024 · Generalitat de Catalunya -- Observatori del Territori: indicadors territorials

Rent cost, as % of household income (2024)

553 municipalities with data. The median of Catalan municipalities is 24.8 %.

The most populous municipalities
Municipality	Rent cost, as % of household income
Barcelona	35.3 %
l'Hospitalet de Llobregat	34.6 %
Terrassa	28.3 %
Badalona	34.1 %
Sabadell	29.9 %
Lleida	24.8 %
Tarragona	27.4 %
Mataró	31.3 %
Santa Coloma de Gramenet	33.2 %
Reus	26.8 %

Source: Generalitat de Catalunya -- Observatori del Territori: indicadors territorials. Data as of 2024. Updated 5/11/2026.

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