Valencia was the most expensive city for renting residential real estate in the Region of Valencia in Spain, in October 2023. The average monthly rent stood at 12.9 euros per square meter in that period. That was slightly higher than the national average. Overall, the majority of households in Spain live in an owner-occupied home.

The average price per square meter of residential rental property in Spain has shown a consistent upward trend, reflecting a steady growth in the rental market. In 2024, the average rent reached 13.5 euros per square meter. This marks a notable increase since 2015, when rent cost 7.4 euros per square meter. Rental costs varied across the different regions of the country, with the Balearic Islands and Catalonia recording the highest rents.

Average price measured in €/m2 for renting apartments in Valencia according to Idealista website.

The annual prime rent for warehouses over 5,000 square meters in the occupier logistics market in Barcelona reached 96 euros per square meter in the last quarter of 2023. In Madrid and Valencia, prices were lower, at 78 euros per square meter and 66 euros per square meter.

The prime rent for high street retail real estate in Spain rose for the second year in a row in 2023. In that year, the prime rent for high street real estate amounted to 250 euros per square meter. Despite the increase, rents remained below the levels recorded in 2019, when the average price stood at 265 euros per month.

Housing Index in Spain increased to 1972.10 EUR/SQ. METRE in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 1921 EUR/SQ. METRE in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Spain House Prices - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The return rate of investment in rental housing stood at 10.1 percent points in Gandía, in the province of Valencia in 2022. It ranked as the city where it was the most profitable to rent out a house based on the value of a property on sale and the annual income derived from house rents. Valencia, Murcia, and Alicante were some of the provinces with the highest return on investment.

Murcia ranked as the Spanish region where it was the most profitable to rent out a house based on the value of a property on sale and the annual income derived from house rents, with a rate of return of investment that exceeded seven percentage points. Murcia and Valencia were among the six regions which surpassed the national average of 6.5 percent.