Real rental prices, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, from the listings we analyze every day.
Median rent
€1,400/month
€1,200 to €1,750
Price per m²
17.1€
city median
Median size
85 m²
city median
Listings analyzed
2,600
Idealista listings
Valencia's rental market does not behave like Madrid's or Barcelona's, and the difference is worth understanding before you start looking. We analysed 4.871 listings across the city: the median rent is 1.450€ a month, at 16,7€ per square metre, and the typical flat is 88 m². That last number explains most of the rest. The median flat in Madrid is around 65 m², so Valencia looks cheap per square metre without being trivially cheap at the end of the month. What you are buying here is space.
The spread between neighbourhoods is wide but not extreme. At the top sits Sant Francesc, the historic and commercial core, at 1.925€ and 21,1€/m². At the bottom, Benimaclet, El Carme and La Malva-rosa cluster around 1.300€, but for very different reasons: Benimaclet gives you 90 m² at 15,0€/m², while in El Carme you pay 18,3€/m² for small flats in the medieval old town. Reading the headline rent without the price per square metre will mislead you here more than in most cities.
One figure genuinely sets Valencia apart, and it shows up plainly in the listings: the private landlord still exists. Depending on the neighbourhood, between 13% and 31% of listings are posted by the owner directly. In Barcelona and Madrid the equivalent share is 3% to 8%. El Cabanyal (31%) and Arrancapins (27%) are the extremes. In practice it means that in Valencia you can rent without an agency in the middle, which is close to impossible in Madrid.
Every figure here comes from Idealista listings and from no other source. We use a single portal on purpose: prices from different portals are not comparable, and blending them produces averages that mean nothing. Our history is measured in months rather than years, so we describe the market as it stands today and never claim an annual trend.
| Neighbourhood | Median rent | €/m² | €/m² trend | With a lift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sant Francesc | €1,900 | 21.8€ | Not published | 91% |
| Russafa | €1,650 | 20.4€ | Not published | 67% |
| Arrancapins | €1,625 | 16.2€ | Not published | 97% |
| El Carme | €1,450 | 20.0€ | Not published | 54% |
| El Cabanyal | €1,400 | 18.5€ | Not published | 45% |
| Ciutat Jardí | €1,400 | 14.4€ | Not published | 96% |
| Mestalla | €1,400 | 16.5€ | Not published | 97% |
| Aiora | €1,400 | 16.4€ | Not published | 78% |
| Benimaclet | €1,375 | 15.0€ | Not published | 78% |
| La Malva-rosa | €1,300 | 15.6€ | Not published | 48% |
Sorted by median rent. We publish no trend: at the current sample size, any percentage would measure the sample rather than the market.
We check that our sample can support a trend before publishing one, and right now it cannot. At the number of listings we analyse per period in Valencia, splitting that same data in half at random already produces swings of more than 15%, with no change in the market at all. Any percentage we published would describe the size of our sample rather than rents.
The prices on this page are unaffected: a median needs far less history than a trend does. We will publish the change again once we can compare two long periods on the same coverage.
A price well below the local median is the most common red flag in Valencia rental scams. In a tight market, sustainable bargains do not exist.
The same data, calculated the same way, in the other cities we cover.
The median rent in Valencia is €1,400 a month, roughly 17€/m². Most flats let for between €1,200 and €1,750 a month, but the gap between areas is wide: from €1,300 in La Malva-rosa to €1,900 in Sant Francesc.
Of the 10 areas we analyze, Sant Francesc is the most expensive, with a median of €1,900 a month (21.8€/m²). The most affordable is La Malva-rosa, at €1,300 a month (15.6€/m²).
From the rental listings we analyze every day in Valencia. This page uses 2600 Idealista listings published over the last few months. We calculate every figure from a single source on purpose: prices from different portals are not comparable, and mixing them would distort the medians. Our history runs to months, not years, so we always describe the market as it is right now.