Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08904
Badia del Vallès
Badia del Vallès: living in Barcelona
Badia del Vallès offers 2545 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
13,060
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#4095 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,246 €/m²; cost of living at 102% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~31 min; airport ~68 min; Renfe ~25 min; coach ~18 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 2.6/10
Worse than other places. About 2,545 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.8% of padrón; international residents 5.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.6/10
Average. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.5% over the series; mean age 44.3; foreign residents 5.2%; property prices +6.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 0.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,994; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Badia del Vallès in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.3
<16
15%
16–64
63.2%
65+
21.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 12,683 (94.8%)
Foreign residents: 697 (5.2%)
- Morocco: 322
- China: 40
- Romania: 25
- Ukraine: 20
- Ecuador: 18
- Russia: 17
- Peru: 17
- Bolivia: 16
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 79% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08001 (17.1km)
299 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serra de Collserola (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 2.6 km
- 02Gallecs (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7.2 km
- 03Font Groga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 7.4 km
- 04Riu Congost (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8.5 km
- 05Rierada-Can Balasc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 8.6 km
Day trip
- 06Riera d`Arbucies-Hostalric (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 47.4 km
- 07Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 58 km
- 08Volcá de Sant Marc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 69.9 km
- 09Volcá del Puig Roig (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 69.9 km
- 10Volcà Traiter Inferior i Superior (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 74.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Badia del Vallès
€4,868
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€590
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€0
People in Barcelona pay about the same tax as here
In Badia del Vallès you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10%
SEPE unemployed
822
Affiliated workers (approx.)
5,820
Self-employed (approx.)
990
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- PSC-
Eva Menor Cantador (PSC-CP)
2023–2027 · Partit Dels Socialistes de Catalunya - Candidatura de Progrés
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Barcelona-El Prat (BCN) · 39.6 km · 68 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 24.4 km · 31 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 19.6 km · 17 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 22.3 km · 29 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 24.4 km · 31 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BARCELONA-SANT ANDREU · 13.4 km · 25 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 9.6 km · 18 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
6,038
462 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
613
47 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
755
58 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
15
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2545 sunshine hours
Badia del Vallès averages about 2545 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.2%) makes Badia del Vallès a practical base for remote work.
About Badia del Vallès
Badia del Vallès is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 821 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2721 €/m². Compare Badia del Vallès with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08904 · CP 08904 · lat 41.50820468547497, lon 2.114901213735047 · 721 m · Income: €32,123