Barcelona · Cataluña · CP 08187
Sabadell
Sabadell: living in Barcelona
Sabadell offers 2545 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
225,368
Avg. summer temp
25.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1573 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~21 min; airport ~74 min; Renfe ~29 min; coach ~8 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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 88.0% of padrón; international residents 12.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −10.2% over the series; mean age 42.6; foreign residents 12.0%; 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-1,799; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Sabadell in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.6
<16
16.4%
16–64
64.6%
65+
19%
International community
Spanish nationals: 187,919 (88.0%)
Foreign residents: 25,725 (12.0%)
- Morocco: 5,426
- Bolivia: 2,328
- Romania: 1,863
- China: 1,543
- Ecuador: 1,003
- Paraguay: 874
- Pakistan: 790
- Colombia: 772
English speakers ≈ 107
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,246
Flats €/m²
2066 €
Houses €/m²
2426 €
6-year change
+45.9%
Province rank: # / 311 · 242% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 08001 (16.5km)
299 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Barcelona
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Gallecs (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 7 km
- 02Serra de Collserola (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8 km
- 03Massís de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.7 km
- 04Sant Llorenç del Munt i l`Obac (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 8.7 km
- 05Riu Congost (Open in Maps)
Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) · 10 km
Day trip
- 06Ricarda-Ca l`Arana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 27.6 km
- 07Remolar-Filipines (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 29.6 km
- 08Riera d`Arbucies-Hostalric (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 45.2 km
- 09Riera de Merlés (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 52.6 km
- 10Volcá de Sant Marc (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Parcial · 65.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Sabadell
€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 Sabadell you pay €1,255 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.2%
SEPE unemployed
10,536
Affiliated workers (approx.)
103,243
Self-employed (approx.)
17,471
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
- PSC-
Marta Farres Falgueras (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) · 47.3 km · 74 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Barcelona) · 24 km · 21 min
High-speed rail
AVE Barcelona Sants · 26.8 km · 23 min
Nearest coast
Platja de la Barceloneta · 28.5 km · 24 min
Nearest city
Barcelona · 24 km · 21 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · TERRASSA ESTACIÓ DEL NORD · 20.6 km · 29 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estació d'Autobusos de Sabadell · 2.3 km · 8 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
96,334
427 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
16,371
73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
17,181
76 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
297
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Tractors
465
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Sabadell is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain
Sabadell is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain.
It is in the south of the comarca of Vallès Occidental, where it is one of the two capitals, the…
It is in the south of the comarca of Vallès Occidental, where it is one of the two capitals, the other being Terrassa.
It is located on the River Ripoll, 20 km north of Barcelona, 190 m above sea level
It is located on the River Ripoll, 20 km north of Barcelona, 190 m above sea level.
About Sabadell
Sabadell is a municipality in Barcelona (Cataluña) with about 2,384 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 884 €/m². Compare Sabadell with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 08187 · CP 08187 · lat 41.55520085742093, lon 2.101642957311965 · 484 m · Income: €40,323