> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://barna.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Badalona ranks third for rental costs against income - URL: https://barna.news/badalona-ranks-third-for-rental-costs/ - Published: 2026-11-11T14:15:53.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-11T14:15:53.000Z - Description: A comparison published on 10th November puts average rent at 28.3% of household income, higher than in neighbouring Santa Coloma and Tiana. - Author: Barna.News News Desk - Tags: Housing, Trending Now Badalona has the third-highest rental cost relative to household income in the Barcelona metropolitan area, according to figures published by local broadcaster Badalona Comunicació on 10th November. Its comparison puts the share at 28.3%. For residents looking to rent, the figures show a gap between local incomes and housing costs: the average monthly rent in the first quarter of 2026 was €978, while average annual household income was €40,475. Badalona Comunicació calculates the rental share by comparing the citywide average rent with average household income. It is a comparison of averages, not a statement that every renting household spends 28.3% of its own income on housing. --- ## How Badalona compares with nearby towns Only two municipalities in the Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona, the metropolitan area around Barcelona, had a higher rental share in the broadcaster's comparison. The reported percentages were: - Esplugues de Llobregat: 32.7%. - Sant Adrià de Besòs: 29%. - Badalona: 28.3%. - Santa Coloma de Gramenet: 22.6%. - Tiana: 22%. Badalona's average household income was the seventh-lowest in the metropolitan area, while its average rent was the tenth-highest, Badalona Comunicació reported. The metropolitan averages used in the comparison were €47,000 in annual household income and €1,071 in monthly rent. At €978 a month, a year's rent would total €11,736 if the monthly amount stayed the same. The broadcaster described the annual rental cost as around €11,000. In Tiana, average rent was higher than in Badalona, but average household income was €30,000 higher, according to the broadcaster. In Santa Coloma de Gramenet, average income was lower than in Badalona, but rent was €300 a month cheaper. --- ## Income differences within Badalona A separate analysis of figures from Spain's National Statistics Institute shows how household income varies across Badalona. Reporting on the 2024 figures on 22nd October, Badalona Comunicació put the city's average annual household income after tax at €40,993, up 5.2% on the previous year. The same analysis put the Catalan average at €44,945\. It identified two small census areas in Badalona as having the lowest average household incomes in Catalonia. One, near Carrer Simancas and Avinguda Maresme in the Sant Roc neighbourhood, had an average household income of €22,758 a year, an increase of 6.2% on the previous year. The other, on the boundary between El Remei and Sant Roc, recorded €23,717. In the district covering Artigues, Sant Roc, El Remei and the three Llefià neighbourhoods, the average was €33,869 a year. By contrast, households in districts 1, 5 and 3, along the coast from Gorg towards Montgat, had average annual incomes after tax above €50,000. The 2024 neighbourhood figures also show differences beyond Badalona. In an area of Tiana near Parc de les Olors, average household income was €85,178, according to the broadcaster's analysis of the national statistics. --- *Sources:* [*Badalona Digital*](https://www.badalonadigital.com/lloguer-badalona-esforc-economic-renda-baixa/?ref=barna.news)*,* [*bdncom.cat*](https://www.bdncom.cat/societat/badalona-es-tercer-municipi-amb-on-seus-habitants-han-fer-mes-esforc-per-pagar-lloguer?ref=barna.news)*.* --- ### Related on Barna.News - [Updated: Illa announces €1 billion for housing in Catalonia](https://barna.news/illa-announces-1-billion-for-housing-in/) - [Illa Signs Deals for 1,529 Affordable Homes](https://barna.news/illa-signs-deals-for-1-529-affordable/) - [Catalan Estate Agents Join Rental Observatory](https://barna.news/catalan-estate-agents-join-rental/) - [ERC to Propose Tax Cuts for First Homes](https://barna.news/erc-to-propose-tax-cuts-for-first-homes/)