Living in Spain

Spain by region

Spain isn't one place — climate, cost, healthcare waits, schooling and even wealth-tax bills swing hard from one comunidad autónoma to the next. Start with the region, each framed against the national average with the gaps shown plainly, then drop into the 263 town profiles underneath. Not sure? Take the quiz and we'll rank every town for you.

• Catalonia 44 towns Between Spain's climate extremes. Light-touch wealth/inheritance tax. Altafulla · Banyoles · Barcelona · Besalú …
• Andalusia 41 towns Hot, dry, sun-sure summers — watch the water stress. Algeciras · Alhama de Granada · Almería · Almonaster la Real …
• Galicia 28 towns Green, Atlantic, mild summers — the wet, watered north. Baiona · Betanzos · Camariñas · Cambados …
• Castilla y León 22 towns Between Spain's climate extremes. Alberca, La · Astorga · Ávila · Berlanga de Duero …
• Aragón 19 towns Hot, dry, sun-sure summers — watch the water stress. Albarracín · Alcañiz · Alquézar · Ansó …
• the Valencia region 16 towns Hot, dry, sun-sure summers — watch the water stress. Alacant · Benidorm · Castelló de la Plana · Dénia …
• Extremadura 14 towns Hot, dry, sun-sure summers — watch the water stress. Alcántara · Arroyo de la Luz · Cáceres · Coria …
• the Basque Country 13 towns Green, Atlantic, mild summers — the wet, watered north. Bermeo · Bilbao · Donostia · Elantxobe …
• Castilla-La Mancha 11 towns Hot, dry, sun-sure summers — watch the water stress. Albacete · Alhóndiga · Almagro · Ciudad Real …
• the Canary Islands 9 towns Between Spain's climate extremes. Adeje · Arrecife · Candelaria · Garachico …
• Asturias 8 towns Green, Atlantic, mild summers — the wet, watered north. Avilés · Cangas de Onís · Cudillero · Gijón …
• Cantabria 8 towns Green, Atlantic, mild summers — the wet, watered north. Comillas · Laredo · Potes · Puente Viesgo …
• Navarre 8 towns Between Spain's climate extremes. Javier · Olite · Orreaga · Pamplona …
• La Rioja 6 towns Between Spain's climate extremes. Arnedillo · Calahorra · Enciso · Ezcaray …
• Murcia 6 towns Hot, dry, sun-sure summers — watch the water stress. Águilas · Calasparra · Caravaca de la Cruz · Cartagena …
• Madrid 5 towns Hot, dry, sun-sure summers — watch the water stress. Alcalá de Henares · Aranjuez · Chinchón · Escorial, El …
• the Balearics 5 towns Hot, dry, sun-sure summers — watch the water stress. Formentera · Maó · Palma · Sóller …

17 regions · 263 town profiles and growing. Every number comes from official sources (INE, AEMET, INEE/PISA, the Ministerio de Sanidad waiting lists) and is shown against the national reference — we publish depth, not filler.