Just north of the city, on the tram, with beach and horchata country attached.
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Alboraya starts where Valencia ends: same tram line, more space, a beach of its own, and the huerta fields that grow the city's horchata. Popular with families who want to stay connected to the city without living in it.
Alboraya is a grouped entry, and the halves are different places. Alboraya proper is a working town with a metro stop and everyday services; Port Saplaya is the brightly painted marina development on the water, quieter and more car-dependent.
The catch: On like-for-like signed data it is more expensive than Valencia city itself.
A dozen questions about how you want to live, and we tell you which of the nineteen areas fits, what it costs, and what you would end up complaining about.
Take the two-minute quizThe same twelve measures on all nineteen pages, so two can be read side by side. Our own ratings, not official statistics.
| Getting around without a car | Workable without a car |
|---|---|
| How central it is | Outside the centre but connected to it |
| Noise | Properly quiet |
| Going out in the evening | Almost nothing open after dinner |
| Green space | Plenty of green space |
| The sea | The sea is genuinely within reach |
| With children | Built around families |
| English and the international crowd | A few foreign residents |
| Space for your money | Noticeably more space per euro |
| Parking | Parking outside your door |
| What you would be renting | Larger suburban homes |
| The buildings | Later blocks with lifts and balconies |
Asking prices in Alboraya run around 18 EUR per square metre a month. On the benchmarks we use for all nineteen areas:
That is the 7th highest of the 17 areas we hold reliable asking data for. Bands rather than exact numbers, because a single figure would imply a precision we do not have.
A different measurement does exist for Alboraya. The Spanish government's SERPAVI data, which records signed contracts rather than advertisements, put the median for the town at 778 EUR a month for reference year 2024.
Portals publish asking prices, what you will be quoted this month. The government publishes signed contracts, which include everyone who moved in years ago on a rent that never caught up. Both are true at once. Arriving now, budget against the asking price, and see why the two figures disagree for the longer version.
The asking sample for Alboraya is thin, so treat the band above as a rough guide rather than a market rate.
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Sea and space, outside the city. Alboraya starts where Valencia ends and stays on the tram, which is why families pick it. El Puig and Puçol are considerably cheaper, sit on the northern train line, and come with a real commute and almost no international community.
Each sentence below is computed from the same data as the quiz rather than written by hand for the pair. Percentages compare a one-bedroom flat.
Cheap coastal towns north of the city, on the train, with the beach at the end of the road.
Choose El Puig instead and you get: The beach at the end of the street, a bit more space for the money, and roughly 28% cheaper. Almost no international community and you will want a car.
28% cheaper on a one-bed
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Advertised asking prices in Alboraya run around 18 EUR per square metre a month, so roughly 970 to 1,190 EUR for a 60 square metre one-bedroom and 1,620 to 1,980 EUR for a 100 square metre three-bedroom. That is the 7th highest of the 17 Valencia areas we hold reliable asking data for. A room in a shared flat costs about 400 EUR wherever you are.
Not really. Alboraya is workable without a car for everyday life, though you will notice the walk or the ride more than you would in the dead centre.
Yes. Alboraya is one of the areas families actually pick: plenty of green space, properly quiet, and close to the international schools.
The sea is genuinely within reach. The marina is within reach.
Some of the time. Alboraya has a few foreign residents and little English at the counter. Expect to use Spanish for the shops, the doctor and your landlord.
They are the same kind of place with different answers. Choose El Puig instead and you get this: the beach at the end of the street, a bit more space for the money, and roughly 28% cheaper. Almost no international community and you will want a car.
No. This is editorial guidance from a local newsletter, not legal, financial or relocation advice. Rent figures are market data and move constantly. Check anything that matters before you sign.
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