The Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district is home to the richest neighborhood in Barcelona according to a report by the National Statistics Institute (INE).
Les Tres Torres, located in this district, stands out as the neighborhood with the highest average income per inhabitant, reaching almost 33,000 euros per year.
This ranking shows that four of the most prosperous neighborhoods of the Catalan capital are located in this area.
Les Tres Torres ranks seventh nationally in terms of per capita income, surpassing other Barcelona neighborhoods and ranking as the seventh richest in Spain.
However, it is preceded by six Madrid neighborhoods in this ranking.
In addition to Barcelona’s richest neighborhood
In second place in Barcelona is the Pedralbes neighborhood, with an average per capita income of 32,462 euros per year, just 500 euros less than Les Tres Torres.
Both neighborhoods stand out for being the most expensive in terms of rent in the entire city, with an average housing price of 1,702 euros, equivalent to 17 euros per square meter.
Two other neighborhoods in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi are also among those with the highest purchasing power per capita in Barcelona.
Sant Gervasi-Galvany has an average annual income of 30,407 euros per person, while La Bonanova reaches 28,284 euros.
Importantly, this report reveals that no neighborhood or city in Catalonia is among those with the lowest annual personal income in this year’s edition, unlike last year’s report.
About INE Urban Indicators
The Urban Indicators Project, developed by INE, aims to provide information on living conditions in the main cities of the European Union.
The Spanish version studies data from 126 Spanish cities, nine conurbations and 70 metropolitan areas around the main cities.
As for the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona as a whole, it ranks fifth among the functional urban areas with the highest income per inhabitant per year, reaching 14,808 euros.
The functional area of Girona ranks twelfth on this list, with an average income of 13,861 euros.
Another noteworthy fact is that the city of Sant Cugat has the lowest unemployment rate in Spain, with only 5.2%, according to INE data.
Barcelona ranks seventh in this respect, with 7% unemployment, followed by Castelldefels (7.8%) and Cerdanyola del Vallès (9.2%).
The Catalan capital is also among the seven cities in Spain with the highest percentage of foreign population, reaching 22%.
They are followed by L’Hospitalet del Llobregat, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Castelldefels, Girona and Lleida, all with percentages close to 20%.
Sant Cugat has the lowest unemployment rate and ranks eleventh in life expectancy with 84 years.
