Global CityIntelligence

Spain / Southern Europe

Valencia City Intelligence

Valencia is a Mediterranean Spanish metro with a compact urban core, mild climate, and growing remote-work and design economy useful for cross-region comparison. Valencia is a southern europe city of about ~1.6M metro in Spain. On the composite city-intelligence score, Valencia sits around the indexed median (78/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~1.6M metro
View of Valencia, Spain

Image credit: Image: Nicolas Vollmer from Munich [Allemagne] / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Overall score

Use the Valencia profile to compare cost framing, mobility context, and quality-of-life signals alongside Barcelona, Madrid, and other Mediterranean metros.

Overall78/100
Affordability72/100
Air quality76/100
Energy74/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

78/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Valencia data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Valencia city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score78/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living72/100Valencia's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality76/100Valencia's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy74/100Valencia's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety75/100Valencia's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed76/100Valencia's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk72/100Valencia's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience72/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety79/100
Low crime82/100
Personal safety81/100
Night safety73/100
Road safety77/100

Valencia is estimated to be a generally safe city (79/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life84/100
Healthcare87/100
Education88/100
Green space74/100
Cleanliness86/100
Infrastructure92/100
Mobility75/100

Valencia has a very high quality-of-life estimate (84/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness81/100
Education88/100
Green space74/100
Overall safety79/100

Valencia scores very high for family living (81/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability81/100
Walkability91/100
Cycling72/100
Infrastructure92/100

Valencia is very high for remote workers (81/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability83/100
Healthcare87/100
Cleanliness86/100
Outdoor lifestyle51/100

Valencia is very high for retirement (83/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Valencia

Local public safety guidance for Valencia, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Spain emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
European emergency11224/7112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Valencia, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Spain emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Valencia

Healthcare context for Valencia, with national-level information from Spain where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Valencia, see the Spain healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Valencia

Local mobility context for Valencia, with national-level context from Spain where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Valencia, see the Spain transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Valencia. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Valencia

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Valencia will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Valencia air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Related comparisons

Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.

Explore Valencia modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Valencia

Valencia's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Valencia

Valencia's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Valencia

Valencia's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Valencia

Valencia's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Valencia

Valencia's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Valencia

Valencia's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Valencia

Cost of living estimates for Valencia — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Valencia

Climate profile for Valencia — Mediterranean climate, annual average 17.1°C, comfort score 96/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Valencia

Economy and jobs profile for Valencia — tourism economy, economy score 68/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, manufacturing. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Valencia

Education profile for Valencia — student city, education score 70/100, 6 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Valencia

Healthcare and retirement profile for Valencia — major healthcare center, healthcare score 74/100, retirement score 78/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Arrival planning guide for Valencia

Practical arrival planning context for Valencia — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.

Neighborhood planning guide for Valencia

Structured neighborhood research checklist for Valencia — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, arrival planning, and budgeting tools. Not a real-estate, rental, or safety-ranking service.

Moving to Valencia planning guide

Structured relocation research checklist for Valencia — links into country context, arrival planning, neighborhood research, cost tools, healthcare, public safety, and transport. Not immigration, visa, tax, legal, financial, medical, or property advice.

Visual guide to Valencia

Source-attributed visual context for Valencia using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Summer 2026 travel planning guide for Valencia

Summer 2026 travel planning checklist for Valencia — links into arrival planning, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not a weather forecast, events calendar, hotel-price guide, or tourism ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Valencia

Weekend trip planning checklist for Valencia — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Valencia

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Valencia

Estimate a monthly budget for Valencia using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Valencia

Plan a trip budget for Valencia using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Valencia

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Valencia. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Benidorm, Spain

Same region · about 106 km from Valencia. Explore Benidorm's city intelligence profile.

Teruel, Spain

Same region · about 115 km from Valencia. Explore Teruel's city intelligence profile.

Alicante, Spain

Same region · about 125 km from Valencia. Explore Alicante's city intelligence profile.

Albacete, Spain

Same region · about 138 km from Valencia. Explore Albacete's city intelligence profile.

Murcia, Spain

Same region · about 178 km from Valencia. Explore Murcia's city intelligence profile.

Cartagena, Spain

Same region · about 214 km from Valencia. Explore Cartagena's city intelligence profile.

Tarragona, Spain

Same corridor · about 229 km from Valencia. Explore Tarragona's city intelligence profile.

Zaragoza, Spain

Same region · about 246 km from Valencia. Explore Zaragoza's city intelligence profile.

Lleida, Spain

Same region · about 253 km from Valencia. Explore Lleida's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Valencia — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Valencia — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Valencia profile to compare cost framing, mobility context, and quality-of-life signals alongside Barcelona, Madrid, and other Mediterranean metros. Its standout dimensions are air quality (76/100) and internet speed (76/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (72/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Spain country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Valencia appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.