Rent in Vila-real: what tenants actually declared
The reference rent for a flat in Vila-real is 4,87 €/m², at the bottom of the national range, where a difference of a few euros a month separates very different buildings. Five years have added 34,3 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation. It rests on 1.956 declared leases.
Rents declared on income-tax returns for main-residence leases, not asking prices. They lag the market and exclude holiday lets.
Put beside its neighbours
On five-year change in the reference rent it is the second highest of the Castellón municipalities this guide covers.
Taking every municipality covered here together, the median floor area of a let flat is in the second-dearest twentieth.
On share of main homes that are rented it is the lowest of the Castellón municipalities this guide covers.
Set the national range end to end and this reference rent per square metre lands in the fourth-cheapest twentieth.
Measured against its neighbours
Judged only against Castellón, the upper-quartile rent per square metre here is the fifth lowest in the guide.
Put beside the rest of the country, its lower-quartile rent per square metre belongs to the fourth-cheapest twentieth.
Ranked against its neighbours in Castellón, it holds the second highest population of the group.
Set the national range end to end and this median declared monthly rent lands in the lower middle of the range.
How it ranks
Of the Castellón municipalities covered here, this one comes fourth highest on number of declared leases.
Country-wide, that share of dwellings that are not a main residence is one of the band just above the middle.
A municipality of owners
24,39 % of the stock is not a main residence, a normal share for a town people live in year-round.
Only 10,05 % of main homes in Vila-real are rented, so the rental stock is small and turns over slowly.
Check a quoted rent against the reference
Vila-real flats run large: the median declared area is 101 m².
Five years have added 34,3 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation.
| Floor area | At the lower quartile | At the median | At the upper quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m² | 207 € | 268 € | 344 € |
| 75 m² | 283 € | 365 € | 469 € |
| 100 m² | 377 € | 487 € | 625 € |
The floor areas are round illustrative sizes used to show the arithmetic, not measurements of any particular flat.
The reference figures
A quote under 3,77 €/m² deserves a viewing before anything else; above 6,25 €/m² you are paying city money for a cheap market.
3,77 €/m² to 6,25 €/m² covers the middle half of declared leases in Vila-real — ordinary dispersion.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 3,77 €/m² |
| Median | 4,87 €/m² |
| Upper quartile | 6,25 €/m² |
| Median monthly rent | 457,81 € |
| Median floor area | 101 m² |
Related guides
Sources and licences
- MIVAU, Sistema Estatal de Referencia del Precio del Alquiler de Vivienda (SERPAVI), base 2011-2024. Period: 2024; 2019-2024. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: MIVAU legal notice: reuse "para usos comerciales y no comerciales" with the source and its last-update date cited. Values are rents declared on income-tax returns, not asking prices.
- INE, Censo de Población y Viviendas 2021, viviendas por tipo (tabla 59525). Period: 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (INE legal notice). Attribution: "Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE".
- INE, Censo de Población y Viviendas 2021, régimen de tenencia en municipios de más de 50.000 habitantes y capitales (tabla 59529). Period: 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (INE legal notice). Attribution: "Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE".
- MIVAU, registro de zonas de mercado residencial tensionado (art. 18 Ley 12/2023). Period: 16 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: MIVAU legal notice: reuse for commercial and non-commercial purposes with the source and its last-update date cited.