The most surprising thing in Spain’s 2026 apartment snapshot? Shrinking cities are not automatically cheap — or high-yield. Cádiz has lost 4.75% of its population over five years, yet its median asking price is still €261,229, with a relatively modest gross yield of 3.54%. That’s a very different profile from Linares, where the market is much more affordable at €80,566 and the gross yield jumps to 7.98%.
That split is the real story here. Population decline is showing up in markets with very different pricing power and rental dynamics, which means you can’t read demographic weakness as a single investment signal. Ferrol, for example, also shrank over five years (-1.82%) but sits in the middle on both price and yield, at €129,393 and 5.88% respectively.
For investors and housing watchers, the takeaway is simple: local market structure matters more than the headline population trend. Some cities are holding up on price despite weaker demographics, while others are lower-cost entry points with stronger income returns.
Read the full analysis with interactive charts and district-level data on Realty Pulse
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