Market analysis — Tarragona
Tarragona records 134,883 residents in 2022 according to INE's Padrón Continuo, growing 2.8% since 2015. Median sale price per square metre in Rendio's analysed listings sits at €2,296/m², making it the most accessible entry point to the Catalan metropolitan area. The gap between consolidated districts in Eixample and Urbanitzacions de Llevant —around €2,500-2,850/m²— and peripheral working-class districts such as Sant Salvador and Torreforta —in the €1,170-1,450/m² range— defines a dual market with an investor profile distinct from Barcelona's.
Rental tension scores 37 out of 100 on demand and 80 out of 100 on tenant budget, a combination of moderate demand with relatively high affordability. SERPAVI's average rent estimate (~€572/month in 2024) absorbs around 43% of the per-capita disposable income INE publishes for the province (€15,847/year). As a Catalan provincial capital with its own industrial-port dynamics and proximity to Barcelona, Tarragona operates with considerably less rent pressure than the Barcelona metropolitan area. Historically, secondary Catalan markets with this profile have attracted capital displaced from Barcelona seeking higher yields and lower entry prices.
Across 11 districts covered, net yield in Tarragona ranges from 2.06% in Urbanitzacions de Llevant to 5.00% in Sant Salvador. The best price-to-rent ratios are in Sant Salvador (5.00%), Torreforta (4.06%), Barris Maritims (2.88%), Sant Pere i Sant Pau (2.83%) and La Mora (2.69%). Supply concentrates in the generic Tarragona zone (31 listings without a specific district extracted), Urbanitzacions de Llevant (25) and Eixample (24). This structure —high yields in working-class western districts, abundant supply in Eixample and coastal zones at 2-2.5% yields— offers one of the widest gaps between ranking extremes in the sample, opening meaningful district-selection room for investors comfortable with the Catalan working-class district profile.
Rendio automatically discards listings outside the retail-investor profile: Catalan HPO/VPO protected housing, units with active tenants or irregular occupation, «to reform» listings without a defensible refurbishment budget, and cases with incomplete surface or price data. Cross-referencing against the Catastro adds an extra verification when available. The dashboard lets you filter the 150 active Tarragona listings by these criteria and by net yield computed one listing at a time.