Where will you feel at home on the Costa Blanca?
Between Dénia and Pilar de la Horadada lie 42 towns and micro-zones, each with a rhythm of its own. The test ranks them for your life. The place first, then the house.
- Free
- About 5 minutes
- No account
Three steps, five minutes.
Tell us what matters to you
Your budget, your rhythm, sea view, schools, winter life. Short choices, no open fields.
See your top 3, straight away
Every town is scored on eighteen characteristics. Your coast profile and your number 1 appear on screen at once.
Your report by email
All 42 towns ranked, with a dossier per top town down to neighbourhood level.
A personal dossier, down to neighbourhood level.
What fits you less well is in there too. So you choose with open eyes.
All 42 towns ranked
With the reason why number 19 sits below number 3.
A dossier per top town
Neighbourhoods, beaches, schools, hospital, market day, winter life and rental rules.
What your budget buys there
Expressed in square metres, based on asking prices per m² as of August 2026.
Two towns five minutes apart, and still a different life.
Four kilometres, another world
Moraira: the manicured coast, a large Flemish and Dutch community, high prices. Teulada: the Valencian village behind it, market on Wednesday, a different price tag.
Same postcode, another life
Down in the old town you walk over cobbles to the bakery. Up in the Hills you have a sea view, a gate with a camera, and you need a car for bread.
Next door, and still not the same
La Mata kept its village centre, with a nature park behind it. Torrevieja is a real city, with a hospital and everything open all year.
Why the place has to be right first time.
Buying costs on top of the price: transfer tax, notary, registry, lawyer and gestoría. Costs you would rather pay only once.
A worked example: what a €350,000 purchase costs in buying and selling costs alone if you move again after a few years. Exactly why it pays to choose the place right first time.
The number of characteristics every town is scored on, from winter life and healthcare to rental rules. So not just "north or south".
Notes and sources
1. Comunitat Valenciana: 9% transfer tax (ITP) on a resale property since 1 June 2026 (Ley 5/2025, 10% before that; 11% above one million), plus notary, land registry, gestoría and lawyer. Usually 10.5 to 12.5% together.
2. A worked example, not a fixed figure. A resale property of €350,000, sold again a few years later at the same price. On the way in: 11% buying costs = €38,500. On the way out: 5% agency commission = €17,500, plus 21% IVA on that = €3,675. Together €59,675; rounded to €62,000 including municipal costs (plusvalía) and smaller selling costs, which vary by town hall. Loss of value is not included here, and neither is capital gains tax: with a sale price equal to the purchase price there is no gain. Buy a new build from a developer and IVA applies instead of ITP, which changes the sum.
3. The eighteen characteristics and their source per town are listed in your report.
You don't buy a house. You buy the neighbours, the baker and the month of January.
You only really know a town once you know how it feels in January, where you get your bread and whether you will hear Spanish or mostly English around you. None of that is in a photo. All of it is in this test.
I am Nick, Belgian, moved to Calpe myself and estate agent at Select Estates in Calpe, Moraira and Benissa.
Why you can trust this.
- The figures are verified, the scores are an opinionPopulation, prices, schools and hospitals come from public sources, listed per town. The character scores are my own assessment.
- The honest side is in there tooHow busy the summer is, whether you need a car, how the town looks in January.
- One personal message, no sales callsRather no follow-up? One tick when you request the report is enough. Your data goes to nobody else.
What you probably want to know.
Is this really free?
Yes. The only thing I ask is your email address, so I can send you the report. I am an estate agent on the Costa Blanca North; if you look for a home in my area later, I hope you think of me.
I already know which town I want.
Then you are done in five minutes and you know whether you were right. It also happens that someone aims for Moraira and ends up with Benissa or Jávea, because that fits better with what they ticked themselves.
How reliable are the prices?
They are asking prices per m², as of August 2026, not sale prices. They sit structurally above what is finally paid. I use them as a guide, not as a valuation, and refresh them every quarter.
Does this work if I am buying to rent out?
Yes. Say that you will (partly) rent out and rental potential counts in the ranking, with notes per zone on the tourist licences, which have been stricter in the Comunitat Valenciana since 2024.
I only move once everything adds up, or I want to sell.
Then start with Ready for Spain?: ten questions and you know which phase your moving plan is in. Your answers carry over to this test. Selling a home here? Ready to sell? is your way in.
Shall we start with the place?
About five minutes. Your top 3 appears on screen straight away, the full report follows by email.