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Alcalá de Henares or Paracuellos de Jarama: where to live?
A data comparison of Alcalá de Henares and Paracuellos de Jarama: the average rent from Idealista's latest public report and the transport, safety and amenities scores the site calculates, home by home.
In short
- Renting in Paracuellos de Jarama is 6% cheaper than in Alcalá de Henares: 13.3 €/m² vs 14.2 €/m².
- Alcalá de Henares does better on transport: 4.6 vs 2.4.
- Paracuellos de Jarama does better on safety: 8.7 vs 7.2.
- Alcalá de Henares does better on walkability: 8.7 vs 5.7.
- Alcalá de Henares has more nightlife: 4.5 vs 1.7.
- Similar on green space and families.
- Their centres are about 14.4 km apart as the crow flies.
Head to head
| Indicator | Alcalá de Henares | Paracuellos de Jarama |
|---|---|---|
| Average rent | 14.2 €/m² | 13.3 €/m² |
| 60 m² flat (estimate) | €852/mo | €798/mo |
| Transport | 4.6/10 | 2.4/10 |
| Safety | 7.2/10 | 8.7/10 |
| Green space | 7.3/10 | 6.6/10 |
| Families | 7.5/10 | 8.0/10 |
| Walkability | 8.7/10 | 5.7/10 |
| Nightlife | 4.5/10 | 1.7/10 |
Scores are indicative: they summarise public data and are no substitute for visiting the area. The 60 m² flat is an estimate based on the average price per m². How each score is calculated
What Alcalá de Henares is like
UNESCO World Heritage university city, with three Cercanías commuter rail stations (C-2 and C-7) and no metro.
Full page for Alcalá de HenaresWhat Paracuellos de Jarama is like
Eastern metropolitan town whose population has more than quadrupled since 2001, next to Barajas airport (with aircraft noise); no rail.
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