The interest of foreign buyers in buying a property in Spain has returned after the pandemic and, in addition to the large markets in which they are traditionally interested, many buyers have set their sights on small inland towns in which to establish their first or second homes, although not too far from the sea or the areas of that are traditionally most popular with expats moving to Spain. Let's have a closer look at foreigners' favourite non-coastal towns to buy property in Spain.
According to a study carried out by idealista, Ciudad Quesada (Alicante) is the non-coastal municipality with the highest volume of property searches for sale from abroad. The second town is also located in the province of Alicante: Busot. The podium of small towns of interest to foreigners is completed by the residential area of Ciudalcampo, in the Community of Madrid.
| Town | Region | Average price (euros) |
| Ciudad Quesada | Alicante | 2,455 |
| Busot | Alicante | 1,481 |
| Ciudalcampo | Madrid | 2,781 |
| El Verger | Alicante | 1,743 |
| Fuente Obejuna | Córdoba | 359 |
| Ojén | Málaga | 2,969 |
| Formentera del Segura | Alicante | 1,127 |
| Palma de Gandia | Valencia | 641 |
| Viñuela | Málaga | 1,747 |
| Montuiri | Baleares | 1,508 |
| Villalonga | Valencia | 724 |
| Olivella | Barcelona | 1,517 |
| Almogía | Málaga | 1,062 |
| Tanque | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 904 |
| Algorfa | Alicante | 2,259 |
| Sineu | Baleares | 1,682 |
| Turre | Almería | 1,004 |
| Montroy | Valencia | 835 |
| Puigpunyent | Baleares | 3,089 |
| Moralet | Alicante | 1,141 |
Continuing with the top 20 most popular non-coastal towns to buy property in Spain for foreigners, in fourth place, we find El Verger (Alicante), followed by Fuente Obejuna (Córdoba), Ojén (Málaga), Formentera del Segura (Alicante), Palma de Gandía (Valencia), Viñuela (Málaga) and Montuiri (Balearic Islands), which is in tenth position. Also in the Valencian Community is Villalonga (Valencia), which is in 11th place, and Olivella, in Barcelona, is in 12th place and is the first village in Catalonia. They are followed by Almogía (Málaga), Tanque (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Algorfa (Alicante), Sineu (Balearic Islands), Turre (Almería), Montroy (Valencia), Puigpunyent (Balearic Islands) and Moralet (Alicante).
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