Municipality · Albacete

Investing in Riópar: 3 €/m²/month in rent and 5.1% gross yield

Buying in Riópar costs 766 €/m² on average and renting goes for 3 €/m² a month, leaving a gross yield of 5.1% before costs and taxes. It sits clearly above the Spanish average (4.2%), with purchase prices below the Spanish average.

3 €/m²/monthRent90 m² home: €295/month
766 €/m²Purchase90 m² home: €68,940
5.1%Gross yieldAnnual rent over purchase price
18/100Momentum50 = flat market
The map

Riópar within Albacete

Where the municipality sits and how it compares with its neighbours.

Albacete · 4.2% gross yieldHellín · 5.8% gross yieldVillarrobledo · 6.1% gross yieldAlmansa · 5.4% gross yieldRoda, La · 5.3% gross yieldCaudete · 5.8% gross yieldTobarra · 6.1% gross yieldTarazona de la Mancha · 5.5% gross yieldMadrigueras · 5.6% gross yieldCasas-Ibáñez · 5.6% gross yieldChinchilla de Monte-Aragón · 5.5% gross yieldVillamalea · 6.9% gross yieldElche de la Sierra · 6.1% gross yieldMunera · 5.5% gross yieldPozo Cañada · 5.8% gross yieldGineta, La · 6.0% gross yieldBonillo, El · 6.2% gross yieldYeste · 6.5% gross yieldFuente-Álamo · 5.5% gross yieldBalazote · 5.5% gross yieldAlpera · 6.1% gross yieldOssa de Montiel · 6.8% gross yieldMontealegre del Castillo · 6.2% gross yieldValdeganga · 6.0% gross yieldOntur · 6.7% gross yieldBarrax · 5.7% gross yieldFuentealbilla · 6.4% gross yieldSocovos · 6.7% gross yieldPozohondo · 5.5% gross yieldPeñas de San Pedro · 6.7% gross yieldMahora · 6.0% gross yieldCasas de Juan Núñez · 6.4% gross yieldMinaya · 7.0% gross yieldAlcaraz · 6.0% gross yieldLezuza · 6.5% gross yieldCenizate · 6.6% gross yieldVillalgordo del Júcar · 6.6% gross yieldSan Pedro · 6.3% gross yieldNerpio · 6.3% gross yieldHigueruela · 6.5% gross yieldAlcalá del Júcar · 6.5% gross yieldLiétor · 5.8% gross yieldBonete · 6.3% gross yieldLetur · 7.1% gross yieldMolinicos · 7.1% gross yieldAbengibre · 6.4% gross yieldBogarra · 6.6% gross yieldMotilleja · 5.7% gross yieldAlborea · 6.7% gross yieldAlbatana · 7.8% gross yieldAlcadozo · 5.9% gross yieldFérez · 7.3% gross yieldHoya-Gonzalo · 6.9% gross yieldAyna · 6.4% gross yieldBienservida · 6.2% gross yieldVillapalacios · 6.3% gross yieldNavas de Jorquera · 7.2% gross yieldCasas de Ves · 6.9% gross yieldAlatoz · 6.8% gross yieldPétrola · not enough dataCarcelén · 6.7% gross yieldPozuelo · 7.1% gross yieldSalobre · 6.6% gross yieldBallestero, El · 6.3% gross yieldPozo-Lorente · 7.1% gross yieldRobledo · 6.5% gross yieldPovedilla · 7.4% gross yieldJorquera · 6.5% gross yieldPeñascosa · 6.9% gross yieldPaterna del Madera · 6.8% gross yieldVillaverde de Guadalimar · 6.9% gross yieldVianos · 7.2% gross yieldHerrera, La · 7.2% gross yieldCorral-Rubio · 8.1% gross yieldCasas de Lázaro · 7.2% gross yieldViveros · 7.4% gross yieldFuensanta · 5.5% gross yieldRecueja, La · 6.6% gross yieldVillavaliente · 6.9% gross yieldCotillas · 7.1% gross yieldBalsa de Ves · 7.3% gross yieldMasegoso · 6.6% gross yieldVillatoya · 6.6% gross yieldGolosalvo · 6.3% gross yieldMontalvos · 7.4% gross yieldVilla de Ves · 7.5% gross yieldRiópar · 5.1% gross yield Riópar5.1%Albacete4.2%Villarrobledo6.1%Hellín5.8%Almansa5.4%Yeste6.5%Bonillo, El6.2% Riópar5.1%
Gross yield < 3%3–4 %4–5 %5–6 %≥ 6% sin datos

Administrative boundaries from the Spanish National Geographic Institute (CC BY 4.0). The Canary Islands are drawn shifted, as on any map of Spain.

The verdict

What the analysis sees

The specific signals the official data leaves about this market, before going into detail.

On gross yield it ranks 85 of 86 among the municipalities of its province.

Riópar has 1,344 residents, an average gross household income of €20,913 a year, an approximate unemployment rate of 16% (above the Spanish average). These are signals of how deep housing demand runs, not of the risk of any one tenant.

In favour

  • Gross yield of 5.1%Above the Spanish average (4.2%) on the same calculation method.
  • 4.5 transactions per 1,000 residentsA market with high turnover: reselling is easier than the national average.
  • 1 properties analysedWe hold stock for sale here, each with its own investment score.

Against

  • Momentum 18/100The local market is not helping: the recent series are flat or falling.
  • Approximate unemployment of 16%Above the Spanish average: this is market context, not a measure of tenant risk.
The market

What it costs and what it earns

The market level in Riópar and what it means for a buy-to-let buyer. Per-m² figures are converted to a reference home of 90 m².

19.4 yearsPrice / Rent (PER)Years of rent to pay off the purchase
3.3 yearsAffordabilityHousehold incomes to pay for 90 m²
17%Rent burdenAnnual rent as a share of household income
0.82%Urban IBIRate approved by the town hall
766 €/m²Purchase price
Spain 2,028 €/m² €/m² of transactions, population-weighted average
3 €/m²/monthRent
Spain 7 €/m² €/m² a month, population-weighted average
5.1%Gross yield
Spain 4.2% annual rent over purchase price, before costs
The comparison

Where it stands against the rest

Riópar's percentile among the municipalities with enough data, computed on the same figure for all of them.

Gross yield5.1%
35
PeorMedianaMejor
Rent level3 €/m²/month
61
PeorMedianaMejor
Momentum18/100
23
PeorMedianaMejor

Within Albacete it ranks 85 of 86 on gross yield.

The demand

Demand, employment and liquidity

The structural depth of the market: how many people live here, what they earn, how much changes hands and what stress it carries. This is market context, never a measure of tenant risk.

4.5Market turnover
Spain 3.3 transactions a year per 1,000 residents · more turnover, easier to resell
16%Unemployment (approx.)
Spain 11% registered unemployed over unemployed + social security contributors
€20,913Gross household income
Spain €31,185 annual income tax returns (AEAT), population-weighted territorial average
9.7‰Net migration
Spain 12.8‰ arrivals minus departures from abroad per 1,000 residents
0.33Repossession pressure
Spain 0.55 housing repossessions per 1,000 dwellings of the provincial stock · 2025

Repossessions are a provincial figure (INE): they describe the market in Albacete, not this municipality alone.

The costs

Municipal costs and taxes

What the town hall and the cadastre set for this municipality, which is what the owner pays every year whether it is let or not.

0.820%Urban IBI rateApproved by the town hall
1990Last cadastral revisionThe older it is, the more outdated the cadastral value
€283/yearIBI on a standard homeEstimated on 90 m² and the average cadastral value
The trend

How it has moved

Official series for Riópar over recent years. Where a series is missing, the municipality does not publish it.

Housing transactions

MIVAU · deals per year

+20.0% interanual
42 20112015201820222025 12 · 201112 · 201112 · 201212 · 20127 · 20137 · 201311 · 201411 · 20146 · 20156 · 201514 · 201614 · 201618 · 201718 · 201729 · 201829 · 201834 · 201934 · 201922 · 202022 · 202027 · 202127 · 202131 · 202231 · 202218 · 202318 · 202335 · 202435 · 202442 · 202542 · 2025

Registered unemployment

SEPE · yearly average

−10.1% interanual
80 20192021202320242026 143 · 2019143 · 2019145 · 2020145 · 2020135 · 2021135 · 2021112 · 2022112 · 202297 · 202397 · 202397 · 202497 · 202489 · 202589 · 202580 · 202680 · 2026

Average gross income

AEAT · annual tax return

+14.4% interanual
€20,913 20132016201820212023 €14,528 · 2013€14,528 · 2013€14,249 · 2014€14,249 · 2014€15,288 · 2015€15,288 · 2015€14,599 · 2016€14,599 · 2016€15,638 · 2017€15,638 · 2017€15,900 · 2018€15,900 · 2018€16,365 · 2019€16,365 · 2019€17,154 · 2020€17,154 · 2020€18,183 · 2021€18,183 · 2021€18,277 · 2022€18,277 · 2022€20,913 · 2023€20,913 · 2023

Registered population

INE · yearly population register

0.0% interanual
1,344 20112014201820222025 1,481 · 20111,481 · 20111,481 · 20111,481 · 20111,463 · 20121,463 · 20121,463 · 20121,463 · 20121,480 · 20131,480 · 20131,480 · 20131,480 · 20131,477 · 20141,477 · 20141,477 · 20141,477 · 20141,448 · 20151,448 · 20151,448 · 20151,448 · 20151,410 · 20161,410 · 20161,410 · 20161,410 · 20161,391 · 20171,391 · 20171,391 · 20171,391 · 20171,357 · 20181,357 · 20181,357 · 20181,357 · 20181,332 · 20191,332 · 20191,332 · 20191,332 · 20191,341 · 20201,341 · 20201,341 · 20201,341 · 20201,326 · 20211,326 · 20211,326 · 20211,326 · 20211,318 · 20221,318 · 20221,318 · 20221,318 · 20221,326 · 20231,326 · 20231,326 · 20231,326 · 20231,353 · 20241,353 · 20241,353 · 20241,353 · 20241,344 · 20251,344 · 20251,344 · 20251,344 · 2025

Net international migration

INE · immigration − emigration · yearly

+160.0% interanual
13 2021202220232024 6 · 20216 · 20218 · 20228 · 20225 · 20235 · 202313 · 202413 · 2024
Nearby

Alternatives in Albacete

Territories of the same level ranked by gross yield, to compare before deciding.

The inventory

What is for sale in Riópar

Our catalogue in this territory, with an investment score computed property by property.

1Properties analysed
€420,000Median priceOf the adverts for sale
33/100Median scoreMedian investment quality of the catalogue

See the 1 properties in Riópar

The method

How this page is calculated

Where each figure comes from, over which territory and from what date. Confidence measures data coverage, never investment quality.

Data coverage

100/100

What this page does not show is what is not published about the municipality, not a zero.

  • official rent series (SERPAVI)
  • series sufficient to measure momentum
  • official appraised value (MIVAU)
  • estimated market level
  • our own adverts

When each figure is from

This is the latest figure published by each source for this municipality.

rent
2025
sale
2025
household income
2023
population register
2025
registered transactions
2026Q1
registered unemployment
2026M06
MIVAUAppraised housing value and registered transactions
SERPAVIOfficial reference rent index
INEPopulation register, migration and repossessions
AEATAverage gross household income
SEPE and Social SecurityRegistered unemployment and contributions
CatastroCadastral value, age and IBI rate
InmobliaOur own catalogue of adverts, each with its investment score

An indicative statistical estimate for comparing markets, not an appraisal or an investment recommendation. Gross yield does not deduct costs, IBI, insurance, voids or taxes.