Catalan town Matadepera quadruples average income to top Spain rich list
Sant Just Desvern, Sant Cugat del Vallès and Alella home to next highest Catalan earners
The town of Matadepera has jumped to the top of the list of the richest places in Spain, with an average annual income of €218,788 in 2018.
According to the latest data published on Tuesday by the Tax Agency, the town in Vallès Occidental, north of Barcelona, is followed in Catalonia by Sant Just Desvern (Baix Llobregat) and Sant Cugat del Vallès (Vallès Occidental), where residents have an average annual income of €58,875 and €57,565 respectively.
The per capita income of Matadepera has, incredibly, quadrupled in the space of a year, putting it way out ahead of any other municipality in Spain. The second and third richest towns in Spain are in Madrid: Pozuelo de Alarcón is second with €79,506 and Boadilla del Monte third with €61,910.
As was the case with Avinyonet de Penedès previously, it may well be the income of one extremely wealthy resident that has caused Matadepera, population 9,326, to leap to the top of the rankings.
The rest of the top ten positions in the Catalan ranking are occupied by Alella (Maresme), with an average income of €54,412 per year; Sant Vicenç de Montalt (Maresme), with €52,058; Cabrils (Maresme), with €48,765; Sitges (Garraf), with €48,042; Peralada (Alt Empordà), with €46,576; Teià (Maresme), with €46,128; Castelldefels (Baix Llobregat), with €45,279; and Cabrera de Mar (Maresme), with €44,843.