The south of the city in two steps. Usera is closer to the centre and to Madrid Río; Villaverde is where rent drops furthest without leaving the city, with four commuter rail stations.
Genuinely tight budgets, or anyone who wants rent to take no more than a third of their salary.
People who want rent to take a small share of their budget without leaving Madrid city — or giving up good food.
The district is cut up by railway lines and industrial land. Getting around inside Villaverde can be harder than getting out of it.
The housing is old and the flats are small. A spacious two-bedroom is harder to find here than in the southern suburbs.
Public transport, arriving before 9:00 on a weekday, from Villaverde (Villaverde Bajo) and from Usera (Usera). The faster one is in green.
| Destination | Villaverde | Usera |
|---|---|---|
| Puerta del Sol | 14 minC4 | 20 minL6C5C4 |
| Nuevos Ministerios · AZCA | 18 minC4 | 22 minL6C10 |
| Cuatro Torres | 36 minC4L10 | 41 minL6C5C4L10 |
| Distrito Telefónica | 48 minC4L10 | 53 minL6C5C4L10 |
| Atocha station | 10 minC4 | 15 minL6C5 |
| Airport T4 | 45 minC4L8 | 45 minL6C5C10L8 |
| IFEMA | 40 minC4L8 | 40 minL6C5C10L8 |
| Ciudad Universitaria (UCM · UPM) | 31 minC3L6 | 33 minL6 |
| Cantoblanco campus (UAM) | 48 minC4 | 53 minL6C5C4 |
| American School of Madrid | 37 minC4C10 | 35 minL6C10 |
| King's College, Soto de Viñuelas | No reasonable metro or rail | No reasonable metro or rail |
| Lycée Français de Madrid | 48 minC3L8L4 | 43 minL6L4 |
Where rents fall furthest without leaving the municipality of Madrid. Four Cercanías commuter-rail stations make up for much of the distance.
Genuinely tight budgets, or anyone who wants rent to take no more than a third of their salary.
Read the Villaverde guideThe district with the most interesting food in Madrid and some of the lowest rents in the city. Madrid Río is both its border and its park.
People who want rent to take a small share of their budget without leaving Madrid city — or giving up good food.
Read the Usera guideAccording to rental contracts declared in 2024, Villaverde is cheaper: its price-per-square-metre index is 73, against 80 in Usera (city of Madrid = 100).
Villaverde has 5 stations inside the area with 3 lines (C3, C4, C5); Usera has 3 stations inside the area with 2 lines (L6, C5). To see which suits you, check how long each takes to your destination in the journeys table.
Within a kilometre of each area's centre, Villaverde has 14 supermarkets, 20 schools and 76 bars, cafés and restaurants; Usera has 24, 21 and 147.
Rent: SERPAVI (2024). Journeys: CRTM GTFS Metro de Madrid (05-27-2025), CRTM GTFS Metro Ligero (07-22-2026), Renfe GTFS Cercanías (09-23-2026). Services: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extracto de Geofabrik del 2026-09-24. Shapes: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) vía Nominatim · INE (secciones censales de La Moraleja). Calculated on 2026-09-24.
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