This research was conducted in urban and rural areas of Klaten Regency. This study aimed to analyze the spatial thinking skills of junior high school students in urban and rural areas in the Klaten Regency and to determine the differences in the spatial thinking abilities of students in urban and rural areas.The type of research used to achieve the research objectives was descriptive quantitative research. The population used in the study was 4,184 students spread across urban areas (SMP N 1 Klaten, SMP N 2 Klaten, SMP N 3 Klaten) and rural areas (SMP N 3 Bayat, SMP N 2 Cawas, and SMP N 2 Jatinom). Determination of the research sample using the Slovin formula with an error tolerance of 5% and sampling from each school using a simple random sampling technique. Data collection techniques used in the study were questionnaires and observations, in which further data could be analyzed using a comparative test. The results of this study indicate that 1) The average value of the spatial thinking ability test results of students in urban areas is 34.9, including in the medium category, 2) The average value of the results of students' spatial thinking skills in rural areas is 28.9 included in the low category, 3) The comparative significance test value of the independent samples t-test was 0.000, indicating that there was a difference between students' spatial thinking skills in urban areas and rural areas.