Granada · Andalucía · CP 18126
La Malahá
La Malahá: living in Granada
La Malahá offers 2920 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,928
Avg. summer temp
27.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#531 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~39 min; airport ~33 min; Renfe ~33 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,920 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~35.5°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.2% of padrón; international residents 2.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.9/10
Average. Population +3.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −14.8% over the series; mean age 42.8; foreign residents 2.8%; property prices +9.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 4.2/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~600; Natura 2000 covers about 17.4% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
La Malahá in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.8
<16
15.4%
16–64
66.5%
65+
18.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,731 (97.2%)
Foreign residents: 50 (2.8%)
- Morocco: 15
- Romania: 10
- Argentina: 5
- Ukraine: 3
- Germany: 2
- France: 1
- United Kingdom: 1
- Russia: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 38% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 18048 (11.2km)
344 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 5 km
- 02Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10 km
- 03Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 16.1 km
- 04Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.7 km
- 05Falla de Nigüelas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 21.4 km
Day trip
- 06Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.8 km
- 07Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 44.9 km
- 08Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 50.3 km
- 09Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 51.9 km
- 10Sierra de Gracia (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 57.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Malahá
€3,768
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€510
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,100
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In La Malahá you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.8%
SEPE unemployed
138
Affiliated workers (approx.)
902
Self-employed (approx.)
154
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,357,273
Expenses
€2,357,273
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
José María Villegas Jiménez (PSOE-A)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 18.6 km · 33 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Granada) · 24 km · 39 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 23.7 km · 33 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 129.9 km · 100 min
Nearest city
Granada · 24 km · 39 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 23.7 km · 33 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · C/Real-Fte Plz del Santo · 1.5 km · 5 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
1,132
587 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
270
140 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
178
92 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
8
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2920 sunshine hours
La Malahá averages about 2920 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.7%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.7%) makes La Malahá a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~17%
About 17% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About La Malahá
La Malahá is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 3,218 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3018 €/m². Compare La Malahá with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18126 · CP 18126 · lat 37.100246761649466, lon -3.735688140361406 · 93 m · Income: €26,578