Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29001
Alameda
Alameda: living in Málaga
Alameda offers 2892 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,426
Avg. summer temp
26.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#73 / 8133
Overall score
8.0/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 756 €/m²; cost of living at 34% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~43 min; airport ~86 min; Renfe ~67 min; coach ~18 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,892 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.0°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.6% of padrón; international residents 4.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.0/10
Future looks bright. Population −0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −35.5% over the series; mean age 42.5; foreign residents 4.4%; property prices +17.1% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~550; Natura 2000 covers about 1.7% of the area (nearest site ~3.5 km).
Place location
Alameda in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.5
<16
15.6%
16–64
68.2%
65+
16.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,134 (95.6%)
Foreign residents: 238 (4.4%)
- Morocco: 71
- Romania: 55
- United Kingdom: 36
- Algeria: 10
- Colombia: 8
- China: 7
- Venezuela: 6
- Poland: 5
English speakers ≈ 36
Housing
Price €/m²
€756
Flats €/m²
861 €
Houses €/m²
650 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #5 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.23, -4.67)
340 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna de la Ratosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 3.9 km
- 02Embalse de Malpasillo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 5.3 km
- 03Laguna Amarga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 10.5 km
- 04Embalse de Cordobilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 11.2 km
- 05Laguna de los Jarales (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 11.6 km
Day trip
- 06Pinar del Hacho (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 25.2 km
- 07Laguna del Rincón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 25.9 km
- 08Laguna del Tíscar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26 km
- 09Laguna del Gosque (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.8 km
- 10Laguna de Zóñar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alameda
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Alameda you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.3%
SEPE unemployed
234
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,630
Self-employed (approx.)
444
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,768,129
Expenses
€5,723,017
Balance
€45,112
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jose Garcia Orejuela (CON ANDALUCÍA)
2023–2027 · Con Andalucia Izquierda Unida Con Alameda
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 83.9 km · 86 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de Antequera · 29.8 km · 43 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 22.3 km · 41 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 79.8 km · 78 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 73 km · 76 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ANTEQUERA-SANTA ANA · 38.5 km · 67 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alameda Plaza · 2.3 km · 18 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
3,190
588 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
857
158 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
339
62 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
15
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
25
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2892 sunshine hours
Alameda averages about 2892 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.2%) makes Alameda a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€756/m²
Asking prices around €756 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Alameda
Alameda is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 5,360 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 756 €/m². Compare Alameda with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29001 · CP 29001 · lat 37.227181950443224, lon -4.667846253809565 · 502 m · Income: €26,375