Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29004
Alfarnatejo
Alfarnatejo: living in Málaga
Alfarnatejo offers 2919 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and fibre available for remote work — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
358
Avg. summer temp
23.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#4783 / 8133
Overall score
6.2/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.8/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,239 €/m²; cost of living at 56% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~76 min; Renfe ~76 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.3/10
Better than other places. About 2,919 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.0/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 55% 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 88.9% of padrón; international residents 11.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.2/10
Average. Population −3.5% vs last year; registered unemployment +8.0% over the series; mean age 52.4; foreign residents 11.1%; property prices +17.1% 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 · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.6 km).
Place location
Alfarnatejo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
52.4
<16
7.7%
16–64
63.7%
65+
28.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 335 (88.9%)
Foreign residents: 42 (11.1%)
- United Kingdom: 27
- Germany: 3
- Morocco: 3
- Bolivia: 1
- Colombia: 1
English speakers ≈ 27
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,239
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1364 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #31 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.96, -4.26)
343 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
55.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Fuente de los Cien Caños-Nacimiento del Rio Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.2 km
- 02Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.4 km
- 03Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 14.5 km
- 04Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 15.2 km
- 05Tajos del Alcazar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17 km
Day trip
- 06Pinar del Hacho (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 27 km
- 07Desembocadura del Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 36.1 km
- 08Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 38.6 km
- 09Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 40.6 km
- 10Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 44.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alfarnatejo
€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 Alfarnatejo you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.8%
SEPE unemployed
27
Affiliated workers (approx.)
160
Self-employed (approx.)
27
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,160,000
Expenses
€1,160,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Daniel Benitez Zamora (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) · 68.8 km · 76 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía · 35 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 50.4 km · 74 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 51.9 km · 76 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 48.9 km · 73 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · LOJA · 39.4 km · 76 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Alfarnatejo (Ma) · 2.1 km · 15 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
245
684 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
130
363 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
44
123 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2919 sunshine hours
Alfarnatejo averages about 2919 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Alfarnatejo
Alfarnatejo is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,104 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1239 €/m². Compare Alfarnatejo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29004 · CP 29004 · lat 36.96442394009098, lon -4.263888470946615 · 505 m · Income: €22,684