Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29019
Arenas
Arenas: living in Málaga
Arenas offers 2900 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,291
Avg. summer temp
24.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#622 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 2.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,332 €/m²; cost of living at 61% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~25 min; airport ~83 min; Renfe ~78 min; coach ~35 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.2/10
Better than other places. About 2,900 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.7/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 64% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 87.0% of padrón; international residents 13.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.5/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.1% over the series; mean age 47.5; foreign residents 13.0%; 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 · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.7 km).
Place location
Arenas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.5
<16
11.7%
16–64
61.2%
65+
27.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,006 (87.0%)
Foreign residents: 150 (13.0%)
- United Kingdom: 35
- Morocco: 18
- Germany: 9
- France: 8
- Romania: 5
- Italy: 4
- Brazil: 4
- Portugal: 1
English speakers ≈ 35
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,332
Flats €/m²
686 €
Houses €/m²
1977 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #32 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.81, -4.06)
341 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
63.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.7 km
- 02Tajos del Alcazar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11 km
- 03Tajos de Alhama (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.2 km
- 04Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 20.9 km
Day trip
- 05Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.4 km
- 06Desembocadura del Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.6 km
- 07Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.7 km
- 08Sierra de Gracia (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 42.9 km
- 09Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 43.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arenas
€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 Arenas you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8%
SEPE unemployed
63
Affiliated workers (approx.)
559
Self-employed (approx.)
95
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€1,257,780
Expenses
€1,231,429
Balance
€26,351
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Manuel Rios Sánchez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 64.1 km · 83 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía · 10.1 km · 25 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 49.2 km · 63 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Burriana (Nerja) · 37.7 km · 50 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 47.5 km · 61 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MÁLAGA MARÍA ZAMBRANO · 57.9 km · 78 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Colegio La Gloria · 10.1 km · 35 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
782
606 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
451
349 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
223
173 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
3
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
5
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2900 sunshine hours
Arenas averages about 2900 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.
Nature 4.7 km away
A Natura 2000 protected site is only about 4.7 km away.
About Arenas
Arenas is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,175 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1332 €/m². Compare Arenas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29019 · CP 29019 · lat 36.81299656222474, lon -4.055323000475903 · 541 m · Income: €21,353