Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29020
Arriate
Arriate: living in Málaga
Arriate offers 2933 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,049
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1093 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 4.7/10
Average. Housing about 1,019 €/m²; cost of living at 46% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~12 min; airport ~104 min; Renfe ~7 min; coach ~20 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.4/10
Average. About 2,933 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.2°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 6.4/10
Average. 7 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.1% of padrón; international residents 2.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population −0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.8% over the series; mean age 43.1; foreign residents 2.9%; 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 · 1.2/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,990; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~8.9 km).
Place location
Arriate in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.1
<16
15%
16–64
65.4%
65+
19.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,983 (97.1%)
Foreign residents: 119 (2.9%)
- United Kingdom: 22
- Romania: 21
- Morocco: 20
- Poland: 5
- Ukraine: 5
- Germany: 3
- Italy: 3
- Portugal: 3
English speakers ≈ 22
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,019
Flats €/m²
908 €
Houses €/m²
1130 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #17 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.80, -5.14)
345 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
89%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Dehesa del Mercadillo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 4.2 km
- 02Tajo de Ronda (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 6 km
- 03Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 7.1 km
- 04Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 8.9 km
- 05Cueva del Hundidero (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.8 km
Day trip
- 06Peñón de Zaframagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 28.3 km
- 07Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.2 km
- 08Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 31.8 km
- 09Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 32.1 km
- 10Sierra Crestellina (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 37 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arriate
€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 Arriate you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.9%
SEPE unemployed
236
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,871
Self-employed (approx.)
318
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€3,442,371
Expenses
€3,442,371
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Francisco Javier Anet Rueda (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 Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 92 km · 104 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de la Serranía (Ronda) · 7.1 km · 12 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 65.3 km · 73 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Marbella · 67 km · 83 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 97.3 km · 101 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ARRIATE · 1.3 km · 7 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Ayuntamiento de Ronda · Estación de Autobuses de Ronda · 8 km · 20 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
2,006
495 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
525
130 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
294
73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2933 sunshine hours
Arriate averages about 2933 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 89%
SETELECO reports 89% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Arriate
Arriate is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 4,151 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1019 €/m². Compare Arriate with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29020 · CP 29020 · lat 36.79631177732332, lon -5.135908519663002 · 118 m · Income: €29,162