Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29023
Benahavís
Benahavís: living in Málaga
Benahavís offers 2906 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
9,472
Avg. summer temp
26.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#74 / 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 · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 4,793 €/m²; cost of living at 218% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.0/10
Average. Hospital ~28 min; airport ~76 min; Renfe ~82 min; coach ~53 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.4/10
Average. About 2,906 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 92% 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 36.5% of padrón; international residents 63.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +4.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −13.8% over the series; mean age 39.8; foreign residents 63.5%; 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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 67.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Benahavís in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
39.8
<16
18.9%
16–64
65.9%
65+
15.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,954 (36.5%)
Foreign residents: 5,131 (63.5%)
- United Kingdom: 1,882
- Russia: 400
- France: 247
- Germany: 204
- Italy: 190
- Morocco: 110
- Romania: 74
- Ukraine: 65
English speakers ≈ 1,882
Housing
Price €/m²
€4,793
Flats €/m²
4473 €
Houses €/m²
5113 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #74 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.55, -5.05)
342 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 2.5 km
- 02Nacimiento del Rio Genal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.4 km
- 03Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 13.1 km
- 04Pinsapo de las Escaleretas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.5 km
- 05Sierra Crestellina (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 21.2 km
Day trip
- 06Dehesa del Mercadillo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 25.5 km
- 07Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 28.4 km
- 08Estuario del Río Guadiaro (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 35.5 km
- 09Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 46.1 km
- 10Marismas del Río Palmones (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 53.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benahavís
€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 Benahavís you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
2.8%
SEPE unemployed
175
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,468
Self-employed (approx.)
749
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€32,542,713
Expenses
€30,142,950
Balance
€2,399,763
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Antonio Mena Castilla (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) · 79.2 km · 76 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Costa del Sol (Marbella) · 18 km · 28 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 81 km · 70 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Marbella · 27.3 km · 38 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 83.6 km · 73 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · RONDA · 45.3 km · 82 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · San Pedro (Malaga) · 15.4 km · 53 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
5,763
608 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,326
140 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
835
88 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
6
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2906 sunshine hours
Benahavís averages about 2906 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coast in 27.3 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de Marbella, about 27.3 km by road.
Natura 2000 ~68%
About 68% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Benahavís
Benahavís is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 7,983 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 4793 €/m². Compare Benahavís with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29023 · CP 29023 · lat 36.54555019702666, lon -5.0493201082903925 · 121 m · Income: €37,268