Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29029
Benarrabá
Benarrabá: living in Málaga
Benarrabá offers 2919 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
457
Avg. summer temp
24.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#3974 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 2,957 €/m²; cost of living at 134% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.9/10
Average. Hospital ~43 min; airport ~122 min; Renfe ~21 min; coach ~32 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.9/10
Average. About 2,919 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 68% 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 · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.3% of padrón; international residents 3.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.8/10
Average. Population −1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −6.9% over the series; mean age 48.6; foreign residents 3.7%; 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 · 6.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,950; Natura 2000 covers about 87.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Benarrabá in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.6
<16
10.1%
16–64
65.2%
65+
24.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 438 (96.3%)
Foreign residents: 17 (3.7%)
- Romania: 6
- United Kingdom: 5
- Germany: 3
- France: 1
- Peru: 1
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,957
Flats €/m²
2720 €
Houses €/m²
3194 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: # / 103 · 84% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.55, -5.30)
343 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
68.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.6 km
- 02Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.9 km
- 03Cañón de las Buitreras (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.9 km
- 04Sierra Crestellina (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 7.4 km
- 05Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 8.5 km
Day trip
- 06Estuario del Río Guadiaro (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 29.3 km
- 07Marismas del Río Palmones (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 43.2 km
- 08Cola del Embalse de Bornos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 44.3 km
- 09Peñón de Zaframagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 47.5 km
- 10Cola del Embalse de Arcos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 48.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benarrabá
€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 Benarrabá you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.1%
SEPE unemployed
27
Affiliated workers (approx.)
211
Self-employed (approx.)
36
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€825,856
Expenses
€807,104
Balance
€18,752
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Silvestre Barroso Jarillo (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) · 127.3 km · 122 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de la Serranía (Ronda) · 37.1 km · 43 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 103.3 km · 112 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Marbella · 75.4 km · 83 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 131.7 km · 119 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CORTES DE LA FRONTERA · 11.3 km · 21 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · San Pablo · 19.7 km · 32 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
209
457 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
114
249 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
49
107 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
Benarrabá averages about 2919 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~88%
About 88% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Benarrabá
Benarrabá is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,572 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3372 €/m². Compare Benarrabá with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29029 · CP 29029 · lat 36.548402950376506, lon -5.300498735448458 · 572 m · Income: €22,165