Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29038
Cártama
Cártama: living in Málaga
Cártama offers 2892 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
29,333
Avg. summer temp
27°C
Best place to buy a house
#45 / 8133
Overall score
8.1/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 1.0/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,067 €/m²; cost of living at 94% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~32 min; airport ~38 min; Renfe ~19 min; coach ~14 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.1/10
Average. About 2,892 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.6°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 88% 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.8% of padrón; international residents 6.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.8% over the series; mean age 38.5; foreign residents 6.2%; 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~195; Natura 2000 covers about 2.0% of the area (nearest site ~1.2 km).
Place location
Cártama in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
38.5
<16
20.8%
16–64
67.3%
65+
11.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 24,640 (93.8%)
Foreign residents: 1,619 (6.2%)
- United Kingdom: 397
- Romania: 239
- Morocco: 121
- Poland: 119
- Italy: 61
- Ukraine: 61
- Argentina: 54
- Germany: 42
English speakers ≈ 397
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,067
Flats €/m²
2203 €
Houses €/m²
1931 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #54 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.74, -4.64)
340 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Monte Jabalcuza (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.2 km
- 02Desembocadura del Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 17.5 km
- 03Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.4 km
- 04Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 20.8 km
- 05Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 22.5 km
Day trip
- 06Pinar del Hacho (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 30.1 km
- 07Lagunas de Campillos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.5 km
- 08Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 40.3 km
- 09Sierra de Gracia (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 45.9 km
- 10Dehesa del Mercadillo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 46.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cártama
€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 Cártama you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.1%
SEPE unemployed
1,804
Affiliated workers (approx.)
13,943
Self-employed (approx.)
2,369
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€21,948,298
Expenses
€21,948,298
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jorge Gallardo Gandulla (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) · 19.4 km · 38 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Regional de Málaga · 24.5 km · 32 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 23.6 km · 32 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Torremolinos · 27.2 km · 34 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 24.8 km · 35 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ALJAIMA · 6.1 km · 19 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Tres Leguas · 2.8 km · 14 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
13,441
458 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,750
94 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
2,631
90 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
123
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2892 sunshine hours
Cártama averages about 2892 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coast in 27.2 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de Torremolinos, about 27.2 km by road.
Fibre at 88.2%
SETELECO reports 88.2% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Cártama
Cártama is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 25,753 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2067 €/m². Compare Cártama with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29038 · CP 29038 · lat 36.737073319479116, lon -4.642765928474797 · 37 m · Income: €31,986