Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29047
Cuevas Bajas
Cuevas Bajas: living in Málaga
Cuevas Bajas offers 2891 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,341
Avg. summer temp
26.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#51 / 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 · 10.0/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 560 €/m²; cost of living at 25% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~32 min; airport ~66 min; Renfe ~37 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,891 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~34.2°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.8% of padrón; international residents 4.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −47.9% over the series; mean age 43.7; foreign residents 4.2%; 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 ~-150; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Cuevas Bajas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.7
<16
16.4%
16–64
63.3%
65+
20.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,336 (95.8%)
Foreign residents: 59 (4.2%)
- Romania: 23
- Morocco: 23
- United Kingdom: 8
- Germany: 1
- Poland: 1
- Argentina: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Cuba: 1
English speakers ≈ 8
Housing
Price €/m²
€560
Flats €/m²
506 €
Houses €/m²
614 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #1 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.23, -4.48)
340 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Falla de la Sierra del Camorro (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 6.2 km
- 02Laguna de los Jarales (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 12.5 km
- 03Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15 km
- 04Laguna Amarga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 15.6 km
- 05Sierra de Gracia (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 15.8 km
Day trip
- 06Pinar del Hacho (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 25.1 km
- 07Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 25.9 km
- 08Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 27.2 km
- 09Laguna del Rincón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29 km
- 10Laguna de Zóñar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cuevas Bajas
€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 Cuevas Bajas you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.9%
SEPE unemployed
50
Affiliated workers (approx.)
604
Self-employed (approx.)
102
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,664,768
Expenses
€1,664,768
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Manuel Lara Pedrosa (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 Granada (GRX) · 77.2 km · 66 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de Antequera · 29.7 km · 32 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 38.1 km · 37 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 79.3 km · 66 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 72.5 km · 64 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ANTEQUERA AV · 27.7 km · 37 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Cuevas Bajas · 1.9 km · 5 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
736
549 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
275
205 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
80
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
5
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
3
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2891 sunshine hours
Cuevas Bajas averages about 2891 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.2%) makes Cuevas Bajas a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€560/m²
Asking prices around €560 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Cuevas Bajas
Cuevas Bajas is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,394 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 560 €/m². Compare Cuevas Bajas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29047 · CP 29047 · lat 37.22640763960203, lon -4.4755051844725955 · 632 m · Income: €24,633