Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29048
Cuevas del Becerro
Cuevas del Becerro: living in Málaga
Cuevas del Becerro offers 2917 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,617
Avg. summer temp
25.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#414 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 7.6/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 791 €/m²; cost of living at 36% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~23 min; airport ~84 min; Renfe ~21 min; coach ~29 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.8/10
Average. About 2,917 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 98.2% of padrón; international residents 1.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.2/10
Average. Population +0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.6% over the series; mean age 47.6; foreign residents 1.8%; 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 · 1.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Cuevas del Becerro in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.6
<16
12.4%
16–64
61.1%
65+
26.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,561 (98.2%)
Foreign residents: 28 (1.8%)
- Paraguay: 4
- Morocco: 3
- Bolivia: 3
- France: 2
- Germany: 1
- Italy: 1
- United Kingdom: 1
- Romania: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€791
Flats €/m²
994 €
Houses €/m²
588 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #7 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.87, -5.05)
343 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.2%
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 · 8.9 km
- 02Mirador Cuenca del Rio Turon-Mirador del Guarda Forestal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.4 km
- 03Dehesa del Mercadillo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 15.8 km
- 04Tajo de Ronda (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.6 km
- 05Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 18.6 km
Day trip
- 06Lagunas de Campillos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 25.3 km
- 07Laguna del Gosque (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.3 km
- 08Peñón de Zaframagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.4 km
- 09Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33 km
- 10Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cuevas del Becerro
€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 del Becerro you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9%
SEPE unemployed
89
Affiliated workers (approx.)
698
Self-employed (approx.)
119
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€1,802,196
Expenses
€1,542,787
Balance
€259,409
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Noelia Ponce Ramirez (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) · 77 km · 84 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de la Serranía (Ronda) · 19.7 km · 23 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 50.3 km · 53 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Torremolinos · 84.6 km · 79 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 82.3 km · 81 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SETENIL · 8.1 km · 21 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Bus · 13.9 km · 29 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
714
442 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
275
170 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
81
50 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below 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
2917 sunshine hours
Cuevas del Becerro averages about 2917 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.2%) makes Cuevas del Becerro a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€791/m²
Asking prices around €791 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Cuevas del Becerro
Cuevas del Becerro is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,594 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 791 €/m². Compare Cuevas del Becerro with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29048 · CP 29048 · lat 36.87310456724342, lon -5.046433034382709 · 633 m · Income: €25,001