Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29050
Cútar
Cútar: living in Málaga
Cútar offers 2887 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and essential local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
603
Avg. summer temp
26.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#2554 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~30 min; airport ~77 min; Renfe ~75 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.9/10
Average. About 2,887 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.8/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 64% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 73.3% of padrón; international residents 26.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.4% over the series; mean age 51.5; foreign residents 26.7%; 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 · 1.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Cútar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
51.5
<16
7.8%
16–64
60.7%
65+
31.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 445 (73.3%)
Foreign residents: 162 (26.7%)
- United Kingdom: 113
- Germany: 18
- Italy: 6
- France: 5
- Romania: 1
- Paraguay: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
English speakers ≈ 113
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,957
Flats €/m²
2720 €
Houses €/m²
3194 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: # / 103 · 82% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.86, -4.23)
340 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
64.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.8 km
- 02Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 10.9 km
- 03Tajos del Alcazar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.9 km
- 04Fuente de los Cien Caños-Nacimiento del Rio Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19 km
Day trip
- 05Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 27 km
- 06Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 27.1 km
- 07Desembocadura del Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 28.9 km
- 08Sierra de Gracia (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 29.5 km
- 09Pinar del Hacho (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 33.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Cútar
€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 Cútar you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6%
SEPE unemployed
22
Affiliated workers (approx.)
260
Self-employed (approx.)
44
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€784,959
Expenses
€729,655
Balance
€55,304
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Francisco Javier Ruiz Merida (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) · 67 km · 77 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía · 19.1 km · 30 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 56.1 km · 62 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Burriana (Nerja) · 44.7 km · 49 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 54.5 km · 61 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MÁLAGA MARÍA ZAMBRANO · 61.2 km · 75 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Benamargosa · 6.4 km · 15 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
329
546 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
158
262 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
79
131 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
2887 sunshine hours
Cútar averages about 2887 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
Essential services on hand
5 of 11 core local amenities are present — enough for many daily needs without leaving town.
About Cútar
Cútar is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,656 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3456 €/m². Compare Cútar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29050 · CP 29050 · lat 36.86217284337254, lon -4.225931841190038 · 656 m · Income: €20,425