Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29051
Estepona
Estepona: living in Málaga
Estepona offers 2908 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
79,621
Avg. summer temp
25.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#42 / 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 · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 4,092 €/m²; cost of living at 186% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.5/10
Average. Hospital ~33 min; airport ~81 min; Renfe ~101 min; coach ~22 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.8/10
Average. About 2,908 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 77.7% of padrón; international residents 22.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.7/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.4% over the series; mean age 41.6; foreign residents 22.3%; 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 · 7.8/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~350; Natura 2000 covers about 44.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Estepona in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
41.6
<16
16.8%
16–64
66.3%
65+
16.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 53,047 (77.7%)
Foreign residents: 15,239 (22.3%)
- United Kingdom: 3,397
- Morocco: 1,761
- Romania: 875
- Russia: 854
- Italy: 824
- Germany: 607
- Ukraine: 597
- France: 547
English speakers ≈ 3,397
Housing
Price €/m²
€4,092
Flats €/m²
4021 €
Houses €/m²
4163 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #72 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.47, -5.14)
342 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 3.7 km
- 02Sierra Crestellina (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 11.5 km
- 03Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 14.5 km
- 04Nacimiento del Rio Genal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 18.5 km
- 05Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 21.6 km
Day trip
- 06Dehesa del Mercadillo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 31.7 km
- 07Marismas del Río Palmones (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 41.7 km
- 08Estrecho (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46.5 km
- 09Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 57.8 km
- 10Peñón de Zaframagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 59.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Estepona
€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 Estepona you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
3,472
Affiliated workers (approx.)
37,487
Self-employed (approx.)
6,335
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€122,343,537
Expenses
€121,957,926
Balance
€385,611
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular")
Jose Maria Garcia Urbano (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) · 90.3 km · 81 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Costa del Sol (Marbella) · 24.4 km · 33 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 92 km · 75 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Marbella · 38.3 km · 43 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 94.6 km · 78 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · SAN PABLO · 67.5 km · 101 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Autobuses Estepona · 6.5 km · 22 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
39,687
498 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
7,826
98 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
6,286
79 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
62
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
77
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2908 sunshine hours
Estepona averages about 2908 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.9%) makes Estepona a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~44%
About 44% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Estepona
Estepona is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 64,201 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 4092 €/m². Compare Estepona with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29051 · CP 29051 · lat 36.46656231387805, lon -5.1408709584396854 · 92 m · Income: €34,480