Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29060
Igualeja
Igualeja: living in Málaga
Igualeja offers 2914 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
733
Avg. summer temp
24.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#4155 / 8133
Overall score
6.4/10
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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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~25 min; airport ~90 min; Renfe ~27 min; coach ~27 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.7/10
Average. About 2,914 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.5% of padrón; international residents 0.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 3.7/10
Future looks weaker. Population −5.3% vs last year; registered unemployment +10.7% over the series; mean age 47.9; foreign residents 0.5%; 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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Igualeja in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.9
<16
10.7%
16–64
60.2%
65+
29.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 759 (99.5%)
Foreign residents: 4 (0.5%)
- Romania: 4
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,957
Flats €/m²
2720 €
Houses €/m²
3194 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: # / 103 · 81% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.62, -5.09)
343 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Nacimiento del Rio Genal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 2.4 km
- 02Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 3.2 km
- 03Pinsapo de las Escaleretas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.4 km
- 04Tajo de Ronda (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 14.2 km
- 05Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 15.1 km
Day trip
- 06Estuario del Río Guadiaro (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 40.9 km
- 07Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 41.4 km
- 08Peñón de Zaframagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 45.8 km
- 09Lagunas de Campillos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 50.3 km
- 10Cola del Embalse de Bornos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 55.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Igualeja
€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 Igualeja you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7%
SEPE unemployed
31
Affiliated workers (approx.)
313
Self-employed (approx.)
53
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€963,099
Expenses
€963,099
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- POR
Isabel Vázquez González (POR MI PUEBLO)
2023–2027 · Por Mi Pueblo
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 94.4 km · 90 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de la Serranía (Ronda) · 20.4 km · 25 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 96.1 km · 83 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Marbella · 42.4 km · 51 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 98.8 km · 86 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · RONDA · 20.8 km · 27 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Ayuntamiento de Ronda · Estación de Autobuses de Ronda · 21.4 km · 27 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
431
588 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
241
329 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
34
46 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
2914 sunshine hours
Igualeja averages about 2914 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Igualeja
Igualeja is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,687 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3487 €/m². Compare Igualeja with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29060 · CP 29060 · lat 36.62178630054748, lon -5.094786050932555 · 687 m · Income: €28,068