Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29061
Istán
Istán: living in Málaga
Istán offers 2888 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
1,707
Avg. summer temp
26°C
Best place to buy a house
#189 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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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 3,637 €/m²; cost of living at 165% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.8/10
Average. Hospital ~24 min; airport ~74 min; Renfe ~157 min; coach ~90 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.4/10
Average. About 2,888 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 79% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 83.7% of padrón; international residents 16.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +5.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.4% over the series; mean age 44.4; foreign residents 16.3%; 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 · 7.2/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 89.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Istán in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.4
<16
13.5%
16–64
66.8%
65+
19.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,230 (83.7%)
Foreign residents: 239 (16.3%)
- United Kingdom: 71
- Russia: 20
- Germany: 12
- Romania: 11
- Ukraine: 8
- France: 7
- Morocco: 7
- Italy: 5
English speakers ≈ 71
Housing
Price €/m²
€3,637
Flats €/m²
3401 €
Houses €/m²
3873 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #69 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.60, -4.96)
340 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
78.9%
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 · 0 km
- 02Pinsapo de las Escaleretas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.7 km
- 03Nacimiento del Rio Genal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 14.2 km
- 04Mirador Cuenca del Rio Turon-Mirador del Guarda Forestal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.1 km
- 05Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 22.6 km
Day trip
- 06Dehesa del Mercadillo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 25.2 km
- 07Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 27.6 km
- 08Sierra Crestellina (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.7 km
- 09Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 36.3 km
- 10Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 37.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Istán
€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 Istán you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6%
SEPE unemployed
68
Affiliated workers (approx.)
811
Self-employed (approx.)
137
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,909,711
Expenses
€2,909,711
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jose Miguel Marin Marin (CON ANDALUCÍA)
2023–2027 · Con Andalucia Izquierda Unida Con Istan
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 74.9 km · 74 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Costa del Sol (Marbella) · 18.2 km · 24 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 76.7 km · 67 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Marbella · 20.3 km · 33 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 79.3 km · 70 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · RONDA · 78.7 km · 157 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · San Pedro (Malaga) · 29 km · 90 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
892
523 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
278
163 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
156
91 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around 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
2888 sunshine hours
Istán averages about 2888 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coast in 20.3 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de Marbella, about 20.3 km by road.
Natura 2000 ~90%
About 90% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Istán
Istán is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,457 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3637 €/m². Compare Istán with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29061 · CP 29061 · lat 36.60039590854843, lon -4.9637963920947925 · 688 m · Income: €29,998