Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29070
Mijas
Mijas: living in Málaga
Mijas offers 2899 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
95,104
Avg. summer temp
25.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#14 / 8133
Overall score
8.2/10
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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 3,441 €/m²; cost of living at 156% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~34 min; airport ~41 min; Renfe ~47 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.0/10
Average. About 2,899 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.6°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 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 68.4% of padrón; international residents 31.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.6% over the series; mean age 40.7; foreign residents 31.6%; 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~150; Natura 2000 covers about 2.0% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
Mijas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
40.7
<16
17.9%
16–64
67.6%
65+
14.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 56,567 (68.4%)
Foreign residents: 26,175 (31.6%)
- United Kingdom: 7,893
- Morocco: 2,481
- Italy: 1,078
- Germany: 940
- Russia: 907
- Ukraine: 900
- France: 584
- Argentina: 571
English speakers ≈ 7,893
Housing
Price €/m²
€3,441
Flats €/m²
3300 €
Houses €/m²
3581 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #66 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.56, -4.68)
341 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Dunas de Artola o Cabopino (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.6 km
- 02Monte Jabalcuza (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 15.9 km
- 03Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 19.2 km
- 04Desembocadura del Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 23.5 km
Day trip
- 05Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.6 km
- 06Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 39 km
- 07Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 43.9 km
- 08Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 45.1 km
- 09Dehesa del Mercadillo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 48.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Mijas
€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 Mijas you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.2%
SEPE unemployed
5,250
Affiliated workers (approx.)
45,501
Self-employed (approx.)
7,715
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€133,608,965
Expenses
€133,608,965
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
( Josele ) José Antonio González Pérez (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) · 35.1 km · 41 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Regional de Málaga · 37.9 km · 34 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 36.8 km · 35 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Torremolinos · 25.9 km · 26 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 39.4 km · 38 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CAMPANILLAS · 39.4 km · 47 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · P.I. La Torre/Grúa Municipal V · 1.8 km · 5 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
50,588
532 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
9,132
96 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
12,942
136 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
76
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
62
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2899 sunshine hours
Mijas averages about 2899 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.4%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.4%) makes Mijas a practical base for remote work.
Coast in 25.9 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de Torremolinos, about 25.9 km by road.
About Mijas
Mijas is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 79,289 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3441 €/m². Compare Mijas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29070 · CP 29070 · lat 36.55983918467899, lon -4.68466035010738 · 33 m · Income: €31,912