Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29072
Mollina
Mollina: living in Málaga
Mollina offers 2896 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,528
Avg. summer temp
26.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#25 / 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Housing about 1,087 €/m²; cost of living at 49% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~29 min; airport ~76 min; Renfe ~43 min; coach ~23 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.0/10
Average. About 2,896 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.8°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 79.0% of padrón; international residents 21.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.2% over the series; mean age 46.2; foreign residents 21.0%; 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 · 4.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,820; Natura 2000 covers about 10.8% of the area (nearest site ~1.3 km).
Place location
Mollina in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.2
<16
14.3%
16–64
61.5%
65+
24.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,070 (79.0%)
Foreign residents: 1,079 (21.0%)
- United Kingdom: 823
- Morocco: 60
- Romania: 36
- Brazil: 21
- China: 13
- Germany: 12
- Colombia: 9
- Italy: 8
English speakers ≈ 823
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,087
Flats €/m²
1303 €
Houses €/m²
871 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #19 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.14, -4.65)
341 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna de la Ratosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 7.6 km
- 02Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 8.4 km
- 03Embalse de Malpasillo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 14.6 km
- 04Pinar del Hacho (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 15.9 km
- 05Lagunas de Campillos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 18.6 km
Day trip
- 06Laguna del Gosque (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.4 km
- 07Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.4 km
- 08Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 32.5 km
- 09Laguna del Rincón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35 km
- 10Laguna del Tíscar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Mollina
€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 Mollina you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8%
SEPE unemployed
272
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,407
Self-employed (approx.)
408
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€5,468,725
Expenses
€5,468,725
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Eugenio Sevillano Ordoñez (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 Granada (GRX) · 93.4 km · 76 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de Antequera · 19.3 km · 29 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 13.8 km · 30 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 73.4 km · 69 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 66.6 km · 67 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ANTEQUERA AV · 20 km · 43 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Mollina · 3.5 km · 23 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
3,292
596 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
610
110 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
391
71 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
3
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
34
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2896 sunshine hours
Mollina averages about 2896 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96%) makes Mollina a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Mollina.
About Mollina
Mollina is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 5,011 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1087 €/m². Compare Mollina with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29072 · CP 29072 · lat 37.14345749030033, lon -4.647185090948595 · 35 m · Income: €25,105