Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29077
Parauta
Parauta: living in Málaga
Parauta offers 2914 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
271
Avg. summer temp
23.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#1547 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 2,957 €/m²; cost of living at 134% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~33 min; airport ~111 min; Renfe ~50 min; coach ~50 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.1/10
Better than other places. About 2,914 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.5°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 · 3.6/10
Worse than other places. 4 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.8% of padrón; international residents 3.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population −3.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −53.8% over the series; mean age 46.0; foreign residents 3.2%; 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 · 7.0/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 85.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Parauta in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46
<16
14.3%
16–64
60.3%
65+
25.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 243 (96.8%)
Foreign residents: 8 (3.2%)
- United Kingdom: 3
- France: 1
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,957
Flats €/m²
2720 €
Houses €/m²
3194 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: # / 103 · 389% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.67, -5.08)
343 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96.5%
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 · 4.4 km
- 03Nacimiento del Rio Genal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.9 km
- 04Tajo de Ronda (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 10.7 km
- 05Dehesa del Mercadillo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 12.5 km
Day trip
- 06Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.7 km
- 07Sierra Crestellina (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 26.7 km
- 08Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 36.9 km
- 09Peñón de Zaframagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 42.3 km
- 10Lagunas de Campillos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 45.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Parauta
€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 Parauta you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
3.7%
SEPE unemployed
6
Affiliated workers (approx.)
116
Self-employed (approx.)
20
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€689,188
Expenses
€689,188
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Katrin Ortega Márquez (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) · 101.1 km · 111 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de la Serranía (Ronda) · 17.2 km · 33 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 83.4 km · 103 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Marbella · 49.1 km · 72 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 105.4 km · 107 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · RONDA · 18.7 km · 50 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Ayuntamiento de Ronda · Estación de Autobuses de Ronda · 19.3 km · 50 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
105
387 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
37
137 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
25
92 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
2914 sunshine hours
Parauta averages about 2914 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96.5%) makes Parauta a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~86%
About 86% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Parauta
Parauta is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,725 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 725 €/m². Compare Parauta with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29077 · CP 29077 · lat 36.666552223431644, lon -5.082979092615714 · 725 m · Income: €22,321