Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29094
Vélez-Málaga
Vélez-Málaga: living in Málaga
Vélez-Málaga offers 2897 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
86,048
Avg. summer temp
26.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#332 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 2,402 €/m²; cost of living at 109% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~26 min; airport ~78 min; Renfe ~66 min; coach ~28 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.3/10
Average. About 2,897 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.8°C (0/3 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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 90.7% of padrón; international residents 9.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.8/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −26.6% over the series; mean age 42.3; foreign residents 9.3%; 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~950; Natura 2000 covers about 8.4% of the area (nearest site ~5.4 km).
Place location
Vélez-Málaga in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42.3
<16
16.8%
16–64
65.9%
65+
17.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 74,070 (90.7%)
Foreign residents: 7,573 (9.3%)
- Morocco: 1,409
- Romania: 985
- United Kingdom: 837
- Germany: 485
- Italy: 364
- Paraguay: 301
- Argentina: 292
- France: 244
English speakers ≈ 837
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,402
Flats €/m²
2679 €
Houses €/m²
2125 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #58 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.77, -4.13)
341 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
95.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.1 km
- 02Tajos del Alcazar (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.2 km
- 03Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.2 km
Day trip
- 04Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 26.7 km
- 05Desembocadura del Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.3 km
- 06Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 39.1 km
- 07Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 39.2 km
- 08Sierra de Gracia (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 42.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vélez-Málaga
€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 Vélez-Málaga you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.1%
SEPE unemployed
5,142
Affiliated workers (approx.)
40,057
Self-employed (approx.)
6,805
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2022
€109,402,080
Expenses
€109,402,080
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jesus Lupiañez Herrera (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 59.7 km · 78 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía · 7.8 km · 26 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 44.8 km · 58 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Burriana (Nerja) · 33.3 km · 45 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 43.1 km · 57 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MÁLAGA MARÍA ZAMBRANO · 52 km · 66 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · C/Arroyo Mineral-Almenara3 · 6.5 km · 28 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
41,456
482 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
9,593
111 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
9,617
112 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
93
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
279
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2897 sunshine hours
Vélez-Málaga averages about 2897 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 95.6%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (95.6%) makes Vélez-Málaga a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Vélez-Málaga.
About Vélez-Málaga
Vélez-Málaga is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 77,660 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2402 €/m². Compare Vélez-Málaga with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29094 · CP 29094 · lat 36.77265477303278, lon -4.1348172397615475 · 99 m · Income: €31,280