Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29100
Yunquera
Yunquera: living in Málaga
Yunquera offers 2888 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,828
Avg. summer temp
24.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#252 / 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 · 6.8/10
Average. Housing about 878 €/m²; cost of living at 40% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.6/10
Average. Hospital ~50 min; airport ~73 min; Renfe ~60 min; coach ~42 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.8/10
Average. About 2,888 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.8°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 · 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.8% of padrón; international residents 3.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population −1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.7% over the series; mean age 46.3; 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 · 5.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 33.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.6 km).
Place location
Yunquera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.3
<16
11.6%
16–64
66.2%
65+
22.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,773 (96.8%)
Foreign residents: 91 (3.2%)
- United Kingdom: 42
- Morocco: 14
- France: 6
- Brazil: 4
- China: 4
- Romania: 3
- Portugal: 1
- Ukraine: 1
English speakers ≈ 42
Housing
Price €/m²
€878
Flats €/m²
695 €
Houses €/m²
1061 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #11 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.73, -4.94)
340 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.1%
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 · 0.6 km
- 02Mirador Cuenca del Rio Turon-Mirador del Guarda Forestal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 6.7 km
- 03Pinsapo de las Escaleretas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.4 km
- 04Nacimiento del Rio Genal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.6 km
- 05Tajo de Ronda (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 20.1 km
Day trip
- 06Lagunas de Campillos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 33.2 km
- 07Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 33.8 km
- 08Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 39.4 km
- 09Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 41.1 km
- 10Sierra Crestellina (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 41.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Yunquera
€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 Yunquera you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
13.4%
SEPE unemployed
251
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,310
Self-employed (approx.)
225
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€2,976,512
Expenses
€2,976,512
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Maria Rodriguez Peralta (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) · 58 km · 73 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de la Serranía (Ronda) · 37.3 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 62.1 km · 66 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Torremolinos · 65.7 km · 68 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 63.3 km · 70 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · PIZARRA · 33.5 km · 60 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Tolox · 19.7 km · 42 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
1,378
487 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
590
209 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
191
68 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
5
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2888 sunshine hours
Yunquera averages about 2888 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.1%) makes Yunquera a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€878/m²
Asking prices around €878 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Yunquera
Yunquera is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 2,887 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 878 €/m². Compare Yunquera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29100 · CP 29100 · lat 36.73476812079859, lon -4.937857582191639 · 562 m · Income: €24,743