Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29010
Almargen
Almargen: living in Málaga
Almargen offers 2913 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
1,876
Avg. summer temp
26.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#754 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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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 867 €/m²; cost of living at 39% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~60 min; airport ~101 min; Renfe ~26 min; coach ~26 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.4/10
Average. About 2,913 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~32.9°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.9% of padrón; international residents 3.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population −1.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −38.9% over the series; mean age 45.8; foreign residents 3.1%; 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 · 3.4/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Almargen in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.8
<16
12.2%
16–64
65.4%
65+
22.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,894 (96.9%)
Foreign residents: 60 (3.1%)
- Romania: 36
- Morocco: 7
- Brazil: 3
- Colombia: 3
- Italy: 1
- Portugal: 1
- Ecuador: 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€867
Flats €/m²
1088 €
Houses €/m²
645 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #10 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.02, -5.02)
343 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Laguna del Gosque (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 12.8 km
- 02Lagunas de Campillos (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 15.4 km
- 03Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 21.3 km
- 04Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 21.5 km
- 05Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 25 km
Day trip
- 06Peñón de Zaframagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 30.7 km
- 07Dehesa del Mercadillo (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 31.3 km
- 08Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.1 km
- 09Laguna de la Ratosa (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.1 km
- 10Complejo Endorreico de la Lantejuela (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 38.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Almargen
€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 Almargen you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.4%
SEPE unemployed
91
Affiliated workers (approx.)
870
Self-employed (approx.)
147
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€2,676,208
Expenses
€2,676,208
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Maria del Carmen Romero Garcia (CON ANDALUCÍA)
2023–2027 · Con Andalucia Izquierda Unida Con Almargen
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 80.5 km · 101 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de Antequera · 50.7 km · 60 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 34 km · 45 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Torremolinos · 88.1 km · 97 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 85.8 km · 98 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ALMARGEN-CAÑETE LA REAL · 5.3 km · 26 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Almargen · 5.5 km · 26 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
1,257
670 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
443
236 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
139
74 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
30
24 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2913 sunshine hours
Almargen averages about 2913 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.2%) makes Almargen a practical base for remote work.
About Almargen
Almargen is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,985 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 867 €/m². Compare Almargen with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29010 · CP 29010 · lat 37.02338809538345, lon -5.019277048385307 · 532 m · Income: €27,550