Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29024
Benalauría
Benalauría: living in Málaga
Benalauría offers 2919 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and broad local services — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
460
Avg. summer temp
25.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#2907 / 8133
Overall score
6.7/10
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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 2,957 €/m²; cost of living at 134% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 6.8/10
Average. Hospital ~44 min; airport ~127 min; Renfe ~9 min; coach ~38 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.5/10
Average. About 2,919 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~30.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 5.7/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 52% 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 · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.3% of padrón; international residents 2.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.3/10
Average. Population −1.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −10.8% over the series; mean age 46.6; foreign residents 2.7%; 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 · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~50; Natura 2000 covers about 28.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.6 km).
Place location
Benalauría in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.6
<16
10.6%
16–64
65.2%
65+
24.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 426 (97.3%)
Foreign residents: 12 (2.7%)
- United Kingdom: 5
- Romania: 2
- Morocco: 1
- Colombia: 1
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,957
Flats €/m²
2720 €
Houses €/m²
3194 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: # / 103 · 84% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.59, -5.30)
343 approx. sunny days · 2 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
51.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierra de Grazalema (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 2.4 km
- 02Los Alcornocales (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 6.1 km
- 03Cañón de las Buitreras (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 6.3 km
- 04Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 11.2 km
- 05Sierra Crestellina (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 11.7 km
Day trip
- 06Estuario del Río Guadiaro (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 33.6 km
- 07Cola del Embalse de Bornos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 41.5 km
- 08Peñón de Zaframagón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 43.2 km
- 09Cola del Embalse de Arcos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 46.3 km
- 10Marismas del Río Palmones (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 47.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Benalauría
€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 Benalauría you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11%
SEPE unemployed
33
Affiliated workers (approx.)
211
Self-employed (approx.)
36
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€829,993
Expenses
€829,993
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Cristobal Diaz Marquez (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) · 133.1 km · 127 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de la Serranía (Ronda) · 39.7 km · 44 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 105.9 km · 113 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Marbella · 81.2 km · 89 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 137.5 km · 124 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CORTES DE LA FRONTERA · 4.8 km · 9 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · San Pablo · 25.5 km · 38 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
232
504 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
148
322 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
63
137 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above 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
2919 sunshine hours
Benalauría averages about 2919 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~28%
About 28% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Benalauría
Benalauría is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 1,567 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3367 €/m². Compare Benalauría with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29024 · CP 29024 · lat 36.587257731121035, lon -5.302254600712666 · 567 m · Income: €23,650