Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29901
Torremolinos
Torremolinos: living in Málaga
Torremolinos offers 2886 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
71,329
Avg. summer temp
25.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#250 / 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 · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 3,185 €/m²; cost of living at 145% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~18 min; airport ~26 min; Renfe ~24 min; coach ~12 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 6.7/10
Average. About 2,886 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% 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 · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 79.6% of padrón; international residents 20.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.0/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.4% over the series; mean age 43.3; foreign residents 20.4%; 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 · 1.3/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,848; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Torremolinos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.3
<16
15.1%
16–64
66.6%
65+
18.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 54,684 (79.6%)
Foreign residents: 13,977 (20.4%)
- Morocco: 1,795
- United Kingdom: 1,566
- Italy: 1,046
- China: 930
- Romania: 597
- Ukraine: 543
- France: 469
- Argentina: 453
English speakers ≈ 1,566
Housing
Price €/m²
€3,185
Flats €/m²
3371 €
Houses €/m²
2999 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #63 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.63, -4.52)
340 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Monte Jabalcuza (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 2.8 km
- 02Desembocadura del Guadalhorce (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 6.9 km
- 03Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 17.4 km
Day trip
- 04Sierra de las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 32.4 km
- 05Torcal de Antequera (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 35.4 km
- 06Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 37 km
- 07Pinar del Hacho (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 42 km
- 08Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Torremolinos
€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 Torremolinos you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.9%
SEPE unemployed
4,241
Affiliated workers (approx.)
33,567
Self-employed (approx.)
5,701
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€117,919,650
Expenses
€117,784,196
Balance
€135,454
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Margarita del Carmen del Cid Muñoz (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) · 20 km · 26 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Regional de Málaga · 22.8 km · 18 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 21.7 km · 19 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Torremolinos · 10.8 km · 10 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 24.4 km · 22 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · VICTORIA KENT · 21 km · 24 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Parque Acuático Torremolinos · 10 km · 12 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
36,938
518 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
4,822
68 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
7,244
102 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
157
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
40
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2886 sunshine hours
Torremolinos averages about 2886 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 98.9%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (98.9%) makes Torremolinos a practical base for remote work.
Coast in 10.8 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de Torremolinos, about 10.8 km by road.
About Torremolinos
Torremolinos is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 68,293 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3185 €/m². Compare Torremolinos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29901 · CP 29901 · lat 36.62598719621605, lon -4.515752143257457 · 66 m · Income: €33,655