Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29095
Villanueva de Algaidas
Villanueva de Algaidas: living in Málaga
Villanueva de Algaidas offers 2905 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and regional rural tax incentives — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
4,084
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#444 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 5.8/10
Average. Housing about 934 €/m²; cost of living at 42% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.9/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~35 min; airport ~52 min; Renfe ~52 min; coach ~13 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.2/10
Average. About 2,905 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.5°C (2/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 95% 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 · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.0% of padrón; international residents 6.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.4/10
Average. Population +0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −19.6% over the series; mean age 45.4; foreign residents 6.0%; 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 ~850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Villanueva de Algaidas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.4
<16
14.1%
16–64
63.7%
65+
22.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,925 (94.0%)
Foreign residents: 251 (6.0%)
- United Kingdom: 73
- Morocco: 61
- Romania: 31
- Paraguay: 23
- Bolivia: 10
- Ukraine: 4
- Algeria: 4
- China: 4
English speakers ≈ 73
Housing
Price €/m²
€934
Flats €/m²
870 €
Houses €/m²
998 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #13 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (37.19, -4.42)
342 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Falla de la Sierra del Camorro (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 7.2 km
- 02Sierra de Gracia (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 9.9 km
- 03Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 13.4 km
- 04Sierras Subbéticas (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 15.5 km
- 05Laguna de los Jarales (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 19.1 km
Day trip
- 06Embalse de Cordobilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 28.2 km
- 07Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 29.4 km
- 08Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.2 km
- 09Laguna del Rincón (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 35.2 km
- 10Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 38.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villanueva de Algaidas
€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 Villanueva de Algaidas you pay €155 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.6%
SEPE unemployed
172
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,848
Self-employed (approx.)
312
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,169,116
Expenses
€4,169,116
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Juan Antonio Civico Llamas (PSOE-A)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 69.8 km · 52 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital de Antequera · 40.2 km · 35 min
High-speed rail
AVE Antequera–Santa Ana · 44.9 km · 39 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 82.2 km · 65 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 75.4 km · 63 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · ANTEQUERA AV · 35.5 km · 52 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villanueva De Algaidas · 5.4 km · 13 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
2,510
615 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
867
212 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
316
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
5
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
25
10 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2905 sunshine hours
Villanueva de Algaidas averages about 2905 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 94.9%
SETELECO reports 94.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Rural tax incentives
Andalucía offers up to €400 relocation deduction and 10% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About Villanueva de Algaidas
Villanueva de Algaidas is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 4,218 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 934 €/m². Compare Villanueva de Algaidas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29095 · CP 29095 · lat 37.18852701559271, lon -4.417449256324051 · 100 m · Income: €25,488