Municipality · Almería

Investing in Cuevas del Almanzora: 4 €/m²/month in rent and 5.3% gross yield

Buying in Cuevas del Almanzora costs 959 €/m² on average and renting goes for 4 €/m² a month, leaving a gross yield of 5.3% before costs and taxes. It sits clearly above the Spanish average (4.2%), with purchase prices below the Spanish average.

4 €/m²/monthRent90 m² home: €378/month
959 €/m²Purchase90 m² home: €86,310
5.3%Gross yieldAnnual rent over purchase price
66/100Momentum50 = flat market
The map

Cuevas del Almanzora within Almería

Where the municipality sits and how it compares with its neighbours.

Almería · 4.8% gross yieldRoquetas de Mar · 4.3% gross yieldEjido, El · 5.0% gross yieldNíjar · 4.3% gross yieldVícar · 5.2% gross yieldAdra · 4.4% gross yieldHuércal-Overa · 5.4% gross yieldVera · 4.5% gross yieldHuércal de Almería · 4.7% gross yieldBerja · 5.2% gross yieldAlbox · 5.8% gross yieldPulpí · 4.1% gross yieldGarrucha · 4.6% gross yieldMojonera, La · 4.9% gross yieldMojácar · 4.0% gross yieldVélez-Rubio · 5.4% gross yieldOlula del Río · 5.2% gross yieldViator · 5.2% gross yieldMacael · 5.2% gross yieldBenahadux · 5.0% gross yieldPechina · 5.1% gross yieldTurre · 4.9% gross yieldArboleas · 5.0% gross yieldDalías · 5.6% gross yieldTabernas · 5.8% gross yieldAlhama de Almería · 5.4% gross yieldCantoria · 5.6% gross yieldTíjola · 5.8% gross yieldAntas · 5.3% gross yieldGádor · 5.3% gross yieldGallardos, Los · 5.3% gross yieldZurgena · 6.0% gross yieldBalanegra · 4.9% gross yieldSorbas · 5.6% gross yieldFines · 5.4% gross yieldOria · 6.2% gross yieldSerón · 5.9% gross yieldFiñana · 5.8% gross yieldVélez-Blanco · 5.5% gross yieldLaujar de Andarax · 6.0% gross yieldChirivel · 5.8% gross yieldRioja · 5.3% gross yieldPurchena · 5.4% gross yieldLubrín · 5.8% gross yieldAbla · 5.7% gross yieldAbrucena · 6.2% gross yieldGérgal · 5.9% gross yieldMaría · 6.9% gross yieldFondón · 5.7% gross yieldCanjáyar · 6.0% gross yieldTaberno · 5.7% gross yieldBédar · 5.2% gross yieldPartaloa · 5.2% gross yieldAlcolea · 5.6% gross yieldLúcar · 5.5% gross yieldUleila del Campo · 6.0% gross yieldFelix · 5.6% gross yieldAlhabia · 5.6% gross yieldLucainena de las Torres · 5.9% gross yieldAlbanchez · 6.2% gross yieldEnix · 5.2% gross yieldAlboloduy · 5.8% gross yieldOhanes · 5.8% gross yieldTres Villas, Las · 5.8% gross yieldAlcóntar · 6.3% gross yieldHuécija · 5.7% gross yieldInstinción · 5.9% gross yieldSanta Fe de Mondújar · 6.1% gross yieldCarboneras · not enough dataSomontín · 6.0% gross yieldÍllar · 5.9% gross yieldNacimiento · 6.4% gross yieldPadules · 5.9% gross yieldPaterna del Río · 5.8% gross yieldTerque · 5.9% gross yieldLíjar · 6.4% gross yieldArmuña de Almanzora · 5.6% gross yieldSierro · 6.6% gross yieldTahal · 6.2% gross yieldUrrácal · 6.5% gross yieldChercos · 6.1% gross yieldRágol · 6.0% gross yieldBayárcal · 5.7% gross yieldSenés · 6.0% gross yieldTurrillas · 6.0% gross yieldBenizalón · 6.1% gross yieldSanta Cruz de Marchena · 6.1% gross yieldVelefique · 6.1% gross yieldBacares · 6.1% gross yieldSuflí · 6.3% gross yieldBentarique · 6.1% gross yieldBayarque · 6.3% gross yieldAlmócita · 5.8% gross yieldAlicún · 5.8% gross yieldLaroya · 6.5% gross yieldOlula de Castro · 6.2% gross yieldCóbdar · 6.2% gross yieldBeires · 6.1% gross yieldAlsodux · 5.7% gross yieldAlcudia de Monteagud · 6.5% gross yieldCastro de Filabres · 6.6% gross yieldBenitagla · 6.3% gross yieldCuevas del Almanzora · 5.3% gross yield Cuevas del Almanzora5.3%Níjar4.3%Vélez-Blanco5.5% Cuevas del Almanzora5.3%
Gross yield < 3%3–4 %4–5 %5–6 %≥ 6% sin datos

Administrative boundaries from the Spanish National Geographic Institute (CC BY 4.0). The Canary Islands are drawn shifted, as on any map of Spain.

The verdict

What the analysis sees

The specific signals the official data leaves about this market, before going into detail.

On gross yield it ranks 78 of 102 among the municipalities of its province.

Cuevas del Almanzora has 15,526 residents, an average gross household income of €20,674 a year. These are signals of how deep housing demand runs, not of the risk of any one tenant.

In favour

  • Gross yield of 5.3%Above the Spanish average (4.2%) on the same calculation method.
  • Momentum 66/100Appraised prices, rents, transactions and population are all rising in the latest data.
  • 7.8 transactions per 1,000 residentsA market with high turnover: reselling is easier than the national average.
  • Net migration of 13.1‰More people arrive than leave, above the Spanish average: sustained housing demand.
  • 1 properties analysedWe hold stock for sale here, each with its own investment score.

Against

  • 1.09 repossessions per 1,000 dwellingsRepossession pressure above the average, a provincial figure that signals market stress.
The market

What it costs and what it earns

The market level in Cuevas del Almanzora and what it means for a buy-to-let buyer. Per-m² figures are converted to a reference home of 90 m².

19 yearsPrice / Rent (PER)Years of rent to pay off the purchase
4.2 yearsAffordabilityHousehold incomes to pay for 90 m²
22%Rent burdenAnnual rent as a share of household income
0.72%Urban IBIRate approved by the town hall
959 €/m²Purchase price
Spain 2,028 €/m² €/m² of transactions, population-weighted average
4 €/m²/monthRent
Spain 7 €/m² €/m² a month, population-weighted average
5.3%Gross yield
Spain 4.2% annual rent over purchase price, before costs
The comparison

Where it stands against the rest

Cuevas del Almanzora's percentile among the municipalities with enough data, computed on the same figure for all of them.

Gross yield5.3%
38
PeorMedianaMejor
Rent level4 €/m²/month
76
PeorMedianaMejor
Momentum66/100
78
PeorMedianaMejor

Within Almería it ranks 78 of 102 on gross yield.

The demand

Demand, employment and liquidity

The structural depth of the market: how many people live here, what they earn, how much changes hands and what stress it carries. This is market context, never a measure of tenant risk.

7.8Market turnover
Spain 3.3 transactions a year per 1,000 residents · more turnover, easier to resell
€20,674Gross household income
Spain €31,185 annual income tax returns (AEAT), population-weighted territorial average
13.1‰Net migration
Spain 12.8‰ arrivals minus departures from abroad per 1,000 residents
1.09Repossession pressure
Spain 0.55 housing repossessions per 1,000 dwellings of the provincial stock · 2025

Repossessions are a provincial figure (INE): they describe the market in Almería, not this municipality alone.

The costs

Municipal costs and taxes

What the town hall and the cadastre set for this municipality, which is what the owner pays every year whether it is let or not.

0.722%Urban IBI rateApproved by the town hall
1999Last cadastral revisionThe older it is, the more outdated the cadastral value
€312/yearIBI on a standard homeEstimated on 90 m² and the average cadastral value
The trend

How it has moved

Official series for Cuevas del Almanzora over recent years. Where a series is missing, the municipality does not publish it.

Rent price index

INE · 2011 base = 100 · yearly

+4.9% interanual
120.2 20112014201820212024 105.2 · 2011105.2 · 2011102.1 · 2012102.1 · 2012103.8 · 2013103.8 · 201399.8 · 201499.8 · 2014100 · 2015100 · 201597.1 · 201697.1 · 201695.4 · 201795.4 · 2017100.6 · 2018100.6 · 2018105.6 · 2019105.6 · 2019108.3 · 2020108.3 · 2020110.3 · 2021110.3 · 2021113 · 2022113 · 2022114.6 · 2023114.6 · 2023120.2 · 2024120.2 · 2024

Housing transactions

MIVAU · deals per year

+35.0% interanual
517 20112015201820222025 241 · 2011241 · 2011268 · 2012268 · 2012141 · 2013141 · 2013203 · 2014203 · 2014186 · 2015186 · 2015159 · 2016159 · 2016258 · 2017258 · 2017293 · 2018293 · 2018240 · 2019240 · 2019318 · 2020318 · 2020394 · 2021394 · 2021478 · 2022478 · 2022444 · 2023444 · 2023383 · 2024383 · 2024517 · 2025517 · 2025

Registered unemployment

SEPE · yearly average

−8.1% interanual
725 20192021202320242026 974 · 2019974 · 20191,193 · 20201,193 · 20201,153 · 20211,153 · 2021989 · 2022989 · 2022900 · 2023900 · 2023850 · 2024850 · 2024789 · 2025789 · 2025725 · 2026725 · 2026

Average gross income

AEAT · annual tax return

+4.3% interanual
€20,674 20132016201820212023 €16,452 · 2013€16,452 · 2013€16,335 · 2014€16,335 · 2014€16,632 · 2015€16,632 · 2015€16,957 · 2016€16,957 · 2016€17,578 · 2017€17,578 · 2017€17,860 · 2018€17,860 · 2018€18,345 · 2019€18,345 · 2019€18,312 · 2020€18,312 · 2020€19,015 · 2021€19,015 · 2021€19,822 · 2022€19,822 · 2022€20,674 · 2023€20,674 · 2023

Registered population

INE · yearly population register

0.0% interanual
15,526 20112014201820222025 13,148 · 201113,148 · 201113,148 · 201113,148 · 201113,296 · 201213,296 · 201213,296 · 201213,296 · 201213,108 · 201313,108 · 201313,108 · 201313,108 · 201313,737 · 201413,737 · 201413,737 · 201413,737 · 201413,292 · 201513,292 · 201513,292 · 201513,292 · 201513,362 · 201613,362 · 201613,362 · 201613,362 · 201613,655 · 201713,655 · 201713,655 · 201713,655 · 201713,776 · 201813,776 · 201813,776 · 201813,776 · 201814,081 · 201914,081 · 201914,081 · 201914,081 · 201914,455 · 202014,455 · 202014,455 · 202014,455 · 202014,623 · 202114,623 · 202114,623 · 202114,623 · 202114,790 · 202214,790 · 202214,790 · 202214,790 · 202215,023 · 202315,023 · 202315,023 · 202315,023 · 202315,246 · 202415,246 · 202415,246 · 202415,246 · 202415,526 · 202515,526 · 202515,526 · 202515,526 · 2025

Net international migration

INE · immigration − emigration · yearly

+125.6% interanual
203 2021202220232024 -3 · 2021-3 · 2021158 · 2022158 · 202290 · 202390 · 2023203 · 2024203 · 2024
Nearby

Alternatives in Almería

Territories of the same level ranked by gross yield, to compare before deciding.

The inventory

What is for sale in Cuevas del Almanzora

Our catalogue in this territory, with an investment score computed property by property.

1Properties analysed
€1,400Median priceOf the adverts for sale

See the 1 properties in Cuevas del Almanzora

The method

How this page is calculated

Where each figure comes from, over which territory and from what date. Confidence measures data coverage, never investment quality.

Data coverage

90/100

What this page does not show is what is not published about the municipality, not a zero.

  • official rent series (SERPAVI)
  • series sufficient to measure momentum
  • official appraised value (MIVAU)
  • estimated market level
  • our own adverts

When each figure is from

This is the latest figure published by each source for this municipality.

rent
2025
sale
2025
household income
2023
population register
2025
registered transactions
2026Q1
registered unemployment
2026M06
MIVAUAppraised housing value and registered transactions
SERPAVIOfficial reference rent index
INEPopulation register, migration and repossessions
AEATAverage gross household income
SEPE and Social SecurityRegistered unemployment and contributions
CatastroCadastral value, age and IBI rate
InmobliaOur own catalogue of adverts, each with its investment score

An indicative statistical estimate for comparing markets, not an appraisal or an investment recommendation. Gross yield does not deduct costs, IBI, insurance, voids or taxes.