Municipality · Córdoba

Investing in Cabra: 6 €/m²/month in rent and 4.7% gross yield

Buying in Cabra costs 1,447 €/m² on average and renting goes for 6 €/m² a month, leaving a gross yield of 4.7% before costs and taxes. It sits somewhat above the Spanish average (4.2%), with purchase prices below the Spanish average.

6 €/m²/monthRent90 m² home: €510/month
1,447 €/m²Purchase90 m² home: €130,230
4.7%Gross yieldAnnual rent over purchase price
46/100Momentum50 = flat market
The map

Cabra within Córdoba

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

Córdoba · 4.8% gross yieldLucena · 4.9% gross yieldPuente Genil · 5.0% gross yieldMontilla · 5.1% gross yieldPriego de Córdoba · 5.4% gross yieldPalma del Río · 5.0% gross yieldBaena · 5.3% gross yieldPozoblanco · 5.1% gross yieldCarlota, La · 5.3% gross yieldAguilar de la Frontera · 5.9% gross yieldPeñarroya-Pueblonuevo · 5.7% gross yieldFuente Palmera · 5.1% gross yieldRute · 5.3% gross yieldFernán-Núñez · 6.0% gross yieldMontoro · 5.7% gross yieldVillanueva de Córdoba · 6.0% gross yieldAlmodóvar del Río · 5.4% gross yieldCastro del Río · 6.0% gross yieldRambla, La · 5.5% gross yieldPosadas · 5.3% gross yieldBujalance · 5.7% gross yieldVilla del Río · 5.0% gross yieldHinojosa del Duque · 6.3% gross yieldNueva Carteya · 5.6% gross yieldBenamejí · 5.3% gross yieldVillafranca de Córdoba · 5.5% gross yieldSantaella · 5.8% gross yieldDoña Mencía · 5.5% gross yieldMontalbán de Córdoba · 5.5% gross yieldHornachuelos · 5.6% gross yieldCarpio, El · 5.1% gross yieldFuente Obejuna · 6.2% gross yieldAdamuz · 5.8% gross yieldMontemayor · 5.4% gross yieldIznájar · 5.9% gross yieldMoriles · 5.5% gross yieldEspejo · 5.6% gross yieldBelalcázar · 6.2% gross yieldVillaviciosa de Córdoba · 6.1% gross yieldBelmez · 6.2% gross yieldLuque · 5.8% gross yieldPedro Abad · 5.8% gross yieldCañete de las Torres · 5.9% gross yieldViso, El · 6.1% gross yieldDos Torres · 6.0% gross yieldEspiel · 5.6% gross yieldVictoria, La · 5.3% gross yieldAlmedinilla · 5.9% gross yieldCarcabuey · 5.6% gross yieldEncinas Reales · 5.6% gross yieldObejo · 5.4% gross yieldMonturque · 5.7% gross yieldGuadalcázar · 5.3% gross yieldAlcaracejos · 6.2% gross yieldAñora · 6.0% gross yieldPedroche · 6.7% gross yieldPalenciana · 6.1% gross yieldVillanueva del Duque · 6.3% gross yieldCardeña · 5.9% gross yieldGuijarrosa, La · 5.9% gross yieldFuente Carreteros · 5.4% gross yieldVillaralto · 6.3% gross yieldVillanueva del Rey · 6.2% gross yieldValenzuela · 6.0% gross yieldTorrecampo · 6.2% gross yieldSan Sebastián de los Ballesteros · 5.6% gross yieldSanta Eufemia · 6.0% gross yieldFuente-Tójar · 6.6% gross yieldVillaharta · 5.7% gross yieldBlázquez, Los · 6.5% gross yieldZuheros · 5.5% gross yieldGranjuela, La · 6.8% gross yieldConquista · 6.2% gross yieldValsequillo · 6.7% gross yieldGuijo, El · 6.3% gross yieldFuente la Lancha · 6.8% gross yieldCabra · 4.7% gross yield Cabra4.7%Córdoba4.8%Hornachuelos5.6%Montoro5.7% Cabra4.7%
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 77 of 77 among the municipalities of its province.

Cabra has 19,995 residents, an average gross household income of €21,879 a year, an approximate unemployment rate of 14% (above the Spanish average). These are signals of how deep housing demand runs, not of the risk of any one tenant.

In favour

  • 1 properties analysedWe hold stock for sale here, each with its own investment score.

Against

  • Approximate unemployment of 14%Above the Spanish average: this is market context, not a measure of tenant risk.
  • 0.84 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 Cabra and what it means for a buy-to-let buyer. Per-m² figures are converted to a reference home of 90 m².

21.3 yearsPrice / Rent (PER)Years of rent to pay off the purchase
6 yearsAffordabilityHousehold incomes to pay for 90 m²
28%Rent burdenAnnual rent as a share of household income
0.73%Urban IBIRate approved by the town hall
1,447 €/m²Purchase price
Spain 2,029 €/m² €/m² of transactions, population-weighted average
6 €/m²/monthRent
Spain 7 €/m² €/m² a month, population-weighted average
4.7%Gross yield
Spain 4.2% annual rent over purchase price, before costs
The comparison

Where it stands against the rest

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

Gross yield4.7%
25
PeorMedianaMejor
Rent level6 €/m²/month
89
PeorMedianaMejor
Momentum46/100
48
PeorMedianaMejor

Within Córdoba it ranks 77 of 77 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.

3.3Market turnover
Spain 3.3 transactions a year per 1,000 residents · more turnover, easier to resell
14%Unemployment (approx.)
Spain 11% registered unemployed over unemployed + social security contributors
€21,879Gross household income
Spain €31,185 annual income tax returns (AEAT), population-weighted territorial average
7‰Net migration
Spain 12.8‰ arrivals minus departures from abroad per 1,000 residents
0.84Repossession 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 Córdoba, 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.

0.730%Urban IBI rateApproved by the town hall
2005Last cadastral revisionThe older it is, the more outdated the cadastral value
€475/yearIBI on a standard homeEstimated on 90 m² and the average cadastral value
The trend

How it has moved

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

Rent price index

INE · 2011 base = 100 · yearly

+3.5% interanual
112.9 20112014201820212024 102.5 · 2011102.5 · 2011102.9 · 2012102.9 · 2012101.8 · 2013101.8 · 2013100.9 · 2014100.9 · 2014100 · 2015100 · 201599.7 · 201699.7 · 2016100.7 · 2017100.7 · 2017102.1 · 2018102.1 · 2018105 · 2019105 · 2019104.5 · 2020104.5 · 2020105.3 · 2021105.3 · 2021107.9 · 2022107.9 · 2022109.1 · 2023109.1 · 2023112.9 · 2024112.9 · 2024

Housing transactions

MIVAU · deals per year

+27.5% interanual
306 20112015201820222025 129 · 2011129 · 2011112 · 2012112 · 201277 · 201377 · 201382 · 201482 · 201497 · 201597 · 2015142 · 2016142 · 2016128 · 2017128 · 2017126 · 2018126 · 2018151 · 2019151 · 2019161 · 2020161 · 2020244 · 2021244 · 2021225 · 2022225 · 2022205 · 2023205 · 2023240 · 2024240 · 2024306 · 2025306 · 2025

Registered unemployment

SEPE · yearly average

−11.5% interanual
959 20192021202320242026 1,471 · 20191,471 · 20191,877 · 20201,877 · 20201,602 · 20211,602 · 20211,492 · 20221,492 · 20221,403 · 20231,403 · 20231,257 · 20241,257 · 20241,084 · 20251,084 · 2025959 · 2026959 · 2026

Average gross income

AEAT · annual tax return

+2.8% interanual
€21,879 20132016201820212023 €17,696 · 2013€17,696 · 2013€17,579 · 2014€17,579 · 2014€18,095 · 2015€18,095 · 2015€18,640 · 2016€18,640 · 2016€18,774 · 2017€18,774 · 2017€19,476 · 2018€19,476 · 2018€19,382 · 2019€19,382 · 2019€19,510 · 2020€19,510 · 2020€20,458 · 2021€20,458 · 2021€21,288 · 2022€21,288 · 2022€21,879 · 2023€21,879 · 2023

Registered population

INE · yearly population register

0.0% interanual
19,995 20112014201820222025 21,188 · 201121,188 · 201121,188 · 201121,188 · 201121,136 · 201221,136 · 201221,136 · 201221,136 · 201220,835 · 201320,835 · 201320,835 · 201320,835 · 201321,001 · 201421,001 · 201421,001 · 201421,001 · 201420,837 · 201520,837 · 201520,837 · 201520,837 · 201520,704 · 201620,704 · 201620,704 · 201620,704 · 201620,557 · 201720,557 · 201720,557 · 201720,557 · 201720,417 · 201820,417 · 201820,417 · 201820,417 · 201820,341 · 201920,341 · 201920,341 · 201920,341 · 201920,347 · 202020,347 · 202020,347 · 202020,347 · 202020,245 · 202120,245 · 202120,245 · 202120,245 · 202120,097 · 202220,097 · 202220,097 · 202220,097 · 202220,070 · 202320,070 · 202320,070 · 202320,070 · 202320,024 · 202420,024 · 202420,024 · 202420,024 · 202419,995 · 202519,995 · 202519,995 · 202519,995 · 2025

Net international migration

INE · immigration − emigration · yearly

+47.4% interanual
140 2021202220232024 26 · 202126 · 2021160 · 2022160 · 202295 · 202395 · 2023140 · 2024140 · 2024

Recorded offences

Ministry of the Interior · cumulative

+86.3% interanual
1,939 202420252026 218 · 2024218 · 2024437 · 2024437 · 2024650 · 2024650 · 2024856 · 2024856 · 20241,041 · 20251,041 · 20251,264 · 20251,264 · 20251,512 · 20251,512 · 20251,727 · 20251,727 · 20251,939 · 20261,939 · 2026
Nearby

Alternatives in Córdoba

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

The inventory

What is for sale in Cabra

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

1Properties analysed
€73,630Median priceOf the adverts for sale

See the 1 properties in Cabra

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

100/100

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.