Municipality · Málaga

Investing in Alhaurín de la Torre: 9 €/m²/month in rent and 3.8% gross yield

Buying in Alhaurín de la Torre costs 2,728 €/m² on average and renting goes for 9 €/m² a month, leaving a gross yield of 3.8% before costs and taxes. It falls somewhat below the Spanish average (4.2%), with purchase prices above the Spanish average.

9 €/m²/monthRent90 m² home: €767/month
2,728 €/m²Purchase90 m² home: €245,520
3.8%Gross yieldAnnual rent over purchase price
67/100Momentum50 = flat market
The map

Alhaurín de la Torre within Málaga

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

Málaga · 3.5% gross yieldMarbella · 2.7% gross yieldMijas · 3.1% gross yieldVélez-Málaga · 3.3% gross yieldFuengirola · 3.1% gross yieldEstepona · 2.9% gross yieldBenalmádena · 3.3% gross yieldTorremolinos · 3.2% gross yieldRincón de la Victoria · 3.2% gross yieldAntequera · 4.1% gross yieldRonda · 3.7% gross yieldCártama · 3.8% gross yieldAlhaurín el Grande · 3.8% gross yieldCoín · 3.6% gross yieldNerja · 3.4% gross yieldTorrox · 3.6% gross yieldManilva · 3.4% gross yieldÁlora · 4.4% gross yieldPizarra · 3.9% gross yieldBenahavís · 2.8% gross yieldCasares · 2.9% gross yieldCampillos · 4.4% gross yieldArchidona · 4.1% gross yieldAlgarrobo · 3.9% gross yieldMollina · 4.4% gross yieldVillanueva del Trabuco · 4.3% gross yieldAlameda · 4.4% gross yieldOjén · 3.1% gross yieldAlmogía · 4.3% gross yieldCasabermeja · 4.1% gross yieldVillanueva de Algaidas · 4.2% gross yieldArriate · 4.4% gross yieldCómpeta · 4.0% gross yieldTeba · 4.5% gross yieldCuevas de San Marcos · 4.6% gross yieldColmenar · 4.6% gross yieldVillanueva del Rosario · 4.4% gross yieldSierra de Yeguas · 5.1% gross yieldFrigiliana · 3.6% gross yieldHumilladero · 4.4% gross yieldPeriana · 3.9% gross yieldVillanueva de la Concepción · 4.6% gross yieldBenamocarra · 4.3% gross yieldCortes de la Frontera · 4.3% gross yieldFuente de Piedra · 4.4% gross yieldMonda · 4.1% gross yieldRiogordo · 4.1% gross yieldYunquera · 4.4% gross yieldCasarabonela · 4.1% gross yieldAlcaucín · 4.0% gross yieldGuaro · 4.1% gross yieldArdales · 4.0% gross yieldValle de Abdalajís · 4.3% gross yieldAlozaina · 4.5% gross yieldViñuela · 4.2% gross yieldAlmáchar · 4.5% gross yieldAlmargen · 4.5% gross yieldCanillas de Aceituno · 4.2% gross yieldBurgo, El · 4.8% gross yieldIstán · 3.6% gross yieldSayalonga · 4.1% gross yieldGaucín · 4.3% gross yieldCuevas del Becerro · 4.2% gross yieldCañete la Real · 4.5% gross yieldBenamargosa · 4.3% gross yieldBenaoján · 4.4% gross yieldVillanueva de Tapia · 4.3% gross yieldComares · 4.1% gross yieldCuevas Bajas · 4.6% gross yieldArenas · 4.2% gross yieldMoclinejo · 4.2% gross yieldAlfarnate · 5.0% gross yieldBorge, El · 4.4% gross yieldMontejaque · 4.4% gross yieldIznate · 4.3% gross yieldAlgatocín · 4.9% gross yieldCanillas de Albaida · 4.1% gross yieldCarratraca · 4.7% gross yieldTotalán · 4.4% gross yieldSedella · 4.6% gross yieldCútar · 4.5% gross yieldJubrique · 4.6% gross yieldMontecorto · 5.1% gross yieldMacharaviaya · 4.3% gross yieldTolox · not enough dataIgualeja · not enough dataBenalauría · not enough dataBenarrabá · 5.0% gross yieldSerrato · 5.5% gross yieldÁrchez · 4.2% gross yieldJimera de Líbar · not enough dataAlfarnatejo · 4.9% gross yieldGenalguacil · 4.3% gross yieldFaraján · 5.0% gross yieldPujerra · 4.6% gross yieldParauta · 4.8% gross yieldAlpandeire · 5.1% gross yieldCartajima · 4.8% gross yieldBenadalid · 4.5% gross yieldJúzcar · 4.8% gross yieldSalares · 5.0% gross yieldAtajate · 4.3% gross yieldAlhaurín de la Torre · 3.8% gross yield Alhaurín de la Torre3.8%Antequera4.1%Ronda3.7%Málaga3.5% Alhaurín de la Torre3.8%Antequera4.1%
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 80 of 99 among the municipalities of its province.

Alhaurín de la Torre has 45,066 residents, an average gross household income of €31,681 a year. These are signals of how deep housing demand runs, not of the risk of any one tenant.

In favour

  • Momentum 67/100Appraised prices, rents, transactions and population are all rising in the latest data.
  • 3 properties analysedWe hold stock for sale here, each with its own investment score.

Against

  • 2.6 transactions per 1,000 residentsAn illiquid market: expect longer selling times.
The market

What it costs and what it earns

The market level in Alhaurín de la Torre and what it means for a buy-to-let buyer. Per-m² figures are converted to a reference home of 90 m².

26.7 yearsPrice / Rent (PER)Years of rent to pay off the purchase
7.7 yearsAffordabilityHousehold incomes to pay for 90 m²
29%Rent burdenAnnual rent as a share of household income
0.65%Urban IBIRate approved by the town hall
2,728 €/m²Purchase price
Spain 2,028 €/m² €/m² of transactions, population-weighted average
9 €/m²/monthRent
Spain 7 €/m² €/m² a month, population-weighted average
3.8%Gross yield
Spain 4.2% annual rent over purchase price, before costs
The comparison

Where it stands against the rest

Alhaurín de la Torre's percentile among the municipalities with enough data, computed on the same figure for all of them.

Gross yield3.8%
12
PeorMedianaMejor
Rent level9 €/m²/month
98
PeorMedianaMejor
Momentum67/100
78
PeorMedianaMejor

Within Málaga it ranks 80 of 99 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.

2.6Market turnover
Spain 3.3 transactions a year per 1,000 residents · more turnover, easier to resell
€31,681Gross household income
Spain €31,185 annual income tax returns (AEAT), population-weighted territorial average
6.4‰Net migration
Spain 12.8‰ arrivals minus departures from abroad per 1,000 residents
0.6Repossession 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 Málaga, 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.

0.650%Urban IBI rateApproved by the town hall
2010Last cadastral revisionThe older it is, the more outdated the cadastral value
€798/yearIBI on a standard homeEstimated on 90 m² and the average cadastral value
The trend

How it has moved

Official series for Alhaurín de la Torre over recent years. Where a series is missing, the municipality does not publish it.

Rent price index

INE · 2011 base = 100 · yearly

+5.1% interanual
124.9 20112014201820212024 106.2 · 2011106.2 · 2011103.7 · 2012103.7 · 201297.4 · 201397.4 · 201398.9 · 201498.9 · 2014100 · 2015100 · 2015101.2 · 2016101.2 · 2016103.2 · 2017103.2 · 2017106 · 2018106 · 2018108.3 · 2019108.3 · 2019111 · 2020111 · 2020112.2 · 2021112.2 · 2021116.2 · 2022116.2 · 2022118.9 · 2023118.9 · 2023124.9 · 2024124.9 · 2024

Housing transactions

MIVAU · deals per year

+18.6% interanual
580 20112015201820222025 245 · 2011245 · 2011183 · 2012183 · 2012175 · 2013175 · 2013229 · 2014229 · 2014236 · 2015236 · 2015318 · 2016318 · 2016389 · 2017389 · 2017453 · 2018453 · 2018481 · 2019481 · 2019479 · 2020479 · 2020567 · 2021567 · 2021839 · 2022839 · 2022490 · 2023490 · 2023489 · 2024489 · 2024580 · 2025580 · 2025

Registered unemployment

SEPE · yearly average

−6.3% interanual
2,564 20192021202320242026 3,370 · 20193,370 · 20194,208 · 20204,208 · 20204,022 · 20214,022 · 20213,297 · 20223,297 · 20223,087 · 20233,087 · 20232,921 · 20242,921 · 20242,735 · 20252,735 · 20252,564 · 20262,564 · 2026

Average gross income

AEAT · annual tax return

+6.2% interanual
€31,681 20132016201820212023 €23,581 · 2013€23,581 · 2013€23,544 · 2014€23,544 · 2014€24,066 · 2015€24,066 · 2015€24,714 · 2016€24,714 · 2016€25,391 · 2017€25,391 · 2017€26,215 · 2018€26,215 · 2018€27,028 · 2019€27,028 · 2019€26,856 · 2020€26,856 · 2020€28,261 · 2021€28,261 · 2021€29,832 · 2022€29,832 · 2022€31,681 · 2023€31,681 · 2023

Registered population

INE · yearly population register

0.0% interanual
45,066 20112014201820222025 36,730 · 201136,730 · 201136,730 · 201136,730 · 201137,446 · 201237,446 · 201237,446 · 201237,446 · 201238,067 · 201338,067 · 201338,067 · 201338,067 · 201338,300 · 201438,300 · 201438,300 · 201438,300 · 201438,523 · 201538,523 · 201538,523 · 201538,523 · 201538,794 · 201638,794 · 201638,794 · 201638,794 · 201639,153 · 201739,153 · 201739,153 · 201739,153 · 201739,911 · 201839,911 · 201839,911 · 201839,911 · 201840,345 · 201940,345 · 201940,345 · 201940,345 · 201941,170 · 202041,170 · 202041,170 · 202041,170 · 202041,868 · 202141,868 · 202141,868 · 202141,868 · 202142,531 · 202242,531 · 202242,531 · 202242,531 · 202243,674 · 202343,674 · 202343,674 · 202343,674 · 202344,057 · 202444,057 · 202444,057 · 202444,057 · 202445,066 · 202545,066 · 202545,066 · 202545,066 · 2025

Net international migration

INE · immigration − emigration · yearly

+37.8% interanual
288 2021202220232024 154 · 2021154 · 2021351 · 2022351 · 2022209 · 2023209 · 2023288 · 2024288 · 2024

Recorded offences

Ministry of the Interior · cumulative

+92.5% interanual
3,391 202420252026 341 · 2024341 · 2024685 · 2024685 · 20241,047 · 20241,047 · 20241,389 · 20241,389 · 20241,762 · 20251,762 · 20252,198 · 20252,198 · 20252,649 · 20252,649 · 20253,008 · 20253,008 · 20253,391 · 20263,391 · 2026
Nearby

Alternatives in Málaga

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

The inventory

What is for sale in Alhaurín de la Torre

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

3Properties analysed
€730,150Median priceOf the adverts for sale
58/100Median scoreMedian investment quality of the catalogue

See the 3 properties in Alhaurín de la Torre

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
2024
sale
2026Q1
household income
2023
official appraisal
2026Q1
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.