Municipality · Málaga

Investing in Ronda: 5 €/m²/month in rent and 3.7% gross yield

Buying in Ronda costs 1,703 €/m² on average and renting goes for 5 €/m² a month, leaving a gross yield of 3.7% before costs and taxes. It falls somewhat below the Spanish average (4.2%), with purchase prices below the Spanish average.

5 €/m²/monthRent90 m² home: €467/month
1,703 €/m²Purchase90 m² home: €153,270
3.7%Gross yieldAnnual rent over purchase price
65/100Momentum50 = flat market
The map

Ronda 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 · 3.2% gross yieldTorremolinos · 3.2% gross yieldRincón de la Victoria · 3.2% gross yieldAlhaurín de la Torre · 3.7% gross yieldAntequera · 4.1% 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 yieldRonda · 3.7% gross yield Ronda3.7%Antequera4.1%Málaga3.5% Ronda3.7%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 81 of 99 among the municipalities of its province.

Ronda has 33,671 residents, an average gross household income of €26,258 a year, an approximate unemployment rate of 17% (above the Spanish average). These are signals of how deep housing demand runs, not of the risk of any one tenant.

In favour

  • Momentum 65/100Appraised prices, rents, transactions and population are all rising in the latest data.
  • 5 properties analysedWe hold stock for sale here, each with its own investment score.

Against

  • Approximate unemployment of 17%Above the Spanish average: this is market context, not a measure of tenant risk.
The market

What it costs and what it earns

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

27.3 yearsPrice / Rent (PER)Years of rent to pay off the purchase
5.8 yearsAffordabilityHousehold incomes to pay for 90 m²
21%Rent burdenAnnual rent as a share of household income
0.57%Urban IBIRate approved by the town hall
1,703 €/m²Purchase price
Spain 2,029 €/m² €/m² of transactions, population-weighted average
5 €/m²/monthRent
Spain 7 €/m² €/m² a month, population-weighted average
3.7%Gross yield
Spain 4.2% annual rent over purchase price, before costs
The comparison

Where it stands against the rest

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

Gross yield3.7%
12
PeorMedianaMejor
Rent level5 €/m²/month
86
PeorMedianaMejor
Momentum65/100
77
PeorMedianaMejor

Within Málaga it ranks 81 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.

3.6Market turnover
Spain 3.3 transactions a year per 1,000 residents · more turnover, easier to resell
17%Unemployment (approx.)
Spain 11% registered unemployed over unemployed + social security contributors
€26,258Gross household income
Spain €31,185 annual income tax returns (AEAT), population-weighted territorial average
9.7‰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.

0.572%Urban IBI rateApproved by the town hall
2013Last cadastral revisionThe older it is, the more outdated the cadastral value
€438/yearIBI on a standard homeEstimated on 90 m² and the average cadastral value
The trend

How it has moved

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

Rent price index

INE · 2011 base = 100 · yearly

+3.4% interanual
120.7 20112014201820212024 105.3 · 2011105.3 · 2011104.5 · 2012104.5 · 2012103 · 2013103 · 2013101.1 · 2014101.1 · 2014100 · 2015100 · 2015102.4 · 2016102.4 · 2016103.3 · 2017103.3 · 2017105.3 · 2018105.3 · 2018107.5 · 2019107.5 · 2019108.5 · 2020108.5 · 2020110.4 · 2021110.4 · 2021113.4 · 2022113.4 · 2022116.8 · 2023116.8 · 2023120.7 · 2024120.7 · 2024

Housing transactions

MIVAU · deals per year

+2.5% interanual
535 20112015201820222025 202 · 2011202 · 2011318 · 2012318 · 2012201 · 2013201 · 2013206 · 2014206 · 2014255 · 2015255 · 2015268 · 2016268 · 2016333 · 2017333 · 2017375 · 2018375 · 2018488 · 2019488 · 2019297 · 2020297 · 2020413 · 2021413 · 2021477 · 2022477 · 2022503 · 2023503 · 2023522 · 2024522 · 2024535 · 2025535 · 2025

Registered unemployment

SEPE · yearly average

−11.1% interanual
2,180 20192021202320242026 3,261 · 20193,261 · 20193,979 · 20203,979 · 20203,738 · 20213,738 · 20213,165 · 20223,165 · 20222,923 · 20232,923 · 20232,710 · 20242,710 · 20242,453 · 20252,453 · 20252,180 · 20262,180 · 2026

Average gross income

AEAT · annual tax return

+4.9% interanual
€26,258 20132016201820212023 €20,514 · 2013€20,514 · 2013€20,473 · 2014€20,473 · 2014€21,281 · 2015€21,281 · 2015€21,809 · 2016€21,809 · 2016€22,266 · 2017€22,266 · 2017€22,845 · 2018€22,845 · 2018€23,505 · 2019€23,505 · 2019€22,828 · 2020€22,828 · 2020€23,849 · 2021€23,849 · 2021€25,031 · 2022€25,031 · 2022€26,258 · 2023€26,258 · 2023

Registered population

INE · yearly population register

0.0% interanual
33,671 20112014201820222025 36,793 · 201136,793 · 201136,793 · 201136,793 · 201136,698 · 201236,698 · 201236,698 · 201236,698 · 201236,665 · 201336,665 · 201336,665 · 201336,665 · 201336,208 · 201436,208 · 201436,208 · 201436,208 · 201435,676 · 201535,676 · 201535,676 · 201535,676 · 201534,381 · 201634,381 · 201634,381 · 201634,381 · 201634,268 · 201734,268 · 201734,268 · 201734,268 · 201733,978 · 201833,978 · 201833,978 · 201833,978 · 201833,877 · 201933,877 · 201933,877 · 201933,877 · 201933,730 · 202033,730 · 202033,730 · 202033,730 · 202033,624 · 202133,624 · 202133,624 · 202133,624 · 202133,401 · 202233,401 · 202233,401 · 202233,401 · 202233,329 · 202333,329 · 202333,329 · 202333,329 · 202333,451 · 202433,451 · 202433,451 · 202433,451 · 202433,671 · 202533,671 · 202533,671 · 202533,671 · 2025

Net international migration

INE · immigration − emigration · yearly

+24.9% interanual
326 2021202220232024 115 · 2021115 · 2021160 · 2022160 · 2022261 · 2023261 · 2023326 · 2024326 · 2024

Recorded offences

Ministry of the Interior · cumulative

+77.0% interanual
3,271 202420252026 436 · 2024436 · 2024823 · 2024823 · 20241,195 · 20241,195 · 20241,532 · 20241,532 · 20241,848 · 20251,848 · 20252,201 · 20252,201 · 20252,625 · 20252,625 · 20252,959 · 20252,959 · 20253,271 · 20263,271 · 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 Ronda

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

5Properties analysed
€179,500Median priceOf the adverts for sale
54/100Median scoreMedian investment quality of the catalogue

See the 5 properties in Ronda

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
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.