Buy property in Mijas

Complete guide to buying property in Mijas

The Mijas property market is remarkably varied, ranging from affordable apartments in golf developments to luxury villas with sea views. Mijas Costa is where you’ll find modern resorts such as La Cala Resort, Riviera del Sol and Calahonda, while Mijas Pueblo keeps its traditional charm with renovated village houses and villas commanding spectacular views. The area is especially popular with European retirees, golfers and families looking for a calmer setting than the coast.

The real estate market in Mijas

Mijas averages an estimated €3,119/m² (Q2 2026, SolProp index), the most restrained of the larger towns on the central stretch — but that figure hides two very different markets spread across a huge municipality. Mijas Costa — La Cala de Mijas, Riviera del Sol, Calahonda and El Faro — holds the beach-and-golf stock, with apartments in gated developments from about €200,000. Mijas Pueblo, perched 428 metres above the sea, offers renovated village houses and villas with panoramic views to buyers who value Andalusian character over proximity to the sand.

It is the municipality with the most golf courses in Spain, and that shapes much of its demand: European retirees — Nordics and Britons especially — and golfers who buy at Mijas Golf, La Cala Resort or Calahonda in search of a winter home and off-season rental returns. Las Lagunas station and the nearby motorway put the airport about 30 minutes away, while the 12 km of coast spread the tourist load more comfortably than the dense seafronts of neighbouring towns.

Mijas’s great advantage for the international buyer is choice: within a single municipality you can opt for the coastal bustle, the calm of an inland golf development or the charm of a white village overlooking the Mediterranean — almost always at a lower per-square-metre price than Marbella or Benalmádena. That flexibility, together with a well-established expat community, is why the area works equally well as a main residence and as a golf-tourism rental investment.