📊 Socioeconomic profile
💶 CasasValue · median home€86,000
Price per m² (median)€660/m²
Half of the homes between €65,000 and €108,000
CasasValue (CASAS.ES) of 1,511 buildings · not an official valuation
💼 34% unemployment (census)
🔑 Tenure
77% owned9.6% rented
🏖 2nd home / seasonal45% · highly seasonal
Tenure and non-primary homes · 2021 Census (INE)
Average net household income€25,360
€24,160€26,110
Average net income · Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE), by census tract
🧬 Distinguishing features
Compared with the other municipalities nearby and in Spain. Its key data is elsewhere on this page.
In the 2021 census, 34% of the labour force of Cortes de la Frontera was unemployed. Of the 25 municipalities in its comarca, only Benaoján and Genalguacil had more unemployment. In unemployment it ranked 4th among the 103 municipalities of its province. Its households take home an average of about €25,360 net a year. By household income it sits between Montecorto (€25,540) and Gaucín (€25,280). The census tract around Calle San Sebastián has the highest household income, €26,110; the one around Calle Cañada Real del Tesoro, the lowest, €24,160.
Schools in Cortes de la Frontera include Colegio Publico Na Sra del Rosario, Colegio Público Santiago Apóstol and Instituto de Educación Secundaria Andrés Perez Serrano, according to OpenStreetMap (July 2026). Health centres in the municipality include Consultorio de El Colmenar. Supermarkets in the municipality include Covirán, Dia and Supermercado La Noria.
Of its 1,693 residential buildings, 90% are single-family houses. By share of single-family houses it sits between Arriate (91%) and Jubrique (88%). In the blocks, the median is 2 homes per building. There are 5 buildings with 10 homes or more. No building holds as many homes as the one at Avenida de la Libertad, 15, with 24. The town council is led by José Antonio Zurera García (PP).
Sources: Municipal register (INE) · Cadastre · CasasValue (CASAS.ES) · Household Income Atlas and 2021 Census (INE) · PVGIS (sunshine) · Register of local officials · Ministry of the Interior (crime). Data as of 2026-10-17.