Rent in Alhama de Murcia: what tenants actually declared
761 declared leases stand behind it, a base thin enough that a few unusual contracts move it. Five years have added 27,4 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation. The reference rent for a flat in Alhama de Murcia is 4,69 €/m², at the bottom of the national range, where a difference of a few euros a month separates very different buildings.
Rents declared on income-tax returns for main-residence leases, not asking prices. They lag the market and exclude holiday lets.
Where this one stands
Among the Murcia towns and cities covered here, it records the seventh highest share of dwellings that are not a main residence.
Against every municipality in this guide, its reference rent per square metre lands in the fourth-cheapest twentieth.
Set against the other Murcia municipalities in this guide, it has the tenth highest median declared monthly rent.
Where it sits against the rest
Taking every municipality covered here together, the five-year change in the reference rent is in the top quarter.
Compared with the rest of Murcia in this guide, it sits tenth lowest on lower-quartile rent per square metre.
Set the national range end to end and this upper-quartile rent per square metre lands in the bottom quarter.
The comparison that matters
On median floor area of a let flat it is the sixth lowest of the Murcia municipalities this guide covers.
Put beside the rest of the country, its number of declared leases belongs to the fourth-cheapest twentieth.
Of the Murcia municipalities covered here, this one comes fifth lowest on population.
Put a specific flat against the reference
Five years have added 27,4 % to the reference, well ahead of general inflation.
The median declared rent in Alhama de Murcia is 400,00 € a month, which is at the bottom of the national range.
| Floor area | At the lower quartile | At the median | At the upper quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 m² | 203 € | 258 € | 370 € |
| 75 m² | 277 € | 352 € | 505 € |
| 100 m² | 369 € | 469 € | 673 € |
The floor areas are round illustrative sizes used to show the arithmetic, not measurements of any particular flat.
The reference figures, and how far apart they sit
A quote under 3,69 €/m² deserves a viewing before anything else; above 6,73 €/m² you are paying city money for a cheap market.
3,69 €/m² against 6,73 €/m² is a wide spread: in Alhama de Murcia the same nominal flat means very different things.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 3,69 €/m² |
| Median | 4,69 €/m² |
| Upper quartile | 6,73 €/m² |
| Median monthly rent | 400,00 € |
| Median floor area | 89 m² |
How much of the stock is rented
The census publishes tenure only for the larger municipalities and the provincial capitals, so no rented share is available for Alhama de Murcia.
With 43,68 % of dwellings not a main home, long leases compete directly with seasonal use.
Related guides
Sources and licences
- MIVAU, Sistema Estatal de Referencia del Precio del Alquiler de Vivienda (SERPAVI), base 2011-2024. Period: 2024; 2019-2024. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: MIVAU legal notice: reuse "para usos comerciales y no comerciales" with the source and its last-update date cited. Values are rents declared on income-tax returns, not asking prices.
- INE, Censo de Población y Viviendas 2021, viviendas por tipo (tabla 59525). Period: 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (INE legal notice). Attribution: "Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE".
- MIVAU, registro de zonas de mercado residencial tensionado (art. 18 Ley 12/2023). Period: 16 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026. Licence: MIVAU legal notice: reuse for commercial and non-commercial purposes with the source and its last-update date cited.