Las Palmas · Canarias · CP 35004
Arrecife
Arrecife: living in Las Palmas
Arrecife offers 3123 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
70,811
Avg. summer temp
23.7°C
Best place to buy a house
#210 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 1.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,764 €/m²; cost of living at 80% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.0/10
Average. Hospital ~242 min; airport ~31 min; Renfe ~1,248 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.8/10
Better than other places. About 3,123 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 81.6% of padrón; international residents 18.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 9.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −33.3% over the series; mean age 39.9; foreign residents 18.4%; property prices +9.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 2.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~2.8 km).
Place location
Arrecife in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
39.9
<16
15.7%
16–64
72.2%
65+
12.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 51,370 (81.6%)
Foreign residents: 11,618 (18.4%)
- Colombia: 2,493
- Morocco: 1,942
- Italy: 905
- China: 621
- Romania: 543
- Dominican Republic: 499
- Cuba: 409
- Venezuela: 350
English speakers ≈ 255
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 34 · 133% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (28.98, -13.56)
367 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01La Geria (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 5.7 km
- 02Cueva de los Naturalistas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.5 km
- 03Los Volcanes (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.5 km
- 04Archipiélago de Chinijo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 11.7 km
- 05Tenegüime (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 12.5 km
Day trip
- 06Janubio (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 25.1 km
- 07Islote de Lobos (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 33.9 km
- 08Los Islotes (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 34.4 km
- 09Corralejo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 39.1 km
- 10Malpaís de la Arena (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 50.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arrecife
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Arrecife you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.8%
SEPE unemployed
3,460
Affiliated workers (approx.)
36,292
Self-employed (approx.)
6,135
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€74,382,091
Expenses
€74,382,091
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
José Alfredo Mendoza Camacho (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Lanzarote (ACE) · 10.3 km · 31 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 282.9 km · 242 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1457.6 km · 1249 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Canteras · 277.2 km · 238 min
Nearest city
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · 282.9 km · 242 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1456.1 km · 1248 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Cabildo de Lanzarote · Estación de Guaguas · 2.1 km · 2 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
32,282
456 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
11,388
161 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
3,325
47 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
226
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
91
3 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3123 sunshine hours
Arrecife averages about 3123 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.3%) makes Arrecife a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Arrecife.
About Arrecife
Arrecife is a municipality in Las Palmas (Canarias) with about 362 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1262 €/m². Compare Arrecife with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 35004 · CP 35004 · lat 28.97829594226533, lon -13.562245418093948 · 57 m · Income: €35,247