Las Palmas · Canarias · CP 35006
Arucas
Arucas: living in Las Palmas
Arucas offers 3160 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
39,232
Avg. summer temp
23.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#873 / 8133
Overall score
7.4/10
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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 · 7.5/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~9 min; airport ~40 min; Renfe ~1,473 min; coach ~1 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.8/10
Better than other places. About 3,160 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~27.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 94% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 97.9% of padrón; international residents 2.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.6/10
Average. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −22.2% over the series; mean age 43.8; foreign residents 2.1%; 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 · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,450; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~3.6 km).
Place location
Arucas in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.8
<16
13.2%
16–64
70.4%
65+
16.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 37,320 (97.9%)
Foreign residents: 818 (2.1%)
- Italy: 104
- Venezuela: 83
- Cuba: 62
- Germany: 51
- China: 47
- Romania: 46
- Colombia: 42
- Brazil: 26
English speakers ≈ 21
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 via neighbor 35001 (18.2km)
372 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
94.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Lomo Riquiánez (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 1.3 km
- 02Pino Santo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.6 km
- 03Doramas (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 3.6 km
- 04Azuaje (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 4.7 km
- 05El Brezal (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 7 km
Day trip
- 06Montaña de Agüimes (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25.2 km
- 07Roque de Gando (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 25.6 km
- 08Güi-güí (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 31.5 km
- 09Juncalillo del Sur (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 35.1 km
- 10Las Dunas de Maspalomas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 40.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arucas
€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 Arucas you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.5%
SEPE unemployed
2,907
Affiliated workers (approx.)
19,450
Self-employed (approx.)
3,314
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€37,363,935
Expenses
€37,363,935
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Juan Jesús Facundo Suárez (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria (LPA) · 32.4 km · 40 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 9.9 km · 9 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1720 km · 1474 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Canteras · 11.9 km · 10 min
Nearest city
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · 10.3 km · 14 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1718.9 km · 1473 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Arucas · 0.6 km · 1 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
19,232
490 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
5,143
131 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
3,453
88 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
35
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
43
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3160 sunshine hours
Arucas averages about 3160 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coast in 11.9 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de Las Canteras, about 11.9 km by road.
About Arucas
Arucas is a municipality in Las Palmas (Canarias) with about 364 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1264 €/m². Compare Arucas with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 35006 · CP 35006 · lat 28.120304667247268, lon -15.522486990967797 · 59 m · Income: €37,373