Las Palmas · Canarias · CP 35033
Vega de San Mateo
Vega de San Mateo: living in Las Palmas
Vega de San Mateo offers 3090 sunshine hours a year, broad local services and a hospital within about half an hour — worth considering if you are looking at life in Spain.
Population
7,899
Avg. summer temp
24.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#1490 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~17 min; airport ~66 min; Renfe ~1,488 min; coach ~3 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.4/10
Better than other places. About 3,090 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 75% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 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 97.2% of padrón; international residents 2.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population +0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.5% over the series; mean age 45.8; foreign residents 2.8%; 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 · 4.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,824; Natura 2000 covers about 30.7% of the area (nearest site ~1.9 km).
Place location
Vega de San Mateo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.8
<16
10.7%
16–64
70%
65+
19.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 7,346 (97.2%)
Foreign residents: 210 (2.8%)
- Italy: 28
- China: 23
- Colombia: 15
- Cuba: 15
- Romania: 14
- Venezuela: 12
- United Kingdom: 10
- Germany: 7
English speakers ≈ 10
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 34 · 124% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 35002 (15.4km)
364 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
74.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Cumbres (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 0 km
- 02Pino Santo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 1.9 km
- 03Los Marteles (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 2.6 km
- 04Nublo (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 3.1 km
- 05Doramas (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 5.6 km
Day trip
- 06Las Dunas de Maspalomas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 27.1 km
- 07Anaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 81 km
- 08Ijuana (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 81 km
- 09Malpaís de Güímar (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 85.7 km
- 10Pijaral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 86.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Vega de San Mateo
€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 Vega de San Mateo you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.1%
SEPE unemployed
505
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,905
Self-employed (approx.)
663
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€8,900,030
Expenses
€8,900,030
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- AVES
Antonio J. Ortega Rodríguez (AVESAN)
2023–2027 · Asamblea de Vecinos de San Mateo
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria (LPA) · 37.9 km · 66 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 19.5 km · 17 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1737 km · 1489 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Canteras · 26.8 km · 23 min
Nearest city
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · 26.8 km · 47 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1735.8 km · 1488 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Guaguas (San Mateo) · 3.8 km · 3 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
4,789
606 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,755
222 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
605
77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
4
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
29
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Vega de San Mateo is a town and a municipality in the mountainous central part of the island of…
Vega de San Mateo is a town and a municipality in the mountainous central part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.
Its population is 7,774 , and the area is 37.89 km2
Its population is 7,774 , and the area is 37.89 km2.
Vega de San Mateo is located 17 km southwest of Las Palmas
Vega de San Mateo is located 17 km southwest of Las Palmas.
About Vega de San Mateo
Vega de San Mateo is a municipality in Las Palmas (Canarias) with about 454 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1354 €/m². Compare Vega de San Mateo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 35033 · CP 35033 · lat 28.00006230650886, lon -15.559598794608233 · 29 m · Income: €32,930