Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38003
Alajeró
Alajeró: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Alajeró offers 3300 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a dry, very sunny climate — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
2,061
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2773 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 1.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,642 €/m²; cost of living at 75% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 3.5/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~105 min; airport ~164 min; Renfe ~1,612 min; coach ~2 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 9.4/10
Better than other places. About 3,300 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.1°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 79% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 1.8/10
Worse than other places. 2 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 86.6% of padrón; international residents 13.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.7/10
Average. Population −0.5% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.1% over the series; mean age 47.0; foreign residents 13.4%; property prices +8.5% 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 · 6.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,502; Natura 2000 covers about 54.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.5 km).
Place location
Alajeró in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47
<16
10.6%
16–64
67.8%
65+
21.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,746 (86.6%)
Foreign residents: 271 (13.4%)
- Germany: 71
- Italy: 39
- United Kingdom: 23
- Venezuela: 20
- Portugal: 17
- France: 11
- Colombia: 8
- Bulgaria: 3
English speakers ≈ 23
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 54 · 151% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (28.05, -17.25)
388 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
79.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Orone (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 1.6 km
- 02Acantilados de Alajeró (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 2.1 km
- 03La Caldera (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 3 km
- 04Benchijigua (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 3.7 km
- 05Garajonay (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 4.2 km
Day trip
- 06Teno (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 44.7 km
- 07Acantilados de Isorana (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 44.8 km
- 08Barranco de Erques (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 45 km
- 09La Caleta (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 47.2 km
- 10Corona Forestal (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 49.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Alajeró
€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 Alajeró you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
4.7%
SEPE unemployed
66
Affiliated workers (approx.)
996
Self-employed (approx.)
168
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,769,957
Expenses
€4,769,957
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Manuel Ramón Plasencia Barroso (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur (TFS) · 94 km · 164 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) · 122.3 km · 105 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1881.8 km · 1613 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 155.8 km · 134 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 140.8 km · 216 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1881 km · 1612 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Alajero · 2.4 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
866
420 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
344
167 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
93
45 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
2
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3300 sunshine hours
Alajeró averages about 3300 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~55%
About 55% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Alajeró
Alajeró is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,234 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1034 €/m². Compare Alajeró with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38003 · CP 38003 · lat 28.054997985244828, lon -17.245308610105727 · 29 m · Income: €33,176