Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38005
Arico
Arico: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Arico offers 3242 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
9,505
Avg. summer temp
22.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#361 / 8133
Overall score
7.7/10
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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 · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~120 min; airport ~61 min; Renfe ~1,541 min; coach ~13 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.8/10
Better than other places. About 3,242 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 · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 81% 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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 83.6% of padrón; international residents 16.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +4.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −15.9% over the series; mean age 44.3; foreign residents 16.4%; 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 · 6.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,590; Natura 2000 covers about 70.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Arico in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.3
<16
12.5%
16–64
69.1%
65+
18.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,677 (83.6%)
Foreign residents: 1,311 (16.4%)
- Italy: 312
- Germany: 270
- United Kingdom: 102
- Venezuela: 87
- Ecuador: 86
- Poland: 57
- Cuba: 48
- France: 34
English speakers ≈ 102
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 via neighbor 38001 (22.3km)
381 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Corona Forestal (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.5 km
- 02Tabaibal del Porís (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 7.4 km
- 03Acantilado de la Hondura (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 7.7 km
- 04El Teide (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 7.9 km
- 05Siete Lomas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 13.5 km
Day trip
- 06Malpaís de La Rasca (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 25.8 km
- 07La Caleta (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 26.2 km
- 08Chinyero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 26.6 km
- 09Acantilados de La Culata (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.7 km
- 10Acantilados de Isorana (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 28.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arico
€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 Arico you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.9%
SEPE unemployed
584
Affiliated workers (approx.)
4,641
Self-employed (approx.)
788
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€11,402,080
Expenses
€11,027,937
Balance
€374,143
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Olivia Maria Delgado Oval (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) · 32 km · 61 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 139.7 km · 120 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1798.8 km · 1542 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 63.4 km · 54 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 193.1 km · 281 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1797.9 km · 1541 min
Nearest coach
Coach · TITSA · Estación de Guaguas de Granadilla · 14.7 km · 13 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
4,992
525 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,373
250 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
495
52 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
4
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
12
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3242 sunshine hours
Arico averages about 3242 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~71%
About 71% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Arico
Arico is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,236 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1036 €/m². Compare Arico with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38005 · CP 38005 · lat 28.192441009136022, lon -16.504267187656957 · 31 m · Income: €29,362