Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38027
El Paso
El Paso: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
El Paso offers 3014 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
8,290
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#539 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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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 · 5.4/10
Average. Hospital ~9 min; airport ~167 min; Renfe ~1,609 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 9.1/10
Better than other places. About 3,014 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~26.4°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 73% 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 86.6% of padrón; international residents 13.4%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.6% vs last year; registered unemployment −2.7% over the series; mean age 45.3; 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 · 6.6/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,632; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
El Paso in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.3
<16
12.6%
16–64
66.9%
65+
20.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 6,597 (86.6%)
Foreign residents: 1,025 (13.4%)
- Germany: 611
- Venezuela: 64
- Italy: 63
- United Kingdom: 38
- Cuba: 30
- France: 16
- Poland: 13
- Colombia: 13
English speakers ≈ 38
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 54 · 142% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (28.67, -17.87)
355 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
73.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cumbre Vieja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.7 km
- 02La Caldera de Taburiente (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 1.9 km
- 03Barranco de las Angustias (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.2 km
- 04Las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.3 km
- 05Tamanca (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 7.1 km
Day trip
- 06Los Órganos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 76.2 km
- 07Garajonay (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 78.5 km
- 08Valle de Gran Rey (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 78.8 km
- 09Charco de Cieno (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 80.8 km
- 10Charco del Conde (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 82.3 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Paso
€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 El Paso you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.1%
SEPE unemployed
614
Affiliated workers (approx.)
3,901
Self-employed (approx.)
666
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€10,815,851
Expenses
€10,815,851
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CCA
Angeles Nieves Fernandez Acosta (CCA)
2023–2027 · Coalicion Canaria
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur (TFS) · 194.8 km · 167 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) · 11 km · 9 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1878.2 km · 1610 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 223 km · 191 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 22 km · 75 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1877.7 km · 1609 min
Nearest coach
Coach · TILP · Estación de Guaguas de Los Llanos · 6.4 km · 5 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
4,869
587 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,412
291 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
668
81 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
30
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
El Paso, also known as Ciudad de El Paso, is a Spanish municipality located on the island of La…
El Paso, also known as Ciudad de El Paso, is a Spanish municipality located on the island of La Palma, province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Geographically it is located in the center of the island of La Palma, covering to the west with the…
Geographically it is located in the center of the island of La Palma, covering to the west with the Caldera de Taburiente, part of the Aridane Valley, the Cumbre Nueva and the Cumbre Vieja.
It is on the surface the largest municipality of the island, being the only one of the 14…
It is on the surface the largest municipality of the island, being the only one of the 14 municipalities of La Palma that lacks coastal strip.
About El Paso
El Paso is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,300 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1100 €/m². Compare El Paso with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38027 · CP 38027 · lat 28.66506434928062, lon -17.867590175820972 · 95 m · Income: €39,352