Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38032
El Rosario
El Rosario: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
El Rosario offers 3113 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
17,958
Avg. summer temp
19.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#918 / 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 · 1.5/10
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 · 5.0/10
Average. Hospital ~111 min; airport ~26 min; Renfe ~1,508 min; coach ~8 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 9.6/10
Better than other places. About 3,113 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~23.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 80% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 94.0% of padrón; international residents 6.0%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population −0.1% vs last year; registered unemployment −23.3% over the series; mean age 43.5; foreign residents 6.0%; 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,813; Natura 2000 covers about 35.7% of the area (nearest site ~0.9 km).
Place location
El Rosario in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.5
<16
13.7%
16–64
70.9%
65+
15.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 16,328 (94.0%)
Foreign residents: 1,042 (6.0%)
- Germany: 293
- Italy: 206
- Venezuela: 88
- France: 60
- United Kingdom: 42
- Cuba: 36
- Poland: 30
- Argentina: 18
English speakers ≈ 42
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 54 · 139% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (28.43, -16.36)
366 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Lagunetas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 0.9 km
- 02Corona Forestal (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 4.4 km
- 03Siete Lomas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 8.2 km
- 04Las Palomas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 8.2 km
- 05Costa de Acentejo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 8.9 km
Day trip
- 06Barranco de Ruiz (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 26.3 km
- 07Roques de Anaga (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 26.4 km
- 08Tabaibal del Porís (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 27.8 km
- 09Acantilados de La Culata (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 36 km
- 10Chinyero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 39.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · El Rosario
€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 Rosario you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.3%
SEPE unemployed
924
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,028
Self-employed (approx.)
1,528
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€21,729,994
Expenses
€21,729,994
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- IR-V
Escolastico Gil Hernandez (IR-VERDES)
2023–2027 · Iniciativa Por El Rosario-Verdes
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Norte (TFN) · 9.6 km · 26 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 129.9 km · 111 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1759.7 km · 1508 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 25.7 km · 22 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 224.3 km · 292 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1758.8 km · 1508 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Intercambiador de La Laguna · 9.3 km · 8 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
10,998
612 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,967
221 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,598
89 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
39
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
98
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3113 sunshine hours
El Rosario averages about 3113 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Coast in 25.7 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de Las Teresitas, about 25.7 km by road.
Natura 2000 ~36%
About 36% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About El Rosario
El Rosario is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,326 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1126 €/m². Compare El Rosario with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38032 · CP 38032 · lat 28.430325359052638, lon -16.35896432907315 · 121 m · Income: €46,886