Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38013
Frontera
Frontera: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Frontera offers 3180 sunshine hours a year, fibre available for remote work and a mid-sized town — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
4,660
Avg. summer temp
22.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#1775 / 8133
Overall score
7.0/10
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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 · 2.9/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~127 min; airport ~174 min; Renfe ~1,707 min; coach ~6 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 9.1/10
Better than other places. About 3,180 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 · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 70% 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 · 9.5/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 85.9% of padrón; international residents 14.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −29.6% over the series; mean age 45.6; foreign residents 14.1%; 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 ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Frontera in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.6
<16
11.8%
16–64
65.7%
65+
22.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 3,515 (85.9%)
Foreign residents: 578 (14.1%)
- Germany: 174
- Venezuela: 138
- Romania: 52
- Italy: 43
- Cuba: 20
- Morocco: 14
- France: 10
- Poland: 9
English speakers ≈ 6
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 54 · 147% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (27.75, -18.07)
374 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
70.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Frontera (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 0 km
- 02Mencáfete (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 1.2 km
- 03Tibataje (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 7.3 km
- 04Las Playas (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 9.4 km
- 05Ventejís (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 10.5 km
Day trip
- 06Valle de Gran Rey (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 80.7 km
- 07Charco de Cieno (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 80.7 km
- 08Charco del Conde (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 80.9 km
- 09Las Salinas de Fuencaliente (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 81.2 km
- 10Orone (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 82.4 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Frontera
€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 Frontera you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.2%
SEPE unemployed
221
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,171
Self-employed (approx.)
367
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€7,424,693
Expenses
€7,424,693
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- A.H.
Pablo Rodríguez Cejas (A.H.I.)
2023–2027 · Agrupacion Herreña Independiente
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur (TFS) · 203.2 km · 174 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) · 148.3 km · 127 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1991.6 km · 1707 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 274 km · 235 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 148.3 km · 127 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1990.9 km · 1707 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de Frontera · 7.4 km · 6 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
1,947
418 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,335
286 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
277
59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
2
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
32
16 / 1,000 cars
Around average vs peer places
Nutshell
3180 sunshine hours
Frontera averages about 3180 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~100%
About 100% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 70.1%
SETELECO reports 70.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Frontera
Frontera is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,265 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1065 €/m². Compare Frontera with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38013 · CP 38013 · lat 27.74783984526928, lon -18.066690775924272 · 60 m · Income: €33,599