Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38015
Garachico
Garachico: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Garachico offers 3242 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and several local amenities — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
4,940
Avg. summer temp
22.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#2741 / 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 · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~128 min; airport ~76 min; Renfe ~1,548 min; coach ~5 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 · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 86% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 2.7/10
Worse than other places. 3 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.4% of padrón; international residents 4.6%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.3/10
Average. Population +0.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −29.2% over the series; mean age 48.1; foreign residents 4.6%; 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 · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,650; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Garachico in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.1
<16
11.3%
16–64
63.3%
65+
25.4%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,648 (95.4%)
Foreign residents: 223 (4.6%)
- Germany: 52
- Venezuela: 39
- Italy: 30
- United Kingdom: 24
- Cuba: 8
- France: 7
- Romania: 4
- Argentina: 4
English speakers ≈ 24
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 via neighbor 38001 (21.5km)
381 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
85.5%
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 km
- 02Chinyero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 0.9 km
- 03Acantilados de La Culata (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.5 km
- 04Teno (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 3.8 km
- 05Interián (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 4.7 km
Day trip
- 06La Resbala (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 25.1 km
- 07Pinoleris (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 25.7 km
- 08Las Lagunetas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 26.3 km
- 09Las Palomas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 27.6 km
- 10Siete Lomas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 29.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Garachico
€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 Garachico you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.1%
SEPE unemployed
317
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,204
Self-employed (approx.)
375
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€6,683,441
Expenses
€6,320,424
Balance
€363,017
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CCA
Jose Heriberto González Rodríguez (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) · 57.1 km · 76 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) · 149.4 km · 128 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1806.3 km · 1548 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 79.3 km · 68 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 191.3 km · 279 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1805.5 km · 1548 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Estación de autobuses · 5.7 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
2,529
512 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
855
173 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
298
60 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
1
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3242 sunshine hours
Garachico averages about 3242 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).
About Garachico
Garachico is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,267 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1067 €/m². Compare Garachico with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38015 · CP 38015 · lat 28.33214126740548, lon -16.751302039753764 · 62 m · Income: €32,085