Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38026
La Orotava
La Orotava: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
La Orotava offers 3242 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and essential local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
42,514
Avg. summer temp
22.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#2286 / 8133
Overall score
6.9/10
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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 · 4.0/10
Average. Hospital ~130 min; airport ~76 min; Renfe ~1,537 min; coach ~14 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 · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 87% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 4.5/10
Average. 5 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.8% of padrón; international residents 4.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.7% over the series; mean age 43.9; foreign residents 4.2%; 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,502; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
La Orotava in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
43.9
<16
13.8%
16–64
68.3%
65+
17.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 40,282 (95.8%)
Foreign residents: 1,747 (4.2%)
- Germany: 310
- Venezuela: 290
- Italy: 277
- Cuba: 106
- United Kingdom: 95
- France: 64
- Romania: 61
- Portugal: 45
English speakers ≈ 95
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 via neighbor 38001 (22.8km)
381 approx. sunny days · 8 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
87.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01El Teide (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 0 km
- 02Corona Forestal (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.1 km
- 03Campeches, Tigaiga y Ruiz (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 6.5 km
- 04Barranco de Ruiz (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 9.3 km
- 05Rambla de Castro (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 10.4 km
Day trip
- 06Acantilados de Isorana (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 26.6 km
- 07La Caleta (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 27.1 km
- 08Montaña Roja (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 28.7 km
- 09Malpaís de La Rasca (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 32.2 km
- 10Anaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 33.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Orotava
€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 La Orotava you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.8%
SEPE unemployed
3,131
Affiliated workers (approx.)
20,437
Self-employed (approx.)
3,484
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€52,692,000
Expenses
€52,692,000
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CCA
Francisco Eulogio Linares García (CCA)
2023–2027 · Coalicion Canaria
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Norte (TFN) · 43.6 km · 76 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 151.7 km · 130 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1793.9 km · 1538 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 60.5 km · 52 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 172.6 km · 148 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1793 km · 1537 min
Nearest coach
Coach · TITSA · Estación de Guaguas de La Orotava · 16.1 km · 14 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
21,264
500 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
6,928
163 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
3,243
76 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
41
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
35
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
La Orotava is a town and a municipality in the northern part of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands…
La Orotava is a town and a municipality in the northern part of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands of Spain.
The area of the municipality stretches from the north coast to the mountainous interior, and…
The area of the municipality stretches from the north coast to the mountainous interior, and includes the summit of the Teide volcano, Canary Islands' and Spain's highest point at 3,718 m.
At 207.31 km2, it is the largest municipality of the island of Tenerife
At 207.31 km2, it is the largest municipality of the island of Tenerife.
About La Orotava
La Orotava is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,299 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1099 €/m². Compare La Orotava with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38026 · CP 38026 · lat 28.298936336042672, lon -16.576930144119128 · 94 m · Income: €34,805