Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38031
Los Realejos
Los Realejos: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Los Realejos offers 3242 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
37,867
Avg. summer temp
22.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#788 / 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 · 4.3/10
Average. Hospital ~133 min; airport ~75 min; Renfe ~1,532 min; coach ~7 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 · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 93% 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 · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 95.1% of padrón; international residents 4.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.1/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −28.1% over the series; mean age 44.3; foreign residents 4.9%; 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 ~1,496; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Los Realejos in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.3
<16
13.5%
16–64
68.4%
65+
18.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 34,631 (95.1%)
Foreign residents: 1,771 (4.9%)
- Germany: 459
- Italy: 311
- Venezuela: 230
- United Kingdom: 104
- Cuba: 73
- France: 37
- Colombia: 36
- China: 34
English speakers ≈ 104
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 via neighbor 38001 (27.4km)
381 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
93.4%
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
- 02Campeches, Tigaiga y Ruiz (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 1.6 km
- 03El Teide (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 3.4 km
- 04Barranco de Ruiz (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 4.1 km
- 05Rambla de Castro (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 4.2 km
Day trip
- 06Acantilados de Isorana (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 29.8 km
- 07Anaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 29.9 km
- 08La Caleta (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 31.5 km
- 09Montaña Roja (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 34.9 km
- 10Malpaís de La Rasca (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 37.8 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Los Realejos
€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 Los Realejos you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.9%
SEPE unemployed
2,834
Affiliated workers (approx.)
18,224
Self-employed (approx.)
3,108
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€40,396,817
Expenses
€40,396,817
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular de Canarias")
Adolfo González Pérez-Siverio (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular de Canarias
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Norte (TFN) · 42.2 km · 75 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 154.7 km · 133 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1788.6 km · 1533 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 57.7 km · 49 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 225.6 km · 345 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1787.8 km · 1532 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Loro Parque Gratis Express · 8.5 km · 7 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
20,591
544 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
6,768
179 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
3,183
84 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
59
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
51
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3242 sunshine hours
Los Realejos 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).
Fibre at 93.4%
SETELECO reports 93.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Los Realejos
Los Realejos is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,325 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1125 €/m². Compare Los Realejos with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38031 · CP 38031 · lat 28.354577626933605, lon -16.58568582691793 · 120 m · Income: €32,945