Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38028
Puerto de la Cruz
Puerto de la Cruz: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Puerto de la Cruz offers 3242 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
31,137
Avg. summer temp
22.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#1150 / 8133
Overall score
7.3/10
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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 · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~130 min; airport ~39 min; Renfe ~1,524 min; coach ~1 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 · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 82.8% of padrón; international residents 17.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.8% over the series; mean age 48.2; foreign residents 17.2%; 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 · 2.8/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,502; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~4.0 km).
Place location
Puerto de la Cruz in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.2
<16
10.4%
16–64
63.2%
65+
26.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 25,240 (82.8%)
Foreign residents: 5,228 (17.2%)
- Italy: 1,249
- Germany: 1,194
- United Kingdom: 337
- Cuba: 228
- Venezuela: 199
- Romania: 145
- France: 115
- China: 101
English speakers ≈ 337
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 (34.4km)
381 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Rambla de Castro (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 2.3 km
- 02Costa de Acentejo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.1 km
- 03La Resbala (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.9 km
- 04Pinoleris (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 4.9 km
- 05Las Lagunetas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 5.2 km
Day trip
- 06Teno (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 25.4 km
- 07Tabaibal del Porís (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 27.1 km
- 08Ifonche (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 29.1 km
- 09Barranco de Erques (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 30.9 km
- 10Barranco del Infierno (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 31 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Puerto de la Cruz
€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 Puerto de la Cruz you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11.4%
SEPE unemployed
2,239
Affiliated workers (approx.)
13,833
Self-employed (approx.)
2,361
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€45,952,205
Expenses
€45,952,205
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Marco Antonio González Mesa (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Norte (TFN) · 32.4 km · 39 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 152 km · 130 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1779.4 km · 1525 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 50.1 km · 43 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 222.6 km · 312 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1778.5 km · 1524 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Titsa · Puerto de la Cruz · 1.3 km · 1 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
19,287
619 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,567
115 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
2,775
89 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
46
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
14
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3242 sunshine hours
Puerto de la Cruz averages about 3242 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.5%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.5%) makes Puerto de la Cruz a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
10 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Puerto de la Cruz.
About Puerto de la Cruz
Puerto de la Cruz is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,301 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1101 €/m². Compare Puerto de la Cruz with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38028 · CP 38028 · lat 28.4074852064305, lon -16.547240543454148 · 96 m · Income: €32,185