Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38037
Santa Cruz de la Palma
Santa Cruz de la Palma: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de la Palma offers 3003 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
15,690
Avg. summer temp
19.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#834 / 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 · 4.9/10
Average. Hospital ~1 min; airport ~254 min; Renfe ~1,600 min; coach ~4 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 9.5/10
Better than other places. About 3,003 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~24.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 91% 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 · 9.2/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 93.9% of padrón; international residents 6.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.5/10
Average. Population +0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −21.3% over the series; mean age 46.5; foreign residents 6.1%; 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 · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,493; Natura 2000 covers about 100.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Santa Cruz de la Palma in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.5
<16
10.6%
16–64
66.6%
65+
22.7%
International community
Spanish nationals: 14,760 (93.9%)
Foreign residents: 956 (6.1%)
- Cuba: 281
- Venezuela: 168
- Germany: 90
- Italy: 71
- Colombia: 70
- China: 42
- Poland: 23
- United Kingdom: 19
English speakers ≈ 19
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 54 · 138% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (28.71, -17.80)
353 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
91.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Juan Mayor (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 2.6 km
- 03Risco de la Concepción (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 3.6 km
- 04La Caldera de Taburiente (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 3.8 km
- 05Barranco del Agua (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 4.2 km
Day trip
- 06Las Salinas de Fuencaliente (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 28.3 km
- 07Garajonay (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 77.6 km
- 08Valle de Gran Rey (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 78.4 km
- 09Charco de Cieno (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 80.7 km
- 10Charco del Conde (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 82.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Santa Cruz de la Palma
€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 Santa Cruz de la Palma you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
10.2%
SEPE unemployed
1,070
Affiliated workers (approx.)
7,364
Self-employed (approx.)
1,254
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€24,168,309
Expenses
€24,168,309
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Asier Antona Gomez (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur (TFS) · 164.6 km · 254 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) · 0 km · 1 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1867.4 km · 1601 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 214.9 km · 184 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 0 km · 1 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1866.8 km · 1600 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Transportes Cabildo de La Palma · Hospital · 5.2 km · 4 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
7,393
471 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,660
170 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
987
63 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
83
5 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
56
8 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3003 sunshine hours
Santa Cruz de la Palma averages about 3003 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 91.1%
SETELECO reports 91.1% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Santa Cruz de la Palma
Santa Cruz de la Palma is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,331 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1131 €/m². Compare Santa Cruz de la Palma with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38037 · CP 38037 · lat 28.707543795129364, lon -17.799968933757643 · 126 m · Income: €42,144