Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38045
Tazacorte
Tazacorte: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Tazacorte offers 3073 sunshine hours a year, broad local services and a hospital within about half an hour — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
4,549
Avg. summer temp
24.8°C
Best place to buy a house
#2111 / 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 · 5.3/10
Average. Hospital ~18 min; airport ~170 min; Renfe ~1,618 min; coach ~5 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 7.4/10
Better than other places. About 3,073 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.3°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.1/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 79% 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 · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 87.7% of padrón; international residents 12.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.8/10
Average. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −0.5% over the series; mean age 47.2; foreign residents 12.3%; 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 · 5.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 31.5% of the area (nearest site ~0.5 km).
Place location
Tazacorte in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.2
<16
10.2%
16–64
65.9%
65+
23.9%
International community
Spanish nationals: 4,014 (87.7%)
Foreign residents: 561 (12.3%)
- Germany: 295
- Italy: 72
- United Kingdom: 20
- Venezuela: 16
- France: 15
- Cuba: 12
- Colombia: 10
- Bulgaria: 5
English speakers ≈ 20
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 54 · 135% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (28.62, -17.93)
362 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
78.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Barranco de las Angustias (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.8 km
- 02Tamanca (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 5 km
- 03Cumbre Vieja (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.2 km
- 04El Remo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 5.8 km
- 05La Caldera de Taburiente (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 7.4 km
Day trip
- 06Valle de Gran Rey (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 79.4 km
- 07Garajonay (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 79.5 km
- 08Charco de Cieno (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 81.1 km
- 09Charco del Conde (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 82.6 km
- 10Orone (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 86.1 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Tazacorte
€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 Tazacorte you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
13.7%
SEPE unemployed
411
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,097
Self-employed (approx.)
360
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€7,228,189
Expenses
€7,094,188
Balance
€134,001
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- NC-F
Juan Miguel Rodriguez Acosta (NC-FAC)
2023–2027 · Nueva Canarias-Frente Amplio Canarista
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur (TFS) · 198.8 km · 170 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) · 20.7 km · 18 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1888 km · 1618 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 230.1 km · 197 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 28.7 km · 78 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1887.4 km · 1618 min
Nearest coach
Coach · TILP · Estación de Guaguas de Los Llanos · 5.6 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
2,470
543 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
964
212 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
429
94 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
2 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3073 sunshine hours
Tazacorte averages about 3073 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~32%
About 32% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 78.5%
SETELECO reports 78.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Tazacorte
Tazacorte is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,360 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1160 €/m². Compare Tazacorte with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38045 · CP 38045 · lat 28.624337472385893, lon -17.92508095236527 · 35 m · Income: €30,805