Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38004
Arafo
Arafo: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Arafo offers 3242 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work in Spain.
Population
5,945
Avg. summer temp
22.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#667 / 8133
Overall score
7.5/10
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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 · 5.0/10
Average. Hospital ~116 min; airport ~55 min; Renfe ~1,521 min; coach ~2 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 · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 80% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.5% of padrón; international residents 3.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +2.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −25.1% over the series; mean age 44.4; foreign residents 3.5%; 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,504; Natura 2000 covers about 79.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.5 km).
Place location
Arafo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
44.4
<16
13.6%
16–64
68%
65+
18.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 5,358 (96.5%)
Foreign residents: 193 (3.5%)
- Italy: 40
- Germany: 35
- Venezuela: 28
- Morocco: 10
- Romania: 8
- France: 6
- Poland: 6
- Argentina: 6
English speakers ≈ 5
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 54 · 151% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 38001 (36.9km)
381 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Siete Lomas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 0 km
- 02Corona Forestal (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.5 km
- 03La Resbala (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.7 km
- 04Las Lagunetas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3.8 km
- 05Las Palomas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 4.8 km
Day trip
- 06Acantilados de La Culata (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 27.8 km
- 07Ifonche (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 29.6 km
- 08Chinyero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 31.7 km
- 09Pijaral (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 32 km
- 10Barranco del Infierno (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 33.2 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arafo
€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 Arafo you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.4%
SEPE unemployed
379
Affiliated workers (approx.)
2,854
Self-employed (approx.)
485
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€10,592,792
Expenses
€9,567,879
Balance
€1,024,913
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CCA
Juan Ramón Martín Pérez (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) · 34.1 km · 55 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 135.1 km · 116 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1775.1 km · 1522 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 40.4 km · 35 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 188 km · 161 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1774.2 km · 1521 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Antigua Estacion de Guaguas · 2.6 km · 2 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
2,942
495 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,704
287 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
320
54 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
32
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3242 sunshine hours
Arafo averages about 3242 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~80%
About 80% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 80%
SETELECO reports 80% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Arafo
Arafo is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,235 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1035 €/m². Compare Arafo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38004 · CP 38004 · lat 28.350603765535965, lon -16.433267520117454 · 30 m · Income: €36,435