Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38006
Arona
Arona: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Arona offers 3242 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
87,793
Avg. summer temp
22.9°C
Best place to buy a house
#194 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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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 ~139 min; airport ~24 min; Renfe ~1,567 min; coach ~4 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 · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 61.9% of padrón; international residents 38.1%.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.4/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.3% vs last year; registered unemployment −29.3% over the series; mean age 42.0; foreign residents 38.1%; 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,798; Natura 2000 covers about 19.0% of the area (nearest site ~0.4 km).
Place location
Arona in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
42
<16
13.9%
16–64
72.3%
65+
13.8%
International community
Spanish nationals: 50,235 (61.9%)
Foreign residents: 30,981 (38.1%)
- Italy: 7,279
- United Kingdom: 3,474
- China: 1,890
- Morocco: 1,502
- Cuba: 1,431
- Venezuela: 1,270
- Romania: 1,188
- Germany: 985
English speakers ≈ 3,474
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 (10.5km)
381 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.1%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Montaña de Guaza (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 0.4 km
- 02Malpaís de La Rasca (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 3.5 km
- 03Barranco del Infierno (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 4.1 km
- 04Caldera del Rey (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.3 km
- 05Roque de Jama (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.5 km
Day trip
- 06Teno (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 26 km
- 07Chinyero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 26.7 km
- 08Tabaibal del Porís (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 27.1 km
- 09Acantilado de la Hondura (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 29.4 km
- 10Campeches, Tigaiga y Ruiz (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 32.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Arona
€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 Arona you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.4%
SEPE unemployed
4,720
Affiliated workers (approx.)
44,993
Self-employed (approx.)
7,617
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€119,701,793
Expenses
€116,306,819
Balance
€3,394,974
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Jose Julian Mena Perez (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 Sur (TFS) · 13 km · 24 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 161.8 km · 139 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1829.4 km · 1568 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 94 km · 81 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 177.8 km · 152 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1828.5 km · 1567 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Titsa · LOS CRISTIANOS · 4.8 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
49,658
566 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
11,385
130 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
7,217
82 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
138
2 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
70
1 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3242 sunshine hours
Arona averages about 3242 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.1%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.1%) makes Arona a practical base for remote work.
Natura 2000 ~19%
About 19% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Arona
Arona is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,237 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1037 €/m². Compare Arona with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38006 · CP 38006 · lat 28.05526474327139, lon -16.67603853020958 · 32 m · Income: €30,042