Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38021
Hermigua
Hermigua: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Hermigua offers 3307 sunshine hours a year, essential local services and fibre available for remote work — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
1,961
Avg. summer temp
18.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#1576 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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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 · 3.8/10
Worse than other places. Hospital ~99 min; airport ~122 min; Renfe ~1,600 min; coach ~9 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 9.9/10
Better than other places. About 3,307 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 6.9/10
Average. Fibre coverage around 66% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.4/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 91.7% of padrón; international residents 8.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.2/10
Future looks bright. Population +3.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −30.2% over the series; mean age 49.6; foreign residents 8.3%; 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 · 6.4/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,550; Natura 2000 covers about 71.8% of the area (nearest site ~0.2 km).
Place location
Hermigua in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.6
<16
7.6%
16–64
66%
65+
26.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,680 (91.7%)
Foreign residents: 152 (8.3%)
- Germany: 72
- Venezuela: 12
- France: 7
- Italy: 6
- Colombia: 5
- Portugal: 4
- United Kingdom: 3
- Paraguay: 3
English speakers ≈ 3
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,642
Flats €/m²
1511 €
Houses €/m²
1773 €
6-year change
+63.1%
Province rank: # / 54 · 143% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 38002 (3.5km)
389 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
65.6%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Majona (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 1.1 km
- 02Garajonay (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 1.6 km
- 03Los Roques (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 3.5 km
- 04Benchijigua (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 4.6 km
- 05Roque Blanco (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 4.6 km
Day trip
- 06Teno (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 34.3 km
- 07Acantilados de Isorana (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 38.5 km
- 08Barranco de Erques (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 38.9 km
- 09Corona Forestal (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 41.5 km
- 10Chinyero (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 41.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Hermigua
€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 Hermigua you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8%
SEPE unemployed
104
Affiliated workers (approx.)
916
Self-employed (approx.)
155
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€4,447,965
Expenses
€4,447,965
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- ASG
María Solveida Clemente Rodríguez (ASG)
2023–2027 · Agrupacion Socialista Gomera
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur (TFS) · 77.5 km · 122 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) · 115.7 km · 99 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1867.5 km · 1601 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 144.4 km · 124 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 124 km · 184 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1866.7 km · 1600 min
Nearest coach
Coach · guaguagomera · Vallehermoso · 10.1 km · 9 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
1,062
542 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
496
253 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
138
70 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
5
3 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
7
7 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
3307 sunshine hours
Hermigua averages about 3307 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~72%
About 72% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
About Hermigua
Hermigua is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,294 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1094 €/m². Compare Hermigua with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38021 · CP 38021 · lat 28.147812076482147, lon -17.197934988808726 · 89 m · Income: €33,155