Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias · CP 38047
Tijarafe
Tijarafe: living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Tijarafe offers 3064 sunshine hours a year, broad local services and a hospital within about half an hour — worth considering for rural living in Spain.
Population
2,733
Avg. summer temp
19.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#707 / 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 · 5.2/10
Average. Hospital ~16 min; airport ~178 min; Renfe ~1,612 min; coach ~7 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 9.9/10
Better than other places. About 3,064 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~21.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 71% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 7.3/10
Better than other places. 8 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 78.3% of padrón; international residents 21.7%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.3/10
Future looks bright. Population +1.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −17.4% over the series; mean age 48.6; foreign residents 21.7%; 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 · 5.9/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,750; Natura 2000 covers about 77.6% of the area (nearest site ~0.5 km).
Place location
Tijarafe in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
48.6
<16
9.2%
16–64
65.4%
65+
25.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 1,983 (78.3%)
Foreign residents: 549 (21.7%)
- Germany: 354
- Italy: 23
- Venezuela: 19
- Cuba: 18
- France: 11
- United Kingdom: 11
- Russia: 7
- Poland: 6
English speakers ≈ 11
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 (28.71, -17.95)
360 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
71.4%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Barranco del Jorado (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 0.5 km
- 02Barranco de las Angustias (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 2.8 km
- 03La Caldera de Taburiente (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 3.7 km
- 04Pinar de Garafía (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Integral · 8.4 km
- 05Las Nieves (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 9.8 km
Day trip
- 06Volcanes de Teneguía (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 26.5 km
- 07Las Salinas de Fuencaliente (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 30.1 km
- 08Los Órganos (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 85.3 km
- 09Lomo del Carretón (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 87 km
- 10Garajonay (Open in Maps)
Parque Nacional · 87.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Tijarafe
€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 Tijarafe you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.2%
SEPE unemployed
147
Affiliated workers (approx.)
1,265
Self-employed (approx.)
214
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€7,852,029
Expenses
€7,852,029
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- CCA
Marcos Jose Lorenzo Martin (CCA)
2023–2027 · Coalicion Canaria
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur (TFS) · 207.1 km · 178 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) · 19.2 km · 16 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1881.3 km · 1613 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Teresitas · 234 km · 201 min
Nearest city
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 48.4 km · 107 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1880.8 km · 1612 min
Nearest coach
Coach · TILP · Estación de Guaguas de Los Llanos · 8.5 km · 7 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
1,599
585 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
1,253
458 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
228
83 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
32
20 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
3064 sunshine hours
Tijarafe averages about 3064 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~78%
About 78% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 71.4%
SETELECO reports 71.4% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Tijarafe
Tijarafe is a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias) with about 4,362 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1162 €/m². Compare Tijarafe with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 38047 · CP 38047 · lat 28.711065616804664, lon -17.945636748980583 · 37 m · Income: €34,002