Living in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a city in Canarias, Spain, home to 208,563 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are car-free households (top 9%, #60 of 675), digital natives (top 10%, #80 of 877), city lovers (top 11%, #74 of 715).

Residents208,563
Density1,391 per km²
Area149.9 km²
Hub airport8 km (Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna)
Nearest city of 100k+Itself
Within 30 km592,300 people
Sea coast2 km
Climate typeHot semi-arid (BSh)
Terrain around itabout 330 m, height range 560 m
Main railway line779.5 km
Distance to Madrid1,756 km
Within 10 km395,489 people
Greater areaGreater Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the core
LandscapeCanary Islands, Tenerife
Winter daylight10 h 20 min, sunset 18:13

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How Santa Cruz de Tenerife ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Spain. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

ProfileScoreIn SpainIn Canarias
Young family29#2,138 of 2,778#43 of 77Map
Low-income household28#1,210 of 1,796#42 of 71Map
Low-income family26#1,419 of 1,689#43 of 66Map
Single parent32#1,019 of 1,254#31 of 58Map
Pensioner couple62#647 of 2,098#24 of 71Map
Single pensioner61#477 of 2,098#21 of 71Map
Early retiree56#1,173 of 1,989#47 of 76Map
Single professional58#191 of 828#2 of 34Map
Young professional63#162 of 794#2 of 32Map
DINKS62#182 of 518#2 of 25Map
Remote worker57#759 of 1,313#37 of 61Map
Commuter70#254 of 1,136#1 of 34Map
Car-free household75#60 of 675#2 of 29Map
Student82#50 of 393#3 of 19Map
First-home buyer38#958 of 1,689#31 of 66Map
Budget-constrained mover29#1,568 of 2,260#56 of 78Map
Urban lifestyle seeker67#74 of 715#2 of 31Map
Expat professional64#350 of 1,313#3 of 61Map
Healthcare-first mover64#351 of 2,098#5 of 71Map
Nature-focused household13#3,259 of 3,442#84 of 87Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover48#586 of 3,137#77 of 87Map
Rural value seeker3#3,155 of 3,442#82 of 87Map
High-net-worth mover62#643 of 3,137#27 of 87Map
Lottery winner72#269 of 8,132#3 of 88Map
Climate-resilient relocation59#1,271 of 2,260#50 of 78Map
Coastal living68#291 of 1,174#39 of 78Map
Business owner65#569 of 2,260#4 of 78Map
Digital native64#80 of 877#3 of 34Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Mobility and connectivity100
  • Sea or lake shore100
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)98
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)98
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)97
  • Foundation94
  • Lifestyle and amenities84
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)84
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)75
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)72
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)69
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)62
  • Health and elderly59
  • Safety and community51
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)51
  • Demographics40
  • Jobs and economy39
  • Education and family18
  • Affordability17
  • Flat land (terrain relief)14
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)10
  • Green space3
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)1
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

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Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.