Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias
Puerto de la Cruz
An astonishing city risen from a fishing village, initiated by the English in search of sunshine at the end of the 19th century, its seafront bustling with terraces and flowered viewpoints.
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Living in Puerto de la Cruz
Puerto de la Cruz is a historic seaside resort of 32,000 on Tenerife's green north coast, grown from a fishing village into a tourist town when English visitors came seeking winter sun in the late 1800s — its seafront still bustles with terraces and flowered viewpoints among the banana plantations. It's markedly international, especially German: only about seven in ten residents are Spanish-born, with a very large German community and Venezuelan and Italian ones. The north-coast climate is mild and even all year — winters around 19°C, summers near 26°C. It has its own hospital, with La Laguna and the northern airport both about half an hour away.
Puerto de la Cruz's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Puerto de la Cruz's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 83% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
An astonishing city risen from a fishing village, initiated by the English in search of sunshine at the end of the 19th century, its seafront bustling with terraces and flowered viewpoints. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and 31,589 people.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 28 min
- Registered long-let rent €10.2/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 26.2°C
Higher than 82% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
An astonishing city risen from a fishing village, initiated by the English in search of sunshine at the end of the 19th century, its seafront bustling with terraces and flowered viewpoints. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and 19.3°C average winters.
- Winter average temp 19.3°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 106 days
- Registered long-let rent €10.2/m²·mo
Higher than 80% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
An astonishing city risen from a fishing village, initiated by the English in search of sunshine at the end of the 19th century, its seafront bustling with terraces and flowered viewpoints. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 13 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 26.2°C
- Rainy days a year 34 days
- Winter average temp 19.3°C
Higher than 73% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
An astonishing city risen from a fishing village, initiated by the English in search of sunshine at the end of the 19th century, its seafront bustling with terraces and flowered viewpoints. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and 19.3°C average winters.
- Winter average temp 19.3°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.43 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €10.2/m²·mo
Higher than 73% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
An astonishing city risen from a fishing village, initiated by the English in search of sunshine at the end of the 19th century, its seafront bustling with terraces and flowered viewpoints. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and 31,589 people.
- Registered long-let rent €10.2/m²·mo
- Net income per person €13,871
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 26.2°C
Higher than 72% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
An astonishing city risen from a fishing village, initiated by the English in search of sunshine at the end of the 19th century, its seafront bustling with terraces and flowered viewpoints. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 13 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Schools in town 18
- PISA maths (region) 447
- Registered long-let rent €10.2/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
What is the climate like in Puerto de la Cruz?
Puerto de la Cruz's reported winter average is 19.3°C, while July–August highs reach 26.2°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 19.3°C top 1% of 8,131 towns 11.5°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 26.2°C top 11% of 8,131 towns 4°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 34 days top 3% of 8,088 towns 51% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+)
- no local data
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 0 ha/km² top 1% of 8,132 towns 2.31 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 0 top 1% of 8,132 towns 6 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 30.9% bottom 1% of 8,130 towns 8% above the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Puerto de la Cruz?
Puerto de la Cruz's nearest health centre is 63.6 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 0 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 0 min top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 63.6 km bottom 3% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 106 days #12 of 17 regions, +3 days vs national about the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Puerto de la Cruz?
Puerto de la Cruz has 18 schools in town; the nearest international school is 0 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 18 top 3% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 0 km top 1% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 447 #17 of 17 regions, −32 vs national 34 below the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Puerto de la Cruz?
Puerto de la Cruz's reported home price is €3,036/m², while registered long-let rent is €10.2/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €3,036/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 18% of 306 towns 38% more than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €10.2/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €7.6/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €13.5/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 4.03% bottom 41% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €13,871 bottom 43% of 8,059 towns 4% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 31.4% top 21% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Puerto de la Cruz?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in the Canary Islands, and Spanish-medium teaching is the public-school default. Individual bilingual and international programmes can use other languages, so check the specific school. See the the Canary Islands region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Puerto de la Cruz?
Puerto de la Cruz's reported population is 31,589.
Who lives here
- Population
- 31,589
- Born in Spain
- 70.4% 18.4% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 14% 10.2% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.43 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Puerto de la Cruz?
Puerto de la Cruz is a reported 28 min drive from the nearest airport, with 98% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 28 min top 6% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 98% top 13% of 8,132 towns 19% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 99% top 22% of 8,132 towns 15% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Puerto de la Cruz fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Puerto de la Cruz against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 30 min from San Cristóbal de La Laguna, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Puerto de la Cruz for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request recent comparable sales before relying on the appraisal figure.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
- Test the reported airport drive at the time you would travel.
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