Living in La Orotava
In La Orotava, the statutory reference rent is €5.20 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 7.1% (2026).
The unemployment rate was 7.09% in June 2026. For La Orotava, the foreign population was 2,484 at the start of 2024. At the start of 2025, La Orotava had a population of 42,514.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to La Orotava?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in La Orotava?
Average net cold rent is 5.2 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 5.2 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre4Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan3Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 17,823 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 14,799 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 3,024 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.2 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
Is La Orotava a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 312 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.2 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in La Orotava?
The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 7.09 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631
La Orotava 7.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 85.83 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official |
| People in employment | 15,858 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,719 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 7.09 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202631Independent |
What does a salary buy in La Orotava?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €1,416 |
| Rent, 60 m²€5.20/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €312 |
| Internet€20 · official · DIGI 300 Mbps fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Mobile plan€12 · official · DIGI 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €12 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,072 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to La Orotava. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in La Orotava. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is La Orotava?
Police recorded about 4,217 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,217 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 — about the same | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was TFN, 21.4 km away, with 17 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 85.8% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for La Orotava. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course
Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities
For adult language learners, residents.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in La Orotava?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station BALSA DE ZAMORA-LOS REALEJOS)7
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
La Orotava 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station BALSA DE ZAMORA-LOS REALEJOS)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 24 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station BALSA DE ZAMORA-LOS REALEJOS)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station BALSA DE ZAMORA-LOS REALEJOS)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 8 · Feb 8 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 12.3 · May 15 · Jun 19 · Jul 23 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 9.2 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 1.8 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 2.9 · Apr 4.1 · May 6.4 · Jun 9.9 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 4.9 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 8.2 · May 10.7 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 6.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 55.6 · Feb 49.7 · Mar 32.9 · Apr 18.8 · May 3.8 · Jun 0.5 · Jul 0 · Aug 9.5 · Sep 5.6 · Oct 33.1 · Nov 50.6 · Dec 60.3 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 246.5 · Feb 247.5 · Mar 300.5 · Apr 323.3 · May 379.8 · Jun 398.9 · Jul 402.4 · Aug 371.8 · Sep 319.8 · Oct 277.1 · Nov 236.6 · Dec 233.1 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA20Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: León ±2.1 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.2 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.3 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in La Orotava?
The published population was 42,514 people in January 2025. Source: La Orotava - official stats17
By nationality
National passport94.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 206.9 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es21Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,484 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official |
| Female residents | 21,710 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Male residents | 20,744 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Population | 42,514 people | 1 Jan 2025 | La Orotava - official stats17Official |
International community in La Orotava
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 42,546 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 38,219 | 89.8% |
| South America | 2,307 | 5.4% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,013 | 2.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 483 | 1.1% |
| Rent of Europe | 249 | 0.6% |
| Africa | 108 | 0.3% |
| Asia | 106 | 0.2% |
| North America | 58 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 42,546 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 40,525 | 95.2% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,104 | 2.6% |
| South America | 444 | 1.0% |
| Rent of Europe | 188 | 0.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 137 | 0.3% |
| Africa | 66 | 0.2% |
| Asia | 57 | 0.1% |
| North America | 24 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on La Orotava
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Los Realejos as a La Orotava alternative in the same region
8 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,009 Los Realejos vs 4,217 La Orotava−52%
- Nearest airport: 29.3 km Los Realejos vs 21.4 km La Orotava+37%
- Rent: €5.40/m² Los Realejos vs €5.20/m² La Orotava+4%
- Residents: 37,867 Los Realejos vs 42,514 La Orotava−11%
- Unemployment: 7.2% Los Realejos vs 7.1% La Orotavasame level
- Median gross pay, region: €1,719 Los Realejos vs €1,719 La Orotavasame level
- Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Los Realejos vs 9.0 µg/m³ La Orotavasame level
Siero as a La Orotava alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 1932 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Unemployment: 4.4% Siero vs 7.1% La Orotava−38%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,016 Siero vs €1,719 La Orotava+17%
- Nearest airport: 35.7 km Siero vs 21.4 km La Orotava+67%
- Rent: €5.50/m² Siero vs €5.20/m² La Orotava+6%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,763 Siero vs 4,217 La Orotava−11%
- Residents: 53,049 Siero vs 42,514 La Orotava+25%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Siero vs 9.0 µg/m³ La Orotava−11%
Cities near La Orotava
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 7.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
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La Orotava in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in La Orotava under the national coverage rules.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Regional reception programmes (aulas de enlace Madrid / aules d acollida Catalonia etc). How to enrol a child (educacionfpydeportes.gob.es).
A country-wide rule for Spain; La Orotava's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is La Orotava part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
La Orotava is in the published commuting zone of Santa Cruz de Tenerife; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Santa Cruz de Tenerife city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source8
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in La Orotava?
The published population was 42,514 people in January 2025. Source: La Orotava - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in La Orotava?
Average net cold rent is 5.2 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 364 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in La Orotava?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station BALSA DE ZAMORA-LOS REALEJOS).
How safe is La Orotava?
Police recorded about 4,217 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator..
What is the unemployment rate in La Orotava?
The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around La Orotava?
The median gross salary is 1,719 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is La Orotava a good place to live?
La Orotava may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is La Orotava part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
La Orotava is in the published commuting zone of Santa Cruz de Tenerife; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near La Orotava?
Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Úrsula, Los Realejos, La Victoria de Acentejo, Arafo are near La Orotava. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in La Orotava?
The official country of birth distribution records 38,219 people (89.8%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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