Living in San Miguel de Abona
In San Miguel de Abona, the statutory reference rent is €7.80 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.8% (2026).
San Miguel de Abona is in Spain; its population was 23,960 at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 89.5% in June 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.8% in June 2026.
Pricier rent than 83% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 89% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to San Miguel de Abona?
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 San Miguel de Abona?
Average net cold rent is 7.8 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): 7.8 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre3Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan2Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 10,416 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 8,286 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 2,127 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is San Miguel de Abona 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 468 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.8 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 San Miguel de Abona?
The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628
San Miguel de Abona 4.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 89.52 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official |
| People in employment | 8,172 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 | 4.8 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202628Independent |
What does a salary buy in San Miguel de Abona?
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€7.80/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €468 |
| 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 | €916 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to San Miguel de Abona. 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 San Miguel de Abona. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is San Miguel de Abona?
Police recorded about 6,708 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 | 6,708 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 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 TFS, 7.3 km away, with 83 listed destinations in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for San Miguel de Abona. 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 San Miguel de Abona?
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 GRANADILLA)6
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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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.
San Miguel de Abona 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station GRANADILLA)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 28 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station GRANADILLA)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station GRANADILLA)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 22.8 · Feb 22.9 · Mar 23.6 · Apr 24 · May 25 · Jun 26.2 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 28.8 · Sep 28.1 · Oct 27.3 · Nov 25.4 · Dec 23.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TENERIFE/SUR20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 15.2 · Feb 15 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 16.2 · May 17.3 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 20.9 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 18.2 · Dec 16.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TENERIFE/SUR20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 19 · Feb 19 · Mar 19.6 · Apr 20.1 · May 21.1 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 25 · Sep 24.5 · Oct 23.6 · Nov 21.8 · Dec 20.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TENERIFE/SUR20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 16.5 · Feb 18.6 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 8.3 · May 0.6 · Jun 0.3 · Jul 0 · Aug 1.5 · Sep 3 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 33.3 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TENERIFE/SUR20Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 221.6 · Feb 218.7 · Mar 256.5 · Apr 248.4 · May 275.2 · Jun 283.8 · Jul 329.9 · Aug 310.6 · Sep 247.8 · Oct 235.6 · Nov 211.9 · Dec 215 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TENERIFE/SUR20Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±3.4 °C, Houston (United States) ±4.0 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±4.0 °C, Round Rock (United States) ±4.8 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±5.4 °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 San Miguel de Abona?
The published population was 23,960 people in January 2025. Source: San Miguel de Abona - official stats18
By nationality
National passport63.5%Foreign residents36.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 42.04 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es21Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 37.4 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)8Official |
| Foreign residents | 8,750 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official |
| Female residents | 11,259 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Male residents | 11,347 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Population | 23,960 people | 1 Jan 2025 | San Miguel de Abona - official stats18Official |
International community in San Miguel de Abona
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 | 22,057 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 12,261 | 55.6% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 3,059 | 13.9% |
| South America | 2,838 | 12.9% |
| Rent of Europe | 2,664 | 12.1% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 602 | 2.7% |
| Asia | 308 | 1.4% |
| Africa | 277 | 1.3% |
| North America | 38 | 0.2% |
| Oceania | 10 | 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 | 22,057 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 13,914 | 63.1% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 3,602 | 16.3% |
| Rent of Europe | 2,788 | 12.6% |
| South America | 1,011 | 4.6% |
| Asia | 279 | 1.3% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 223 | 1.0% |
| Africa | 210 | 1.0% |
| North America | 27 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 3 | 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 San Miguel de Abona
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.
San Cristóbal de La Laguna as a San Miguel de Abona alternative in the same region
52 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 161,108 San Cristóbal de La Laguna vs 23,960 San Miguel de Abona+572%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,926 San Cristóbal de La Laguna vs 6,708 San Miguel de Abona−41%
- Unemployment: 6.8% San Cristóbal de La Laguna vs 4.8% San Miguel de Abona+41%
- Rent: €6.60/m² San Cristóbal de La Laguna vs €7.80/m² San Miguel de Abona−15%
- Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ San Cristóbal de La Laguna vs 9.0 µg/m³ San Miguel de Abona−33%
- Nearest airport: 2.5 km San Cristóbal de La Laguna vs 7.3 km San Miguel de Abona−66%
- Foreign residents: 6.7% (2024) San Cristóbal de La Laguna vs 37.4% (2025) San Miguel de Abonano percentage
Siero as a San Miguel de Abona alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 1963 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Nearest airport: 35.7 km Siero vs 7.3 km San Miguel de Abona+389%
- Rent: €5.50/m² Siero vs €7.80/m² San Miguel de Abona−29%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,763 Siero vs 6,708 San Miguel de Abona−44%
- Residents: 53,049 Siero vs 23,960 San Miguel de Abona+121%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,016 Siero vs €1,719 San Miguel de Abona+17%
- Unemployment: 4.4% Siero vs 4.8% San Miguel de Abona−8%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Siero vs 9.0 µg/m³ San Miguel de Abona−11%
Cities near San Miguel de Abona
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 8.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 8.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 7.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in San Miguel de Abona 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; San Miguel de Abona's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is San Miguel de Abona part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
San Miguel de Abona 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. Source7
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in San Miguel de Abona?
The published population was 23,960 people in January 2025. Source: San Miguel de Abona - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in San Miguel de Abona?
Average net cold rent is 7.8 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 546 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in San Miguel de Abona?
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 GRANADILLA).
How safe is San Miguel de Abona?
Police recorded about 6,708 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 San Miguel de Abona?
The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around San Miguel de Abona?
The median gross salary is 1,719 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is San Miguel de Abona a good place to live?
San Miguel de Abona 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 San Miguel de Abona part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
San Miguel de Abona 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 San Miguel de Abona?
Granadilla de Abona, Arona, Adeje, Arico, Guía de Isora are near San Miguel de Abona. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in San Miguel de Abona?
The official country of birth distribution records 12,261 people (55.6%) 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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