Living in Santa Cruz das Flores

In Santa Cruz das Flores, average gross earnings are €1,542 a month (2024).

There were 190 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0711 sources

Population789people19 Apr 2021Official source · Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)

Average gross salary1,542EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Recorded crime5,330incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 95% aboveOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Santa Cruz das Flores?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in PortugalNational rates and thresholds that apply in Santa Cruz das Flores.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Santa Cruz das Flores. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesSanta Cruz das Flores highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Porto€10.15

Braga€8.57

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Amadora€13.00

Matosinhos€11.98

Loures€11.73

Seixal€11.33

Sintra€11.24

Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MEO fixed fibre⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan¹⁰Official · national market

Is Santa Cruz das Flores 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.

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–64%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%

Student51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 41–61%

Family33%strong on family, weak on education · range 24–42%

Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–58%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

7.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 57 of 789 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,542 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)²Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Santa Cruz das Flores. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP)

Job SearchRegistrationTraining

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Santa Cruz das Flores. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	190 per 100,000	2024	Official INE Statistics of Health Personnel indicator 0012837: physicians per 1,000 inhabitants by municipality of residence. Exact municipality row selected by INE DICO geocod; value converted to the requested per-100k unit.⁹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Santa Cruz das Flores when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSanta Cruz das Flores highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Santa Cruz das Flores5,330

Porto5,240

Lisbon5,090

Almada3,580

Amadora3,330

Matosinhos2,910

Loures2,800

Cascais2,700

Sintra2,640

Vila Nova de Gaia2,570

Braga2,440

Oeiras2,380

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,330 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730	31 Dec 2022	INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Santa Cruz das Flores. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

PLA search route through Portal da Oferta Formativa — State Language Course

AIMA / Portal da Oferta Formativa

For migrants seeking Portuguese as a non-native language.

PortugueseCost varies

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Português Língua de Acolhimento (PLA) — State Language Course

AIMA / DGEstE public-school network / IEFP / Centros Qualifica

For migrants aged 16 or older whose mother tongue is not Portuguese, residence-permit holders, people with pending residence/protection/NISS evidence.

PortugueseCEFR A1–B2Cost varies

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

17°12°

18°13°

20°15°

22°17°

25°19°

26°20°

25°19°

22°17°

19°15°

18°13°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

192

159

166

114

105

116

178

154

218

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 17.1 · Feb 16.9 · Mar 17.2 · Apr 18.2 · May 19.7 · Jun 22.1 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 26 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 21.8 · Nov 19.4 · Dec 17.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FLORES (Aeroporto) (nº 501)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 12.5 · Feb 12 · Mar 12.4 · Apr 13.2 · May 14.6 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 17 · Nov 14.9 · Dec 13.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FLORES (Aeroporto) (nº 501)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 14.8 · Feb 14.5 · Mar 14.8 · Apr 15.7 · May 17.1 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 22 · Aug 23.1 · Sep 21.9 · Oct 19.4 · Nov 17.1 · Dec 15.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FLORES (Aeroporto) (nº 501)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 192 · Feb 158.9 · Mar 165.8 · Apr 114.1 · May 104.8 · Jun 95 · Jul 64.9 · Aug 80.8 · Sep 115.9 · Oct 177.6 · Nov 153.8 · Dec 217.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FLORES (Aeroporto) (nº 501)⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Gondomar ±2.8 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±2.5 °C, Ventura (United States) ±3.1 °C, Houston (United States) ±4.9 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±4.9 °C, Round Rock (United States) ±5.0 °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

The city covered 70.9 km² in 2021. Population density was 32.3 people per km² in 2021.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	70.91 km²	2021	Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain.⁷Official
Foreign residents	57 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹¹Independent
Population density	32.28 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.⁷Official
Population	789 people	19 Apr 2021	Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)¹Official

International community in Santa Cruz das Flores

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19

Published group	People	Share
Total	2,020	100.0%
Portuguesa	1,930	95.5%
Estrangeira	90	4.5%
América	37	1.8%
Europa	31	1.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	26	1.3%
África	19	0.9%
Estados Unidos da América	15	0.7%
Canadá	13	0.6%
Alemanha	12	0.6%
Angola	7	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Cabo Verde	7	0.3%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	7	0.3%
Outros países - Europa	5	0.2%
Brasil	5	0.2%
França	4	0.2%
Moçambique	4	0.2%
Outros países - América	3	0.1%
Reino Unido	3	0.1%
Ásia	2	0.1%
Índia	2	0.1%
Oceânia	1	0.0%
Outros países - Oceânia	1	0.0%
Áustria	1	0.0%
Suíça	1	0.0%
Finlândia	1	0.0%
Itália	1	0.0%
Moldávia	1	0.0%
Venezuela	1	0.0%
África do Sul	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Citizenship

Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19

Published group	People	Share
Total	2,020	100.0%
Portuguesa	1,982	98.1%
Estrangeira	38	1.9%
Europa	27	1.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	25	1.2%
Alemanha	12	0.6%
América	8	0.4%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	7	0.3%
Canadá	4	0.2%
Estados Unidos da América	3	0.1%
Outros países - Europa	2	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
França	2	0.1%
Reino Unido	2	0.1%
África	1	0.0%
Ásia	1	0.0%
Oceânia	1	0.0%
Outros países - Oceânia	1	0.0%
Áustria	1	0.0%
Brasil	1	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Espanha	1	0.0%
Finlândia	1	0.0%
Índia	1	0.0%
Itália	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Alternatives for people set on Santa Cruz das Flores

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Santa Cruz das Flores from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Santa Cruz das Flores, nearest in population first.

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Vila de Rei792 residents Penedono812 residents São João das Lampas765 residents Nordeste822 residents Góis825 residents Mesão Frio911 residents

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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 18, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: PLNM (Português Língua Não Materna). How to enrol a child (gov.pt).

A country-wide rule for Portugal; Santa Cruz das Flores's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How safe is Santa Cruz das Flores?

Police recorded 5,330 incidents per 100k. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022.

How many people live in Santa Cruz das Flores?

The published population is 789 people. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).

How many foreign residents live in Santa Cruz das Flores?

57 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Santa Cruz das Flores a good place to live?

Santa Cruz das Flores 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.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Santa Cruz das Flores?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,930 people (95.5%) in the source-defined population for 2021-04-19. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal: population, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d0cd0ef94cc980a9145ac291e51ddb08]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/santa-cruz-das-flores/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal: population, salary, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {d0cd0ef94cc980a9145ac291e51ddb08},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/santa-cruz-das-flores/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT) Censos 2021 · mapas.ine.pt · checked 2026-10-07
INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022 INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-31
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação FLORES (Aeroporto) (nº 501) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
Official INE Statistics of Health Personnel indicator 0012837: physicians per 1,000 inhabitants by municipality of residence. Exact municipality row selected by INE DICO geocod; value converted to the requested per-100k unit. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15

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Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15

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