Living in Arkalochóri

In Arkalochóri, unemployment is 11.3% (2021).

Residents of Arkalochóri numbered 3,927 at the end of 2021. Arkalochóri had an unemployment rate of 11.28% at the end of 2021. Annual PM2.5 levels for Arkalochóri stood at 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population3,927people31 Dec 2021Official source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)

Average gross salary1,843EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)

Average rent356.4EUR/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2025, Table T1.01: Monthly average of purchases and receipts in kind of households, classified by Regions

Unemployment rate11.28%country median 13.6% — 17% belowOfficial source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census

Recorded crime1,711incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Which Greece-wide rules apply when you move to Arkalochóri?

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 GreeceNational rates and thresholds that apply in Arkalochóri.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Arkalochóri. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€21

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	21 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Nova Fiber100¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	COSMOTE mobile plan¹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	356.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2025, Table T1.01: Monthly average of purchases and receipts in kind of households, classified by Regions⁸Official · regional context

Is Arkalochóri 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–59%

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on education · range 38–60%

Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 48–72%

Family47%strong on safety, weak on education · range 35–59%

Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Arkalochóri?

The unemployment rate is about 11.3 % (October 2021).

Unemployment rate: 11.28 % · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁷

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Arkalochóri is 11.3%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

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Arkalochóri 11.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,843 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	11.28 %country median 13.6%	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Arkalochóri?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€632of €1,029 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left 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.	€1,029
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Household Budget Survey (HBS) 2025, Table T1.01: Monthly average of purchases and receipts in kind of households, classified by Regions · 2025-12-31	− €356
Internet€21 · official · Nova Fiber100 · 2026-09-30	− €21
Mobile plan€20 · official · COSMOTE mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €20
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€632

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Arkalochóri Salary needed to live in Arkalochóri

Safety

How safe is Arkalochóri?

Police recorded about 1,711 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,711 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)¹⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Arkalochóri's nearest airport was HER, 23 km away and offered 59 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	59 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	23 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	HER	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Preparatory Greek-language classes for migrants and refugees in Second Chance Schools — State Language Course

General Secretariat for Vocational Education, Training and Lifelong Learning — Ministry of Education

For legally resident migrants, refugees aged 18 or over who meet the Second Chance School conditions.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Arkalochóri.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 11.7°C in January to 26.7°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Arkalochóri?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.512WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 18.79 · Feb 20.34 · Mar 24.06 · Apr 27.89 · May 36.1 · Jun 38.65 · Jul 37.94 · Aug 36.12 · Sep 36.26 · Oct 34.85 · Nov 28.16 · Dec 22.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 3.23 · Feb 2.15 · Mar 4.51 · Apr 7.79 · May 11.96 · Jun 16.32 · Jul 19.14 · Aug 20.75 · Sep 16.91 · Oct 12.48 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.71 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 11.66 · Feb 11.71 · Mar 13.27 · Apr 15.71 · May 19.97 · Jun 24.31 · Jul 26.74 · Aug 26.94 · Sep 24.48 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 16.93 · Dec 13.45 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Arkalochóri?

The published population was 3,927 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	3,927 people	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁴Official

International community in Arkalochóri

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

Country of birth

Permanent resident population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	3,925	100.0%
Greece	3,769	96.0%
Other country	158	4.0%

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

Citizenship

Permanent resident population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	3,925	100.0%
Greece	3,767	96.0%
Outside Greece	160	4.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Alternatives for people set on Arkalochóri

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.

Irákleio as an Arkalochóri alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 349 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,494 Irákleio vs 3,927 Arkalochóri+1186%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,126 (2024) Irákleio vs 1,711 (2025) Arkalochórino percentage
Unemployment: 10.5% Irákleio vs 11.3% Arkalochóri−7%

Full comparison More about Irákleio

Cities near Arkalochóri

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Greece

Other cities in Greece to compare with Arkalochóri, nearest in population first.

All Greece cities

Vasiliká4,115 residents Lixoúri4,128 residents Féres4,228 residents Orchomenós4,285 residents Krýa Vrýsi4,374 residents Vartholomió4,478 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Arkalochóri 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.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Reception classes for pupils with insufficient Greek (ZEP measures). How to enrol a child (minedu.gov.gr).

A country-wide rule for Greece; Arkalochóri's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Arkalochóri part of Heraklion?

Arkalochóri belongs to the official functional urban area of Heraklion; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 24.3 km away by straight-line distance. Heraklion city profile

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Arkalochóri?

The published population was 3,927 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Is the air quality good in Arkalochóri?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Arkalochóri?

What is the unemployment rate in Arkalochóri?

The unemployment rate is about 11.3 % (October 2021). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census.

Is Arkalochóri a good place to live?

Arkalochóri 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 Arkalochóri part of Heraklion?

Which cities are near Arkalochóri?

Heraklion, Irákleion are near Arkalochóri. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Greece live in Arkalochóri?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,769 people (96.0%) 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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