Living in Epanomí

In Epanomí, unemployment is 13.7% (2021).

Epanomí had a population of 8,377 at the end of 2021. Epanomí registered an unemployment rate of 13.66% at the end of 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 16 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population8,377people31 Dec 2021Official source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)

Average gross salary1,868EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)

Average rent374.3EUR/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 rate13.66%country median 13.6% — about the sameOfficial source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census

Recorded crime2,415incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)

PM2.5, annual mean16µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Epanomí.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Epanomí. 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 Fiber100¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	COSMOTE mobile plan¹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	374.3 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 Regions⁹Official · regional context

Is Epanomí a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–58%

Skilled employee48%strong on work, weak on education · range 37–59%

Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 49–73%

Family46%strong on safety, weak on education · range 34–58%

Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–73%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Epanomí?

The unemployment rate is about 13.7 % (October 2021).

Unemployment rate: 13.66 % · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁸

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Epanomí is 13.7%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

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Epanomí 13.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,868 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	13.66 %country median 13.6% — about the same	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Epanomí?

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

Left over each month€614of €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	− €374
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	€614

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Safety

How safe is Epanomí?

Police recorded about 2,415 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)¹⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,415 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Epanomí's nearest airport was SKG, 11 km away and offered 54 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	54 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	11 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SKG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Epanomí. 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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Climate and air quality

Epanomí's monthly mean temperatures were 4.5°C in January and 27°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Epanomí?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

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

PM2.516WHO 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	16 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 18.03 · Feb 20.34 · Mar 28.13 · Apr 29.24 · May 34.85 · Jun 41.42 · Jul 43.21 · Aug 40.73 · Sep 36.83 · Oct 30.87 · Nov 25.33 · Dec 19.88 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -10.75 · Feb -7.49 · Mar -5.55 · Apr -3.55 · May 5.96 · Jun 10.95 · Jul 14.52 · Aug 15.04 · Sep 8.21 · Oct 1.65 · Nov -2.96 · Dec -16.94 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.53 · Feb 6.05 · Mar 9.15 · Apr 13.04 · May 18.68 · Jun 23.91 · Jul 27.02 · Aug 26.95 · Sep 21.81 · Oct 15.99 · Nov 10.87 · Dec 5.88 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Epanomí?

The published population was 8,377 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	8,377 people	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁵Official

International community in Epanomí

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	8,377	100.0%
Greece	7,549	90.1%
Other country	830	9.9%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	8,377	100.0%
Greece	7,757	92.6%
Outside Greece	622	7.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Alternatives for people set on Epanomí

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.

Trílofos as an Epanomí alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 6,727 Trílofos vs 8,377 Epanomí−20%
Unemployment: 12.9% Trílofos vs 13.7% Epanomí−6%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,415 Trílofos vs 2,415 Epanomísame level
Annual PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³ Trílofos vs 16.0 µg/m³ Epanomísame level

Full comparison More about Trílofos

Irákleio as an Epanomí alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 274 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,494 Irákleio vs 8,377 Epanomí+503%
Unemployment: 10.5% Irákleio vs 13.7% Epanomí−23%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Irákleio vs 16.0 µg/m³ Epanomí−38%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,126 (2024) Irákleio vs 2,415 (2025) Epanomíno percentage

Full comparison More about Irákleio

Cities near Epanomí

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

Alternative cities in Greece

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

All Greece cities

Lagkadás8,447 residents Kalampáka8,573 residents Káto Achaḯa8,177 residents Giánnouli8,165 residents Mykonos8,609 residents Didymóteicho8,681 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Epanomí 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; Epanomí's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Epanomí part of Thessaloniki?

Epanomí belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Thessaloniki; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 24.6 km away by straight-line distance. Thessaloniki city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source²⁵

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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 Epanomí?

The published population was 8,377 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Is the air quality good in Epanomí?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 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.

How safe is Epanomí?

What is the unemployment rate in Epanomí?

The unemployment rate is about 13.7 % (October 2021). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census.

Is Epanomí a good place to live?

Epanomí 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 Epanomí part of Thessaloniki?

Epanomí belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Thessaloniki; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 24.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Epanomí?

Thessaloniki, Plagiári, Trílofos, Néa Michanióna, Néoi Epivátes are near Epanomí. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Greece live in Epanomí?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,549 people (90.1%) 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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  title = {Epanomí, Greece: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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