Living in Néa Ionía

In Néa Ionía (Thessaly), unemployment is 18.4% (2021).

The population of Néa Ionía totalled 31,684 at the end of 2021. The city faced an unemployment rate of 18.37% at the end of 2021. Annual PM2.5 levels for Néa Ionía stood at 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population31,684people31 Dec 2021Official source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)

Average gross salary1,880EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)

Average rent365.3EUR/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 rate18.37%country median 13.6% — 35% aboveOfficial source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census

Recorded crime1,244incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Table A4: Recorded Offences by General and General Regional Police Directorates, 2025 (SJU03)

PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Greece-wide rules apply when you move to Néa Ionía?

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 Néa Ionía.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Néa Ionía. 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)	365.3 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 Regions⁸Official · regional context

Is Néa Ionía a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee47%strong on work, weak on education · range 36–58%

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

Family45%strong on safety, weak on education · range 33–57%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Néa Ionía?

The unemployment rate is about 18.4 % (October 2021).

Unemployment rate: 18.37 % · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁷

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Néa Ionía is 18.4%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

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Néa Ionía 18.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,880 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	18.37 %country median 13.6%	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Néa Ionía?

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

Left over each month€623of €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	− €365
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	€623

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Safety

How safe is Néa Ionía?

Police recorded about 1,244 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	1,244 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

Néa Ionía's nearest airport was VOL, 21 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	VOL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Néa Ionía. 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

Monthly mean temperature moved from 9.2°C in January to 26.4°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Néa Ionía?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency²

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

PM2.515WHO 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	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 18.47 · Feb 19.84 · Mar 25.36 · Apr 27.51 · May 30.01 · Jun 37.68 · Jul 37.77 · Aug 34.09 · Sep 33.9 · Oct 29.55 · Nov 25.91 · Dec 20.53 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -2.2 · Feb -0.81 · Mar 0.99 · Apr 3.46 · May 11.19 · Jun 16.03 · Jul 19.41 · Aug 18.95 · Sep 15.25 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 4.44 · Dec -1.1 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.2 · Feb 9.72 · Mar 11.66 · Apr 14.39 · May 19.13 · Jun 23.77 · Jul 26.35 · Aug 26.6 · Sep 22.98 · Oct 18.61 · Nov 14.56 · Dec 10.73 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Néa Ionía?

The published population was 31,684 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	31,684 people	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)⁴Official

International community in Néa Ionía

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	31,683	100.0%
Greece	29,461	93.0%
Other country	2,219	7.0%

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	31,683	100.0%
Greece	30,427	96.0%
Outside Greece	1,254	4.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Néa Ionía

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.

Néa Anchiálos as a Néa Ionía alternative in the same region

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

Residents: 5,114 Néa Anchiálos vs 31,684 Néa Ionía−84%
Unemployment: 15.6% Néa Anchiálos vs 18.4% Néa Ionía−15%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,244 Néa Anchiálos vs 1,244 Néa Ioníasame level
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Néa Anchiálos vs 15.0 µg/m³ Néa Ioníasame level

Full comparison More about Néa Anchiálos

Irákleio as a Néa Ionía alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 165 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 10.5% Irákleio vs 18.4% Néa Ionía−43%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Irákleio vs 15.0 µg/m³ Néa Ionía−33%
Residents: 50,494 Irákleio vs 31,684 Néa Ionía+59%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,126 (2024) Irákleio vs 1,244 (2025) Néa Ioníano percentage

Full comparison More about Irákleio

Cities near Néa Ionía

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

Alternative cities in Greece

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

All Greece cities

Ptolemaḯda31,575 residents Voúla31,497 residents Asprópyrgos31,381 residents Cholargós31,304 residents Ágioi Anárgyroi32,283 residents Vrilissia32,417 residents

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

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

Is Néa Ionía part of Volos?

Néa Ionía is in the published commuting zone of Volos; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Volos 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 Néa Ionía?

The published population was 31,684 people in 2021. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Is the air quality good in Néa Ionía?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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 Néa Ionía?

What is the unemployment rate in Néa Ionía?

The unemployment rate is about 18.4 % (October 2021). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census.

Is Néa Ionía a good place to live?

Néa Ionía 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 Néa Ionía part of Volos?

Néa Ionía is in the published commuting zone of Volos; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Néa Ionía?

Volos, Agriá, Néa Anchiálos are near Néa Ionía. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Greece live in Néa Ionía?

The official country of birth distribution records 29,461 people (93.0%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Néa Ionía (Thessaly), Greece: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a4eff6dab12720b5845ee72b8ae74452]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/gr/nea-ionia-esye14-24/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Néa Ionía (Thessaly), Greece: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/gr/nea-ionia-esye14-24/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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