Living in Sérres

In Sérres, unemployment is 15.4% (2021).

Sérres's population was 59,260 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, unemployment in Sérres reached 15.43%.

Last checked 2026-09-2614 sources

Population59,260people31 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 rent344.2EUR/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Table 1.01 — Monthly average purchases and receipts in kind of households classified by Regions (HBS 2024)

Unemployment rate15.43%country median 13.6% — 13% aboveOfficial source · Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census

Recorded crime1,352incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024)

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

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 Sérres.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Sérres. 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 Fiber100⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	COSMOTE mobile plan²Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	344.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Table 1.01 — Monthly average purchases and receipts in kind of households classified by Regions (HBS 2024)¹²Official · regional context

Is Sérres 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 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%

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

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

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in GreeceUnemployment in Sérres is 15.4%. Of 274 cities with data, 210 have unemployment of 10 to under 20%.

210

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Sérres 15.4%

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)⁷Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	15.43 %country median 13.6%	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Sérres?

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

Left over each month€644of €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 · Table 1.01 · 2024-12-31	− €344
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	€644

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

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,352 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024)¹Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Sérres's nearest airport was SKG, 79 km away and offered 54 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	54 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	79 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SKG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 3.1°C in January and 26.3°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 18.36 · Feb 20.05 · Mar 26.46 · Apr 27.97 · May 34.7 · Jun 41.08 · Jul 42.93 · Aug 40.65 · Sep 37 · Oct 30.73 · Nov 25.04 · Dec 19.16 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -12.24 · Feb -10.97 · Mar -7.36 · Apr -6.66 · May 4.2 · Jun 7.77 · Jul 12.41 · Aug 13.01 · Sep 5.23 · Oct -0.35 · Nov -4.52 · Dec -18.9 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.13 · Feb 4.66 · Mar 8.08 · Apr 12.23 · May 17.91 · Jun 22.97 · Jul 26.25 · Aug 26.2 · Sep 20.8 · Oct 14.67 · Nov 9.46 · Dec 4.5 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	59,260 people	31 Dec 2021	Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)³Official

International community in Sérres

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	59,263	100.0%
Greece	54,825	92.5%
Other country	4,435	7.5%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	59,263	100.0%
Greece	57,332	96.7%
Outside Greece	1,928	3.3%

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

Alternatives for people set on Sérres

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.

Alexandroupoli as a Sérres alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 196 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 13.6% Alexandroupoli vs 15.4% Sérres−12%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,226 Alexandroupoli vs 1,352 Sérres−9%
Residents: 59,723 Alexandroupoli vs 59,260 Sérres+1%

Full comparison More about Alexandroupoli

Cities near Sérres

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

Alternative cities in Greece

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

All Greece cities

Kateríni59,189 residents Výronas59,134 residents Kalamata58,816 residents Alexandroupoli59,723 residents Xánthi58,760 residents Petroúpolis60,146 residents

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

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

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Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Sérres?

The unemployment rate is 15.43 %. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census.

How safe is Sérres?

Police recorded 1,352 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024).

How many people live in Sérres?

The published population is 59,260 people. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Is Sérres a good place to live?

Sérres 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.

Which cities are near Sérres?

Sidirókastro is near Sérres. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Greece live in Sérres?

The official country of birth distribution records 54,825 people (92.5%) 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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A4. Offences committed by General Police Directorates and Regional General Police Directorates (2000–2024) lms.statistics.gr · checked 2026-09-25
COSMOTE mobile plan cosmote.gr · checked 2026-09-15
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-05
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-30
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-30
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), 2021 Population and Housing Census statistics.gr · checked 2026-08-05
Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022) ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-24
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Nova Fiber100 nova.gr · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03

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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Table 1.01 — Monthly average purchases and receipts in kind of households classified by Regions (HBS 2024) Table 1.01 · statistics.gr · checked 2026-09-25
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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