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Living in Arenzano

In Arenzano, rent averages €8.45 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 5% (2023).

For Arenzano, the foreign population count was 434 at the start of 2026. The city covers 24.31 km², with a population density of 458.1 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population11,156people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Median gross salary (region)2,214EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Average net rent8.45EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate5%country median 6.0% — 17% belowOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Recorded crime4,865incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³country median 14.0 — 43% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 69% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 92% of Italian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of Italian cities that publish it.

Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Arenzano?

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

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Arenzano?

Average net cold rent is 8.45 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 8.45 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Arenzano recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesArenzano highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Arenzano highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00
Rome€17.15
Naples€9.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliadbox fixed fibre5Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB11.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliad GIGA mobile tariff4Official · national market
Dwellings8,987 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Main residence dwellings5,433 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.45 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source1Official · municipality zone median

Is Arenzano 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 35–55%
Family46%strong on family, weak on cost · range 35–57%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 507 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.45 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025-S2

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Arenzano?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)14

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Arenzano is 5.0%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment4,557 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,214 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it23Official
Unemployment rate5 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)14Official

What does a salary buy in Arenzano?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,214 (servizi2.inps.it, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,200of €1,749 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.€1,749
Rent, 60 m²€8.45/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31− €507
Internet€30 · official · iliadbox fixed fibre · 2026-09-30− €30
Mobile plan€12 · official · iliad GIGA mobile tariff · 2026-09-30− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,200
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Arenzano Salary needed to live in Arenzano

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service

Italian public employment services / regional employment centres

Job SearchTraining

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools1 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)17Official
Schools7 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)17Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Italian L2 laboratories and support for foreign pupils (DPR 394/1999 art 45 route). How to enrol a child (istruzione.it).

A country-wide rule for Italy; Arenzano's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Arenzano?

Police recorded 4,865 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tasso di delittuosità - prov24

Recorded crime across major citiesArenzano highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Arenzano highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Florence11,422
Milan10,343
Bologna9,973
Turin9,170
Venice9,092
Catania7,485
Rome7,475
Verona6,667
Naples6,521
Genoa5,692
Palermo5,384
Bari4,616
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,865 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Tasso di delittuosità - prov24Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport17 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights21Official
Nearest airportGOA3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official
Distance to nearest airport13 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

CPIA public Italian-language and orientation courses for foreign adults — State Language Course

Italian public adult-education system — Centri Provinciali per l'Istruzione degli Adulti

For foreign adults, people seeking Italian language and culture courses.

ItalianCEFR A2In PersonCost varies

L.O.R.R. — Language, Orientation, Recognition and Networks with CPIA — Job-related language course

Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies / FAMI 2021-2027 programme

For third-country nationals, vulnerable migrants, unaccompanied minors.

ItalianIn Person, Online
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Arenzano.

Find courses near Arenzano

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Arenzano?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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

PM2.5 across cities in ItalyAnnual PM2.5 in Arenzano is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 14.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency2Official
Average temperature by monthJan 8.99 · Feb 9.59 · Mar 11.99 · Apr 14.61 · May 18.41 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 24.73 · Aug 24.86 · Sep 21.64 · Oct 17.58 · Nov 12.97 · Dec 10.03 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 69.75 · Feb 54.91 · Mar 55.94 · Apr 70.97 · May 0 · Jun 47.72 · Jul 25.44 · Aug 59.23 · Sep 120.6 · Oct 151.1 · Nov 202.1 · Dec 88.37 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI26Official
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 33.3% between 2013 and 2024, from 12.0 to 8.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Arenzano?

The published population was 11,156 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202512

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents604.1 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico13Official
City area24.31 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.19Official
Foreign residents434 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.18Official
Population density458.1 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.20Official
Female residents5,821 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Male residents5,335 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Population11,156 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202512Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

Population fell 1.7% between 2018 and 2025, from 11,350 to 11,156.

International community in Arenzano

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

Country of birth

Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)11,156100.0%
Italia10,40893.3%
Romania620.6%
Ucraina560.5%
Marocco440.4%
Albania420.4%
Federazione russa390.3%
Moldova380.3%
Francia350.3%
Brasile220.2%
Show 91 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Svizzera180.2%
Argentina170.2%
Colombia170.2%
Polonia160.1%
Germania150.1%
Regno Unito130.1%
Sri Lanka130.1%
Ecuador130.1%
Macedonia del Nord100.1%
Australia100.1%
Tunisia90.1%
Cuba90.1%
Paesi Bassi80.1%
Egitto80.1%
Libia80.1%
Nigeria80.1%
Perù80.1%
Spagna70.1%
Svezia70.1%
Etiopia70.1%
Repubblica Dominicana70.1%
Messico70.1%
Stati Uniti d'America70.1%
Belgio60.1%
Bulgaria60.1%
Danimarca60.1%
Grecia60.1%
Cina60.1%
Cile60.1%
Giappone50.0%
Canada50.0%
Uruguay50.0%
Venezuela50.0%
Bielorussia40.0%
Iran40.0%
Thailandia40.0%
Camerun40.0%
Congo40.0%
Tanzania40.0%
Panama40.0%
Finlandia30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Cipro30.0%
India30.0%
Israele30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana30.0%
Sudafrica30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Lussemburgo20.0%
Lituania20.0%
Croazia20.0%
Repubblica ceca20.0%
Corea del Sud20.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti20.0%
Filippine20.0%
Taiwan20.0%
Costa d'Avorio20.0%
Guinea-Bissau20.0%
Sierra Leone20.0%
Somalia20.0%
Austria10.0%
Malta10.0%
Norvegia10.0%
Portogallo10.0%
San Marino10.0%
Ungheria10.0%
Estonia10.0%
Lettonia10.0%
Slovenia10.0%
Slovacchia10.0%
Kosovo10.0%
Giordania10.0%
Libano10.0%
Nepal10.0%
Pakistan10.0%
Turchia10.0%
Vietnam10.0%
Yemen10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Burundi10.0%
Gambia10.0%
Mali10.0%
Mozambico10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Togo10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Paraguay10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)11,156100.0%
Italia10,73596.2%
Romania760.7%
Ucraina520.5%
Marocco320.3%
Albania250.2%
Federazione russa170.2%
Moldova150.1%
Sri Lanka120.1%
Nigeria100.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Francia90.1%
Macedonia del Nord90.1%
Ecuador80.1%
Polonia70.1%
Stati Uniti d'America60.1%
Perù60.1%
Germania50.0%
Regno Unito50.0%
San Marino50.0%
Svezia50.0%
Costa d'Avorio50.0%
Grecia40.0%
Spagna40.0%
Camerun40.0%
Egitto40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
Messico40.0%
Panama40.0%
Brasile40.0%
Finlandia30.0%
Ungheria30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Cipro30.0%
India30.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana30.0%
Repubblica Dominicana30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Belgio20.0%
Bulgaria20.0%
Danimarca20.0%
Paesi Bassi20.0%
Svizzera20.0%
Lituania20.0%
Croazia20.0%
Bielorussia20.0%
Serbia20.0%
Cina20.0%
Corea del Sud20.0%
Filippine20.0%
Giappone20.0%
Guinea-Bissau20.0%
Sierra Leone20.0%
Tanzania20.0%
Canada20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Cile20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Australia20.0%
Austria10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Norvegia10.0%
Kosovo10.0%
Iran10.0%
Israele10.0%
Pakistan10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Gambia10.0%
Mali10.0%
Paraguay10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Non-citizens, share of residents3.77 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)10Official
Households5,621 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)11Official

Alternatives for people set on Arenzano

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.

Campomorone as an Arenzano alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Rent: €4.30/m² Campomorone vs €8.45/m² Arenzano−49%
  • Residents: 6,456 Campomorone vs 11,156 Arenzano−42%
  • Unemployment: 5.1% Campomorone vs 5.0% Arenzanosame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,214 Campomorone vs €2,214 Arenzanosame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,865 Campomorone vs 4,865 Arenzanosame level

Pordenone as an Arenzano alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 356 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 52,314 Pordenone vs 11,156 Arenzano+369%
  • Rent: €5.25/m² Pordenone vs €8.45/m² Arenzano−38%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,406 Pordenone vs 4,865 Arenzano−51%
  • Nearest airport: 10.0 km Pordenone vs 13.0 km Arenzano−23%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,146 Pordenone vs €2,214 Arenzano−3%

Cities near Arenzano

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

Alternative cities in Italy

Other cities in Italy to compare with Arenzano, nearest in population first.

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Arenzano 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.

Is Arenzano part of Genoa?

Arenzano is in the published commuting zone of Genoa; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Genoa city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3

Common questions

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

How many people live in Arenzano?

The published population was 11,156 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Arenzano?

Average net cold rent is 8.45 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 592 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Arenzano?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Arenzano?

Police recorded 4,865 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tasso di delittuosità - prov.

What is the unemployment rate in Arenzano?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Arenzano?

The median gross salary is 2,214 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Arenzano a good place to live?

Arenzano 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 Arenzano part of Genoa?

Arenzano is in the published commuting zone of Genoa; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Arenzano?

Genoa, Cogoleto, Varazze, Albisola Superiore, Albissola Marina are near Arenzano. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) live in Arenzano?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,156 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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