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Living in Lucera

In Lucera, rent averages €3.75 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.9% (2023).

Lucera covers 339.8 km², with a population density of 89.3 people per km² at the start of 2026. For Lucera, the foreign population count was 1,253 at the start of 2026. For Lucera, annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2330 sources

Population30,591people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Median gross salary (region)1,414EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Average net rent3.75EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate11.87%country median 6.0% — 97% aboveOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Recorded crime3,913incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 14.0 — 36% belowOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IT 2024 PM2.5 exact station subset

Higher unemployment than 86% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 94% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Lucera?

Average net cold rent is 3.75 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): 3.75 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Lucera recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesLucera highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Lucera 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 fibre6Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB11.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliad GIGA mobile tariff5Official · national market
Dwellings16,043 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official
Main residence dwellings12,392 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.75 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source1Official · municipality zone median

Is Lucera 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Student60%strong on education, weak on work · range 50–70%
Family58%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 47–69%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 225 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.75 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 Lucera?

The unemployment rate is about 11.9 % (2023).

  • Unemployment rate: 11.87 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)15
Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Lucera is 11.9%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment10,168 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)10Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,414 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it24Official
Unemployment rate11.87 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)15Official

What does a salary buy in Lucera?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,414 (servizi2.inps.it, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
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.outside the model's range
Rent, 60 m²€3.75/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31− €225
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—
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Lucera Salary needed to live in Lucera

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lucera. 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 Lucera. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools7 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)18Official
Schools36 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)18Official

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; Lucera's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Lucera?

Police recorded about 3,913 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 - prov25

Recorded crime across major citiesLucera highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Lucera 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 residents3,913 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Tasso di delittuosità - prov25Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportFOG3 Aug 2026OurAirports23Official
Distance to nearest airport18 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports23Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Lucera?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IT 2024 PM2.5 exact station subset2

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

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 Lucera is 9.0 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
NO₂ — annual mean4 µg/m³country median 15.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency3Official
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³country median 14.031 Dec 2024EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IT 2024 PM2.5 exact station subset2Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 21.62 · Feb 22.77 · Mar 28.99 · Apr 30.68 · May 36.8 · Jun 42.43 · Jul 43.33 · Aug 43.55 · Sep 39.99 · Oct 33.82 · Nov 27.17 · Dec 21.55 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center19Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -3.95 · Feb -3.57 · Mar -2.93 · Apr -1.3 · May 7.27 · Jun 10.28 · Jul 15.66 · Aug 14.74 · Sep 9.92 · Oct 5.55 · Nov -0.04 · Dec -2.15 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center19Official
Average temperature by monthJan 7.64 · Feb 8.09 · Mar 10.82 · Apr 14.31 · May 19.12 · Jun 24.27 · Jul 27.53 · Aug 27.49 · Sep 22.22 · Oct 17.66 · Nov 12.89 · Dec 8.8 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center19Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Lucera?

The published population was 30,591 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202513

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents605.7 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico14Official
City area339.8 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.21Official
Foreign residents1,253 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.20Official
Population density89.28 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.22Official
Female residents15,642 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Male residents14,949 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Population30,591 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202513Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

Population fell 6.2% between 2018 and 2025, from 32,596 to 30,591.

International community in Lucera

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)30,591100.0%
Italia29,04394.9%
Romania2820.9%
Germania1420.5%
Marocco1300.4%
Albania1210.4%
Nigeria760.2%
Polonia550.2%
Svizzera530.2%
Bulgaria460.2%
Show 68 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Ucraina380.1%
Ghana360.1%
Cina350.1%
Venezuela350.1%
Gambia340.1%
Senegal340.1%
Mali320.1%
Regno Unito310.1%
Brasile250.1%
Macedonia del Nord220.1%
Francia210.1%
Pakistan190.1%
Guinea170.1%
Federazione russa150.0%
India150.0%
Tunisia150.0%
Moldova140.0%
Stati Uniti d'America130.0%
Bangladesh120.0%
Egitto120.0%
Cuba90.0%
Afghanistan80.0%
Filippine80.0%
Guinea-Bissau80.0%
Libia80.0%
Argentina80.0%
Colombia80.0%
Belgio70.0%
Spagna60.0%
Australia60.0%
Bielorussia50.0%
Iraq50.0%
Costa d'Avorio50.0%
Somalia50.0%
Togo50.0%
Nepal40.0%
Turchia40.0%
Georgia40.0%
Etiopia40.0%
Canada40.0%
Paesi Bassi30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Burkina Faso30.0%
Liberia30.0%
Svezia20.0%
Lituania20.0%
Slovacchia20.0%
Repubblica ceca20.0%
Serbia20.0%
Siria20.0%
Camerun20.0%
Uganda20.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo20.0%
Grecia10.0%
Lussemburgo10.0%
Portogallo10.0%
Croazia10.0%
Kosovo10.0%
Palestina10.0%
Giappone10.0%
Indonesia10.0%
Thailandia10.0%
Armenia10.0%
Kenya10.0%
Tanzania10.0%
Eritrea10.0%
Repubblica Dominicana10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

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)30,591100.0%
Italia29,35996.0%
Romania3211.0%
Marocco1280.4%
Nigeria1130.4%
Albania970.3%
Bulgaria550.2%
Polonia480.2%
Cina440.1%
Ucraina390.1%
Show 54 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Ghana390.1%
Gambia370.1%
Mali340.1%
Senegal310.1%
Macedonia del Nord280.1%
Pakistan190.1%
Guinea160.1%
Brasile130.0%
Bangladesh120.0%
India120.0%
Egitto110.0%
Tunisia110.0%
Afghanistan80.0%
Guinea-Bissau80.0%
Somalia70.0%
Venezuela70.0%
Sri Lanka60.0%
Moldova50.0%
Camerun50.0%
Cuba50.0%
Colombia50.0%
Spagna40.0%
Filippine40.0%
Nepal40.0%
Georgia40.0%
Costa d'Avorio40.0%
Togo40.0%
Francia30.0%
Bielorussia30.0%
Iraq30.0%
Turchia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Regno Unito20.0%
Federazione russa20.0%
Lituania20.0%
Siria20.0%
Burkina Faso20.0%
Libia20.0%
Uganda20.0%
Austria10.0%
Germania10.0%
Svezia10.0%
Slovacchia10.0%
Repubblica ceca10.0%
Kosovo10.0%
Palestina10.0%
Armenia10.0%
Etiopia10.0%
Kenya10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Tanzania10.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo10.0%
Eritrea10.0%
Repubblica Dominicana10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Non-citizens, share of residents4.03 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)11Official
Households12,846 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)12Official

Alternatives for people set on Lucera

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.

Torremaggiore as a Lucera alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €2.85/m² Torremaggiore vs €3.75/m² Lucera−24%
  • Nearest airport: 35.0 km Torremaggiore vs 18.0 km Lucera+94%
  • Unemployment: 9.2% Torremaggiore vs 11.9% Lucera−22%
  • Residents: 16,371 Torremaggiore vs 30,591 Lucera−46%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,414 Torremaggiore vs €1,414 Lucerasame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,913 Torremaggiore vs 3,913 Lucerasame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Torremaggiore vs 9.0 µg/m³ Lucerasame level

Gallarate as a Lucera alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 701 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Median gross pay, region: €2,253 Gallarate vs €1,414 Lucera+59%
  • Unemployment: 6.6% Gallarate vs 11.9% Lucera−45%
  • Rent: €4.55/m² Gallarate vs €3.75/m² Lucera+21%
  • Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Gallarate vs 9.0 µg/m³ Lucera+44%
  • Residents: 52,902 Gallarate vs 30,591 Lucera+73%
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Gallarate vs 18.0 km Lucera−67%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,778 Gallarate vs 3,913 Lucera−3%

Cities near Lucera

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lucera 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 Lucera part of Foggia?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

Common questions

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

How many people live in Lucera?

The published population was 30,591 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Lucera?

Average net cold rent is 3.75 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 263 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Lucera?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IT 2024 PM2.5 exact station subset.

How safe is Lucera?

Police recorded about 3,913 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 Lucera?

The unemployment rate is about 11.9 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Lucera?

The median gross salary is 1,414 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Lucera a good place to live?

Lucera 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 Lucera part of Foggia?

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

Which cities are near Lucera?

Foggia, Troia, Torremaggiore, San Severo are near Lucera. 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 Lucera?

The official country of birth distribution records 30,591 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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