Living in Medicina
In Medicina, rent averages €6.93 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 4.8% (2023).
The city had 13 schools in August 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 14 µg/m³ in 2025. The city covers 159.1 km², with a population density of 105.7 people per km² at the start of 2026. Annual NO₂ was 12 µg/m³ in 2025. The city had 8,437 dwellings in 2023. Annual PM10 was 21 µg/m³ in 2025.
Lower unemployment than 76% of Italian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 75% of Italian cities that publish it.
Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Medicina?
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 Medicina?
Average net cold rent is about 6.93 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): 6.93 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.9 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | iliadbox fixed fibre4Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 11.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | iliad GIGA mobile tariff3Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 8,437 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality11Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 7,278 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.93 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Collected source1Official · municipality zone median |
Is Medicina 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 416 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.93 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Medicina?
The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (2023).
- Unemployment rate: 4.78 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)13
Medicina 4.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 7,667 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,389 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | servizi2.inps.it21Official |
| Unemployment rate | 4.78 %country median 6.0% | 31 Dec 2023 | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)13Official |
What does a salary buy in Medicina?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,858 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.93/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31 | − €416 |
| 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 | €1,400 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Medicina. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Medicina. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 13 schools | 31 Aug 2025 | MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie16Official |
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; Medicina's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.
Safety
How safe is Medicina?
Police recorded about 6,108 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 - prov22
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,108 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Tasso di delittuosità - prov22Official · county |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Medicina. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Medicina?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution17
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Medicina 14.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 12 µg/m³country median 15.0 | 2025 | Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution17Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 21 µg/m³country median 22.0 | 2025 | Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution17Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³country median 14.0 — about the same | 2025 | Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution17Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Medicina?
The published population was 16,812 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202510
By nationality
National passport90.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 672.8 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2023 | IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico12Official |
| City area | 159.1 km² | 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.19Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,552 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.18Official |
| Population density | 105.7 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.20Official |
| Female residents | 8,498 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official |
| Male residents | 8,314 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official |
| Population | 16,812 people | 1 Jan 2025 | ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202510Official |
Population rose 0.5% between 2018 and 2025, from 16,725 to 16,812.
International community in Medicina
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) | 16,812 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 14,824 | 88.2% |
| Romania | 497 | 3.0% |
| Marocco | 196 | 1.2% |
| Pakistan | 154 | 0.9% |
| Albania | 153 | 0.9% |
| Moldova | 130 | 0.8% |
| Ucraina | 116 | 0.7% |
| Tunisia | 93 | 0.6% |
| Bangladesh | 56 | 0.3% |
Show 78 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brasile | 44 | 0.3% |
| Germania | 38 | 0.2% |
| Svizzera | 34 | 0.2% |
| Polonia | 32 | 0.2% |
| Argentina | 28 | 0.2% |
| Cina | 26 | 0.2% |
| Filippine | 26 | 0.2% |
| Kosovo | 22 | 0.1% |
| India | 22 | 0.1% |
| Francia | 20 | 0.1% |
| Perù | 17 | 0.1% |
| Federazione russa | 14 | 0.1% |
| Senegal | 14 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 13 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 11 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 11 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia del Nord | 10 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 10 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 8 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Iran | 7 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 7 | 0.0% |
| Egitto | 7 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia-Erzegovina | 6 | 0.0% |
| Etiopia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Messico | 6 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 6 | 0.0% |
| Belgio | 5 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 5 | 0.0% |
| Thailandia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 5 | 0.0% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 5 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Spagna | 4 | 0.0% |
| Capo Verde | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 4 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 4 | 0.0% |
| Regno Unito | 3 | 0.0% |
| Svezia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Libano | 3 | 0.0% |
| Turchia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 3 | 0.0% |
| Camerun | 3 | 0.0% |
| Libia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lussemburgo | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ungheria | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovacchia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 2 | 0.0% |
| Siria | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 2 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Democratica del Congo | 2 | 0.0% |
| Grecia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Paesi Bassi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cambogia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Giappone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaigian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 0.0% |
| Maurizio | 1 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sudafrica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 1 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Citizenship
Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) | 16,812 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 15,258 | 90.8% |
| Romania | 568 | 3.4% |
| Marocco | 143 | 0.9% |
| Albania | 134 | 0.8% |
| Pakistan | 118 | 0.7% |
| Ucraina | 106 | 0.6% |
| Tunisia | 64 | 0.4% |
| Moldova | 53 | 0.3% |
| Bangladesh | 44 | 0.3% |
Show 53 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cina | 38 | 0.2% |
| Filippine | 31 | 0.2% |
| Polonia | 24 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 22 | 0.1% |
| Brasile | 17 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 16 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 12 | 0.1% |
| India | 11 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 9 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 9 | 0.1% |
| Senegal | 8 | 0.0% |
| Federazione russa | 7 | 0.0% |
| Perù | 7 | 0.0% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 6 | 0.0% |
| Francia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 5 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 4 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 4 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia del Nord | 3 | 0.0% |
| Iran | 3 | 0.0% |
| Turchia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Spagna | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ungheria | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia-Erzegovina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovacchia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Camerun | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.0% |
| Germania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Paesi Bassi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 1 | 0.0% |
| Giappone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Thailandia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 1 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 0.0% |
| Capo Verde | 1 | 0.0% |
| Egitto | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 1 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Democratica del Congo | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents born abroad | 11.19 % | 31 Dec 2023 | ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality11Official |
| Non-citizens, share of residents | 9.24 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official |
| Households | 7,500 households | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official |
Alternatives for people set on Medicina
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.
Massa Lombarda as a Medicina alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Rent: €3.80/m² Massa Lombarda vs €6.93/m² Medicina−45%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,071 Massa Lombarda vs 6,108 Medicina−33%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,986 Massa Lombarda vs €2,389 Medicina−17%
- Unemployment: 5.6% Massa Lombarda vs 4.8% Medicina+17%
- Residents: 10,856 Massa Lombarda vs 16,812 Medicina−35%
- Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Massa Lombarda vs 14.0 µg/m³ Medicinasame level
Avellino as a Medicina alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 473 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €3.70/m² Avellino vs €6.93/m² Medicina−47%
- Residents: 51,975 Avellino vs 16,812 Medicina+209%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,706 Avellino vs 6,108 Medicina−56%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,549 Avellino vs €2,389 Medicina−35%
Cities near Medicina
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Italy
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Medicina 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.
Open the official coverage guideIs Medicina part of Bologna?
Medicina is in the published commuting zone of Bologna; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Bologna city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source2
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Medicina?
The published population was 16,812 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.
How much does it cost to rent in Medicina?
Average net cold rent is about 6.93 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 485 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.
Is the air quality good in Medicina?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution.
How safe is Medicina?
Police recorded about 6,108 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 Medicina?
The unemployment rate is about 4.8 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).
What is the typical salary around Medicina?
The median gross salary is 2,389 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.
Is Medicina a good place to live?
Medicina 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 Medicina part of Bologna?
Medicina is in the published commuting zone of Bologna; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Medicina?
Bologna, Budrio, Castel San Pietro Terme, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Castenaso are near Medicina. 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 Medicina?
The official country of birth distribution records 16,812 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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