Living in Mesoraca

In Mesoraca, rent averages €1.45 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7% (2023).

For Mesoraca, the foreign population was 226 at the start of 2026. The city covers 94.79 km², with a population density of 60.1 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2331 sources

Population5,716people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)1,277EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent1.45EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate6.96%country median 6.0% — 15% aboveOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)

Recorded crime2,862incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³country median 14.0 — 7% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 ItalyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Mesoraca.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Mesoraca?

Average net cold rent is 1.45 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): 1.45 EUR/m²/month · Collected source¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesMesoraca highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00

Rome€17.15

Naples€9.10

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	4,934 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	2,426 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	1.45 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Mesoraca a good place to live?

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Remote worker41%strong on housing, weak on air quality · range 31–51%

Skilled employee52%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 43–61%

Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 35–55%

Family49%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 38–60%

Retirement47%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 35–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 87 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 1.45 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 Mesoraca?

The unemployment rate is about 7 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 6.96 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)¹³

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Mesoraca is 7.0%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Mesoraca 7.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	1,819 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,277 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²²Official
Unemployment rate	6.96 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Mesoraca?

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

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€1.45/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €87
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 Mesoraca Salary needed to live in Mesoraca

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mesoraca. 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

Search jobs

Open the Italy service overview

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	3 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁶Official
Schools	11 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁶Official

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; Mesoraca's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Mesoraca?

Police recorded about 2,862 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 - prov²³

Recorded crime across major citiesMesoraca highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,862 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	CRV	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	27 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Mesoraca.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Mesoraca?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 µg/m³ (2021) — 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.

PM2.5 across cities in ItalyAnnual PM2.5 in Mesoraca is 15.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2628–29

Mesoraca 15.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	15 µg/m³country median 14.0	31 Dec 2021	European Environment Agency²Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 18.58 · Feb 19.16 · Mar 27.95 · Apr 26.56 · May 33.94 · Jun 38.47 · Jul 41.71 · Aug 39.87 · Sep 37.48 · Oct 32.96 · Nov 24.77 · Dec 20.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -1.48 · Feb -1.12 · Mar 1.68 · Apr 0.93 · May 8.41 · Jun 11.82 · Jul 15.53 · Aug 15.69 · Sep 12.02 · Oct 8.69 · Nov 3.5 · Dec -0.7 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.99 · Feb 9.12 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 13.86 · May 18.23 · Jun 23.5 · Jul 26.93 · Aug 26.94 · Sep 22.61 · Oct 18.58 · Nov 14.36 · Dec 10.45 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official

Annual PM2.5 over time7 published observations, 2015–2021

13.8

14.9

16.1

17.2

15.02015201720192021

Annual PM2.5 fell 6.3% between 2015 and 2021, from 16.0 to 15.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Mesoraca?

The published population was 5,716 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	752.1 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2023	IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico¹²Official
City area	94.79 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.¹⁹Official
Foreign residents	226 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	60.14 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²⁰Official
Female residents	2,908 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁵Official
Male residents	2,808 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁵Official
Population	5,716 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹¹Official

Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

5,675

5,873

6,071

6,269

5,7162018202020222025

Population fell 8.2% between 2018 and 2025, from 6,228 to 5,716.

International community in Mesoraca

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)	5,716	100.0%
Italia	5,417	94.8%
Romania	77	1.3%
Svizzera	51	0.9%
Marocco	51	0.9%
Bulgaria	42	0.7%
Francia	23	0.4%
Germania	16	0.3%
Polonia	5	0.1%
Cile	4	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Spagna	3	0.1%
Ucraina	3	0.1%
Cina	3	0.1%
Nigeria	3	0.1%
Regno Unito	2	0.0%
Lituania	2	0.0%
Bielorussia	2	0.0%
Georgia	2	0.0%
Federazione russa	1	0.0%
Moldova	1	0.0%
Slovacchia	1	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	1	0.0%
Senegal	1	0.0%
Cuba	1	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	1	0.0%
Brasile	1	0.0%
Colombia	1	0.0%
Perù	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)	5,716	100.0%
Italia	5,492	96.1%
Romania	88	1.5%
Marocco	59	1.0%
Bulgaria	53	0.9%
Polonia	5	0.1%
Cina	5	0.1%
Ucraina	4	0.1%
Nigeria	3	0.1%
Regno Unito	1	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Spagna	1	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	1	0.0%
Georgia	1	0.0%
Senegal	1	0.0%
Brasile	1	0.0%
Perù	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
Non-citizens, share of residents	3.92 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Households	2,416 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Mesoraca

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.

Petilia Policastro as a Mesoraca alternative in the same region

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

Rent: €1.25/m² Petilia Policastro vs €1.45/m² Mesoraca−14%
Residents: 8,498 Petilia Policastro vs 5,716 Mesoraca+49%
Unemployment: 6.2% Petilia Policastro vs 7.0% Mesoraca−11%
Nearest airport: 29.0 km Petilia Policastro vs 27.0 km Mesoraca+7%
Median gross pay, region: €1,277 Petilia Policastro vs €1,277 Mesoracasame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,862 Petilia Policastro vs 2,862 Mesoracasame level
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Petilia Policastro vs 15.0 µg/m³ Mesoracasame level

Full comparison More about Petilia Policastro

Cities near Mesoraca

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities

Majano5,714 residents Pergola5,720 residents Spirano5,720 residents Cancello ed Arnone5,708 residents Tropea5,706 residents Passignano sul Trasimeno5,705 residents

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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 Mesoraca?

The published population was 5,716 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Mesoraca?

Average net cold rent is 1.45 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 102 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Mesoraca?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 µg/m³ (2021) — 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 Mesoraca?

Police recorded about 2,862 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 Mesoraca?

The unemployment rate is about 7 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Mesoraca?

The median gross salary is 1,277 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Mesoraca a good place to live?

Mesoraca 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 Mesoraca?

Petilia Policastro, Cotronei, Botricello, Cutro, Sellia Marina are near Mesoraca. 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 Mesoraca?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,716 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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