Living in Nola
In Nola, rent averages €5.13 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.4% (2023).
For Nola, the foreign population count was 1,764 at the start of 2026. Nola covers 39.19 km², with a population density of 869.3 people per km² at the start of 2026.
Higher unemployment than 83% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and dirtier air than 71% of Italian cities that publish it.
Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Nola?
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 Nola?
Average net cold rent is about 5.13 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): 5.13 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.9 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | iliadbox fixed fibre5Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 11.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | iliad GIGA mobile tariff4Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 16,867 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 12,966 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.13 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Collected source1Official · municipality zone median |
Is Nola 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 308 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.13 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 Nola?
The unemployment rate is about 11.4 % (2023).
- Unemployment rate: 11.41 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)14
Nola 11.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 11,918 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,582 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | servizi2.inps.it24Official |
| Unemployment rate | 11.41 %country median 6.0% | 31 Dec 2023 | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)14Official |
What does a salary buy in Nola?
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. | €1,371 |
| Rent, 60 m²€5.13/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31 | − €308 |
| 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 | €1,022 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Nola. 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 Nola. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 10 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)17Official |
| Schools | 55 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministero 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; Nola's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.
Safety
How safe is Nola?
Police recorded about 4,489 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,489 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Tasso di delittuosità - prov25Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Nola. 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 Nola?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 18 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.
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.
Nola 18.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 18 µg/m³country median 14.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency2Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 17.82 · Feb 19.26 · Mar 21.95 · Apr 29.22 · May 31.97 · Jun 37.33 · Jul 38.96 · Aug 40.65 · Sep 35.73 · Oct 29.03 · Nov 24.95 · Dec 18.39 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -3.93 · Feb -3.34 · Mar -2.25 · Apr -1.23 · May 4.94 · Jun 9.76 · Jul 14.02 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 9.26 · Oct 5.18 · Nov 0.15 · Dec -2.73 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7.25 · Feb 7.56 · Mar 9.97 · Apr 13.28 · May 17.48 · Jun 22.46 · Jul 25.52 · Aug 25.67 · Sep 21.14 · Oct 17.06 · Nov 12.62 · Dec 8.47 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 21.7% between 2015 and 2024, from 23.0 to 18.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Nola?
The published population was 34,111 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202512
By nationality
National passport94.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 681.3 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2023 | IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico13Official |
| City area | 39.19 km² | 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.20Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,764 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.19Official |
| Population density | 869.3 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.21Official |
| Female residents | 17,520 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official |
| Male residents | 16,591 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official |
| Population | 34,111 people | 1 Jan 2025 | ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202512Official |
Population was 34,146 in 2018 and 34,111 in 2025.
International community in Nola
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) | 34,111 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 32,083 | 94.1% |
| Ucraina | 411 | 1.2% |
| Bangladesh | 411 | 1.2% |
| Romania | 165 | 0.5% |
| Germania | 111 | 0.3% |
| Marocco | 103 | 0.3% |
| Polonia | 93 | 0.3% |
| Venezuela | 91 | 0.3% |
| Cina | 79 | 0.2% |
Show 74 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 41 | 0.1% |
| Federazione russa | 39 | 0.1% |
| Brasile | 39 | 0.1% |
| Regno Unito | 37 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 33 | 0.1% |
| Svizzera | 30 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 28 | 0.1% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 21 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 19 | 0.1% |
| Francia | 18 | 0.1% |
| India | 17 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 15 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 14 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 13 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Filippine | 8 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 8 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 8 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 7 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 7 | 0.0% |
| Siria | 7 | 0.0% |
| Libia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Belgio | 6 | 0.0% |
| Grecia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 6 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Egitto | 6 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 6 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 5 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 5 | 0.0% |
| Perù | 5 | 0.0% |
| Spagna | 4 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 4 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cile | 4 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 3 | 0.0% |
| Etiopia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 3 | 0.0% |
| Paesi Bassi | 2 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Arabia Saudita | 2 | 0.0% |
| Libano | 2 | 0.0% |
| Turchia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kirghizistan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 2 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 2 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lussemburgo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Norvegia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia-Erzegovina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Giappone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Thailandia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaigian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Capo Verde | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 1 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) | 34,111 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 32,455 | 95.1% |
| Bangladesh | 448 | 1.3% |
| Ucraina | 409 | 1.2% |
| Romania | 178 | 0.5% |
| Marocco | 96 | 0.3% |
| Cina | 95 | 0.3% |
| Polonia | 89 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 42 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 34 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 25 | 0.1% |
| India | 17 | 0.0% |
| Federazione russa | 13 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 11 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Brasile | 11 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 11 | 0.0% |
| Siria | 10 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 10 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 8 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 7 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 7 | 0.0% |
| Filippine | 6 | 0.0% |
| Egitto | 6 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 6 | 0.0% |
| Spagna | 5 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 4 | 0.0% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 4 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 4 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Grecia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ungheria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Svizzera | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Turchia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0.0% |
| Perù | 2 | 0.0% |
| Francia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia-Erzegovina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 1 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 1 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Giappone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Libano | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kirghizistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Capo Verde | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Nola
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.
Gallarate as a Nola alternative in the same country
Better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Median gross pay, region: €2,253 Gallarate vs €1,582 Nola+42%
- Unemployment: 6.6% Gallarate vs 11.4% Nola−42%
- Rent: €4.55/m² Gallarate vs €5.13/m² Nola−11%
- Nearest airport: 6.0 km Gallarate vs 20.0 km Nola−70%
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Gallarate vs 18.0 µg/m³ Nola−28%
- Residents: 52,902 Gallarate vs 34,111 Nola+55%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,778 Gallarate vs 4,489 Nola−16%
Budapest as a Nola alternative in another country
Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €16.94/m² (2026) Budapest vs €5.13/m² (2025) Nolano percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €2,534 (2026) Budapest vs €1,582 (2024) Nolano percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 18.0 µg/m³ Nola−28%
- Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 20.0 km Nola−10%
Alternative cities in Italy
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nola 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 Nola part of Naples?
Nola is in the published commuting zone of Naples; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Naples 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 Nola?
The published population was 34,111 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.
How much does it cost to rent in Nola?
Average net cold rent is about 5.13 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 359 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.
Is the air quality good in Nola?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 18 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 Nola?
Police recorded about 4,489 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 Nola?
The unemployment rate is about 11.4 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).
What is the typical salary around Nola?
The median gross salary is 1,582 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.
Is Nola a good place to live?
Nola 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 Nola part of Naples?
Nola is in the published commuting zone of Naples; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
How many people born in Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) live in Nola?
The official country of birth distribution records 34,111 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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