Living in Palma di Montechiaro

In Palma di Montechiaro, rent averages €2.00 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 12.9% (2023).

Palma di Montechiaro covers 77.07 km², with a population density of 276.4 people per km² at the start of 2026. For Palma di Montechiaro, the foreign population count was 609 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2333 sources

Population21,341people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)1,316EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent2EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate12.88%country median 6.0% — 114% aboveOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)

Recorded crime2,476incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 14.0 — 36% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 91% 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 Palma di Montechiaro?

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 Palma di Montechiaro.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Palma di Montechiaro?

Average net cold rent is 2 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): 2 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 citiesPalma di Montechiaro 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	16,055 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	8,216 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	2 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Palma di Montechiaro a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–59%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%

Student59%strong on education, weak on work · range 49–69%

Family58%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 47–69%

Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 120 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 2 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 Palma di Montechiaro?

The unemployment rate is about 12.9 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 12.88 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)¹³

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Palma di Montechiaro is 12.9%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Palma di Montechiaro 12.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	5,380 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,316 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²³Official
Unemployment rate	12.88 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Palma di Montechiaro?

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€2.00/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €120
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 Palma di Montechiaro Salary needed to live in Palma di Montechiaro

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Palma di Montechiaro. 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 Palma di Montechiaro. 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)¹⁶Official
Schools	29 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; Palma di Montechiaro's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Palma di Montechiaro?

Police recorded about 2,476 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 citiesPalma di Montechiaro 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	2,476 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	8 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²¹Official
Nearest airport	CIY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²²Official
Distance to nearest airport	78 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Palma di Montechiaro. 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

Open the full Italy section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Palma di Montechiaro.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Palma di Montechiaro?

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: 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

PM2.59WHO 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 Palma di Montechiaro is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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Palma di Montechiaro 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 14.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency²Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 17.81 · Feb 18 · Mar 20.65 · Apr 23.92 · May 28.26 · Jun 32.02 · Jul 33.44 · Aug 35.39 · Sep 33.27 · Oct 28.36 · Nov 24.03 · Dec 20.92 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 6.2 · Feb 5.93 · Mar 7.18 · Apr 8.95 · May 12.42 · Jun 15.32 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 20.94 · Sep 18.19 · Oct 13.81 · Nov 11.07 · Dec 5.47 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 12.88 · Feb 12.44 · Mar 13.59 · Apr 15.53 · May 18.65 · Jun 22.92 · Jul 26.07 · Aug 26.67 · Sep 24.21 · Oct 21.36 · Nov 17.91 · Dec 14.46 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁷Official

Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2017–2024

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8.3

8.7

9.1

9.02017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 was 9.0 in 2017 and 9.0 in 2024.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Palma di Montechiaro?

The published population was 21,341 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	672.1 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2023	IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico¹²Official
City area	77.07 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.¹⁹Official
Foreign residents	609 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	276.4 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²⁰Official
Female residents	11,098 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁵Official
Male residents	10,243 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁵Official
Population	21,341 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹¹Official

Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

21,304

21,481

21,659

21,836

21,3412018202020222025

Population fell 2.1% between 2018 and 2025, from 21,799 to 21,341.

International community in Palma di Montechiaro

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)	21,341	100.0%
Italia	19,798	92.8%
Germania	942	4.4%
Romania	224	1.0%
Svizzera	45	0.2%
Senegal	34	0.2%
Francia	31	0.1%
Marocco	24	0.1%
Federazione russa	22	0.1%
Bangladesh	21	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Gambia	21	0.1%
Tunisia	19	0.1%
Cina	18	0.1%
Mali	18	0.1%
Egitto	17	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	14	0.1%
Belgio	9	0.0%
Regno Unito	6	0.0%
Ucraina	6	0.0%
Pakistan	6	0.0%
Portogallo	5	0.0%
Guinea	5	0.0%
Spagna	4	0.0%
Canada	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Polonia	3	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Nigeria	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Algeria	2	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	2	0.0%
Libia	2	0.0%
Brasile	2	0.0%
Bulgaria	1	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	1	0.0%
Ungheria	1	0.0%
Slovenia	1	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	1	0.0%
Filippine	1	0.0%
India	1	0.0%
Indonesia	1	0.0%
Camerun	1	0.0%
Capo Verde	1	0.0%
Somalia	1	0.0%
Sudan	1	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	1	0.0%
Guatemala	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%
Cile	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)	21,341	100.0%
Italia	20,786	97.4%
Romania	290	1.4%
Senegal	33	0.2%
Cina	27	0.1%
Mali	24	0.1%
Bangladesh	21	0.1%
Gambia	21	0.1%
Tunisia	21	0.1%
Egitto	19	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Marocco	17	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	15	0.1%
Germania	14	0.1%
Pakistan	8	0.0%
Nigeria	8	0.0%
Guinea	6	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Francia	2	0.0%
Svizzera	2	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	2	0.0%
Algeria	2	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	2	0.0%
Albania	1	0.0%
Bulgaria	1	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	1	0.0%
Polonia	1	0.0%
Portogallo	1	0.0%
Slovenia	1	0.0%
Filippine	1	0.0%
India	1	0.0%
Indonesia	1	0.0%
Camerun	1	0.0%
Somalia	1	0.0%
Brasile	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	2.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Households	8,410 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Palma di Montechiaro

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.

Racalmuto as a Palma di Montechiaro alternative in the same region

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

Rent: €1.50/m² Racalmuto vs €2.00/m² Palma di Montechiaro−25%
Unemployment: 16.1% Racalmuto vs 12.9% Palma di Montechiaro+25%
Residents: 7,460 Racalmuto vs 21,341 Palma di Montechiaro−65%
Nearest airport: 90.0 km Racalmuto vs 78.0 km Palma di Montechiaro+15%
Median gross pay, region: €1,316 Racalmuto vs €1,316 Palma di Montechiarosame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,476 Racalmuto vs 2,476 Palma di Montechiarosame level
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Racalmuto vs 9.0 µg/m³ Palma di Montechiarosame level

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Cities near Palma di Montechiaro

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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All Italy cities

Sondrio21,331 residents Cassano Magnago21,326 residents Bastia Umbra21,321 residents Montecatini-Terme21,367 residents Agropoli21,311 residents San Bonifacio21,309 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 Palma di Montechiaro?

The published population was 21,341 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Palma di Montechiaro?

Average net cold rent is 2 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 140 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Palma di Montechiaro?

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: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Palma di Montechiaro?

Police recorded about 2,476 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 Palma di Montechiaro?

The unemployment rate is about 12.9 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Palma di Montechiaro?

The median gross salary is 1,316 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Palma di Montechiaro a good place to live?

Palma di Montechiaro 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 Palma di Montechiaro?

Naro, Campobello di Licata, Favara, Licata, Ravanusa are near Palma di Montechiaro. 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 Palma di Montechiaro?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,341 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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