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Living in Pelago

In Pelago, rent averages €4.10 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 4.5% (2023).

The city covers 54.56 km², with a population density of 146 people per km² at the start of 2026. At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 805.

Last checked 2026-09-2330 sources

Population7,899people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Median gross salary (region)2,114EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Average net rent4.1EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate4.46%country median 6.0% — 26% belowOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Recorded crime6,567incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov
PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Lower unemployment than 83% of Italian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 67% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Pelago.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Pelago?

Average net cold rent is 4.1 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): 4.1 EUR/m²/month · Collected source2
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Pelago recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesPelago highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Pelago 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 fibre5Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB11.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliad GIGA mobile tariff4Official · national market
Dwellings4,568 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Main residence dwellings3,338 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.1 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source2Official · municipality zone median

Is Pelago 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–62%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–68%
Student50%strong on cost, weak on education · range 38–62%
Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 42–66%
Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 246 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.1 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 Pelago?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2023).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.46 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)14
Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Pelago is 4.5%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment3,431 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,114 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it20Official
Unemployment rate4.46 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)14Official

What does a salary buy in Pelago?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,114 (servizi2.inps.it, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,403of €1,691 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left 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.€1,691
Rent, 60 m²€4.10/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31− €246
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€1,403
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Pelago Salary needed to live in Pelago

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Pelago. 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
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Pelago. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Pelago?

Police recorded about 6,567 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 - prov21

Recorded crime across major citiesPelago highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Pelago 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 residents6,567 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Tasso di delittuosità - prov21Official · county

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Pelago?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1

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 Pelago is 11.0 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
PM2.5 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in Pelago?

The published population was 7,899 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202512

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents640.2 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico13Official
City area54.56 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.18Official
Foreign residents805 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.17Official
Population density146 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.19Official
Female residents3,972 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Male residents3,927 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Population7,899 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202512Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

Population rose 3.4% between 2018 and 2025, from 7,642 to 7,899.

International community in Pelago

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)7,899100.0%
Italia6,93187.7%
Albania2222.8%
Romania1271.6%
Marocco530.7%
Perù350.4%
Bangladesh310.4%
Egitto270.3%
Macedonia del Nord260.3%
Nigeria230.3%
Show 74 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Kosovo220.3%
Polonia170.2%
Federazione russa170.2%
Sri Lanka170.2%
Senegal170.2%
Tunisia170.2%
Germania150.2%
Argentina150.2%
Regno Unito140.2%
Ucraina140.2%
Pakistan140.2%
Georgia140.2%
Burkina Faso140.2%
Stati Uniti d'America120.2%
Brasile120.2%
Francia90.1%
Gambia90.1%
Spagna80.1%
Svizzera80.1%
Bielorussia80.1%
India80.1%
Algeria70.1%
Cuba70.1%
Venezuela70.1%
Grecia60.1%
Moldova60.1%
Iran60.1%
Ecuador60.1%
Siria50.1%
Capo Verde50.1%
Etiopia50.1%
Libia50.1%
Portogallo40.1%
Slovacchia40.1%
Serbia40.1%
Iraq40.1%
Colombia40.1%
Belgio30.0%
Croazia30.0%
Giappone30.0%
Costa d'Avorio30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Danimarca20.0%
Montenegro20.0%
Thailandia20.0%
Vietnam20.0%
Armenia20.0%
Camerun20.0%
Tanzania20.0%
Canada20.0%
Costa Rica20.0%
El Salvador20.0%
Cile20.0%
Austria10.0%
Malta10.0%
Svezia10.0%
Ungheria10.0%
Lettonia10.0%
Repubblica ceca10.0%
Cambogia10.0%
Cina10.0%
Filippine10.0%
Israele10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Ghana10.0%
Kenya10.0%
Mozambico10.0%
Togo10.0%
Uganda10.0%
Giamaica10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Messico10.0%
Australia10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)7,899100.0%
Italia7,16990.8%
Albania1772.2%
Romania1261.6%
Marocco410.5%
Bangladesh320.4%
Nigeria260.3%
Macedonia del Nord250.3%
Kosovo220.3%
Perù210.3%
Show 56 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Georgia150.2%
Egitto150.2%
Polonia140.2%
Sri Lanka140.2%
Pakistan140.2%
Burkina Faso140.2%
Senegal140.2%
Tunisia130.2%
Ucraina120.2%
Brasile100.1%
Gambia90.1%
Regno Unito80.1%
Spagna80.1%
Federazione russa80.1%
Bielorussia70.1%
Germania60.1%
Algeria60.1%
Francia50.1%
Cuba50.1%
Portogallo40.1%
Iraq40.1%
Stati Uniti d'America40.1%
Moldova30.0%
India30.0%
Iran30.0%
Siria30.0%
Belgio20.0%
Danimarca20.0%
Croazia20.0%
Serbia20.0%
Giappone20.0%
Costa d'Avorio20.0%
Camerun20.0%
El Salvador20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Austria10.0%
Grecia10.0%
Malta10.0%
Lettonia10.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina10.0%
Cina10.0%
Thailandia10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Armenia10.0%
Etiopia10.0%
Ghana10.0%
Uganda10.0%
Giamaica10.0%
Guatemala10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Messico10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Cile10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Australia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Non-citizens, share of residents9.24 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)10Official
Households3,522 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)11Official

Alternatives for people set on Pelago

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.

Mazara del Vallo as a Pelago alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 687 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Unemployment: 16.1% Mazara del Vallo vs 4.5% Pelago+262%
  • Residents: 50,011 Mazara del Vallo vs 7,899 Pelago+533%
  • Rent: €2.90/m² Mazara del Vallo vs €4.10/m² Pelago−29%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,052 Mazara del Vallo vs 6,567 Pelago−54%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,292 Mazara del Vallo vs €2,114 Pelago−39%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Mazara del Vallo vs 11.0 µg/m³ Pelago−36%
Full comparisonMore about Mazara del Vallo

Cities near Pelago

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities
Basiglio7,901 residentsMaracalagonis7,897 residentsTaglio di Po7,891 residentsFerrandina7,908 residentsPonte nelle Alpi7,910 residentsFuscaldo7,911 residents

How does Pelago compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pelago 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.

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; Pelago's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Pelago part of Florence?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3

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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 Pelago?

The published population was 7,899 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Pelago?

Average net cold rent is 4.1 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 287 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Pelago?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

How safe is Pelago?

Police recorded about 6,567 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 Pelago?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Pelago?

The median gross salary is 2,114 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Pelago a good place to live?

Pelago 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 Pelago part of Florence?

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

Which cities are near Pelago?

Rufina, Pontassieve, Rignano sull'Arno, Reggello, Dicomano are near Pelago. 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 Pelago?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,899 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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