Living in Piacenza

In Piacenza, rent averages €5.20 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 4.4% (2023).

The city had 95 schools in August 2025. The city covers 118.2 km², with a population density of 877.4 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2337 sources

Population103,406people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)2,100EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent5.2EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate4.4%country median 6.0% — 27% belowOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime3,540incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean17µg/m³country median 14.0 — 21% aboveOfficial source · Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution

Lower unemployment than 85% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and dirtier air than 66% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Piacenza.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The city had 57,930 dwellings in 2023.

How much does it cost to rent in Piacenza?

Average net cold rent is 5.2 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): 5.2 EUR/m²/month · Collected source¹

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€360

Utilities, 85 m² flat€190

Transport pass€48

Fitness club€47

Internet, 60 Mbps€28

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesPiacenza highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00

Rome€17.15

Naples€9.10

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	46.67 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Piacenza (Wayback capture 20250115161017)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	27.57 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Piacenza (Wayback capture 20250115161017)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	360 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Piacenza (Wayback capture 20250115161017)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.45 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Piacenza (Wayback capture 20250115161017)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	47.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Piacenza (Wayback capture 20250115161017)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	190.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Piacenza (Wayback capture 20250115161017)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	57,930 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹³Official
Main residence dwellings	47,521 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁸Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.2 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Piacenza 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–75%

Student63%strong on education, weak on work · range 54–72%

Family65%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 55–75%

Retirement48%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 312 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.2 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 Piacenza?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2023). Source: Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Piacenza is 4.4%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Piacenza 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	45,769 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,100 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²⁵Official
Unemployment rate	4.4 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time7 published observations, 2011–2023

4.0%

6.0%

8.1%

10.1%

4.4%2011201920212023

Unemployment rate fell 35.1% between 2011 and 2023, from 6.8% to 4.4%.

What does a salary buy in Piacenza?

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

Left over each month€1,095of €1,685 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
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.	€1,685
Rent, 60 m²€5.20/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €312
Public transport pass€48 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €48
Utilities, 85 m²€190 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €190
Internet€28 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €28
Mobile plan€12 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31	− €12
Left over	€1,095

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Piacenza Salary needed to live in Piacenza

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Piacenza. 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 Piacenza. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	95 schools	31 Aug 2025	MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie¹⁶Official
Primary schools	20 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁷Official
Schools	103 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; Piacenza's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	667.3 beds per 100,000	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁴Official
Hospitals	3 count	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁴Official
Pharmacies	32 count	15 Sept 2026	Farmacie⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Piacenza 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents667.3 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Piacenza?

Police recorded about 3,540 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 - prov²⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesPiacenza 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	3,540 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁶Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²²Official
Nearest airport	PMF	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²³Official
Distance to nearest airport	54 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²³Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 17 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual NO₂ was 16 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 26 µg/m³ in 2025.

Is the air quality good in Piacenza?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 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 distribution¹⁸

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

6°-1°

9°-1°

14°2°

18°6°

23°11°

28°15°

30°17°

30°18°

25°13°

18°10°

11°5°

7°0°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

111

119

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

161

170

218

257

266

303

282

225

171

142

154

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.517WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1026WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂16WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Piacenza is 17.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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118

114

204

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121

131

113

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

Piacenza 17.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	16 µg/m³country median 15.0	2025	Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution¹⁸Official
PM10 — annual mean	26 µg/m³country median 22.0	2025	Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution¹⁸Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	17 µg/m³country median 14.0	2025	Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution¹⁸Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.28 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 14.28 · Apr 18.24 · May 23.24 · Jun 27.81 · Jul 30.26 · Aug 30.03 · Sep 24.75 · Oct 17.77 · Nov 11.33 · Dec 6.66 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PiacenzaSDamiano_16084.csv²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -0.93 · Feb -0.63 · Mar 2.48 · Apr 6.42 · May 11.08 · Jun 15.22 · Jul 17.36 · Aug 17.54 · Sep 13.44 · Oct 9.58 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 0.17 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PiacenzaSDamiano_16084.csv²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.45 · Feb 3.89 · Mar 8.34 · Apr 12.41 · May 17.33 · Jun 21.65 · Jul 23.96 · Aug 23.83 · Sep 18.98 · Oct 13.58 · Nov 8.04 · Dec 3.23 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PiacenzaSDamiano_16084.csv²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 47.94 · Feb 48.57 · Mar 59.09 · Apr 83.92 · May 76.1 · Jun 76.9 · Jul 34.34 · Aug 55.55 · Sep 81.14 · Oct 110.7 · Nov 119.3 · Dec 65.41 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PiacenzaSDamiano_16084.csv²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 160.6 · Feb 170.2 · Mar 217.6 · Apr 217.8 · May 257 · Jun 265.8 · Jul 303.2 · Aug 281.8 · Sep 225.3 · Oct 171.4 · Nov 141.6 · Dec 153.8 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PiacenzaSDamiano_16084.csv²⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2025

16.4

19.1

21.9

24.6

17.020132016201820222025

Annual PM2.5 fell 26.1% between 2013 and 2025, from 23.0 to 17.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Piacenza?

The published population was 103,406 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.2%
Foreign residents18.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	643.2 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat³Official
City area	118.2 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	18.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁴Official
Foreign residents	19,475 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	877.4 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²¹Official
Female residents	53,196 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Male residents	50,210 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Population	103,406 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹²Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

102,025

102,825

103,626

104,426

103,40620142016201820222025

Population rose 1.0% between 2014 and 2025, from 102,404 to 103,406.

Foreign residents over time17 published observations, 2010–2026

15,098

16,915

18,732

20,549

19,4752010201420202026

Foreign residents rose 22.4% between 2010 and 2026, from 15,908 to 19,475.

International community in Piacenza

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)	103,406	100.0%
Italia	79,432	76.8%
Albania	3,004	2.9%
Macedonia del Nord	1,882	1.8%
Marocco	1,826	1.8%
Romania	1,766	1.7%
Egitto	1,474	1.4%
Ucraina	1,468	1.4%
Ecuador	1,399	1.4%
Moldova	720	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Senegal	697	0.7%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	589	0.6%
Nigeria	569	0.6%
Tunisia	517	0.5%
Cina	515	0.5%
Pakistan	491	0.5%
Brasile	425	0.4%
India	363	0.4%
Bangladesh	324	0.3%
Perù	311	0.3%
Costa d'Avorio	269	0.3%
Francia	247	0.2%
Iran	233	0.2%
Repubblica Dominicana	230	0.2%
Filippine	205	0.2%
Federazione russa	197	0.2%
Algeria	196	0.2%
Ghana	196	0.2%
Argentina	188	0.2%
Honduras	182	0.2%
Venezuela	177	0.2%
Serbia	176	0.2%
Sri Lanka	158	0.2%
Polonia	157	0.2%
Burkina Faso	145	0.1%
Regno Unito	142	0.1%
Germania	139	0.1%
Svizzera	136	0.1%
Colombia	108	0.1%
Croazia	99	0.1%
El Salvador	93	0.1%
Cuba	92	0.1%
Mali	88	0.1%
Camerun	83	0.1%
Turchia	82	0.1%
Gambia	82	0.1%
Bulgaria	80	0.1%
Spagna	74	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	70	0.1%
Libia	63	0.1%
Etiopia	62	0.1%
Guinea	58	0.1%
Afghanistan	44	0.0%
Eritrea	44	0.0%
Maurizio	41	0.0%
Grecia	39	0.0%
Belgio	38	0.0%
Messico	38	0.0%
Somalia	36	0.0%
Capo Verde	35	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	34	0.0%
Libano	33	0.0%
Bielorussia	31	0.0%
Togo	31	0.0%
Cile	30	0.0%
Corea del Sud	29	0.0%
Canada	26	0.0%
Ungheria	25	0.0%
Angola	25	0.0%
Thailandia	23	0.0%
Kosovo	22	0.0%
Lituania	19	0.0%
Liberia	18	0.0%
Vietnam	17	0.0%
Iraq	15	0.0%
Sierra Leone	15	0.0%
Uruguay	15	0.0%
Slovenia	14	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	14	0.0%
Giappone	14	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	13	0.0%
Congo	13	0.0%
Lettonia	12	0.0%
Indonesia	12	0.0%
Sudan	12	0.0%
Portogallo	11	0.0%
Nepal	11	0.0%
Kazakhstan	11	0.0%
Sudafrica	11	0.0%
Bolivia	11	0.0%
Austria	10	0.0%
Yemen	10	0.0%
Benin	10	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	10	0.0%
Tanzania	10	0.0%
Montenegro	9	0.0%
Uzbekistan	9	0.0%
Uganda	9	0.0%
Svezia	8	0.0%
Siria	8	0.0%
Azerbaigian	8	0.0%
Slovacchia	7	0.0%
Georgia	7	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	7	0.0%
Guatemala	7	0.0%
Danimarca	6	0.0%
Estonia	6	0.0%
Giordania	6	0.0%
Burundi	6	0.0%
Paraguay	6	0.0%
Australia	6	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	5	0.0%
Panama	5	0.0%
Irlanda	4	0.0%
Taiwan	4	0.0%
Turkmenistan	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Mozambico	4	0.0%
Niger	4	0.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Laos	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Finlandia	2	0.0%
Cambogia	2	0.0%
Israele	2	0.0%
Oman	2	0.0%
Singapore	2	0.0%
Armenia	2	0.0%
Gabon	2	0.0%
Madagascar	2	0.0%
Zambia	2	0.0%
Zimbabwe	2	0.0%
Haiti	2	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	2	0.0%
Lussemburgo	1	0.0%
Malta	1	0.0%
Monaco	1	0.0%
Bahrein	1	0.0%
Cipro	1	0.0%
Ciad	1	0.0%
Guinea Equatoriale	1	0.0%
Malawi	1	0.0%
Mauritania	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

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)	103,406	100.0%
Italia	84,078	81.3%
Romania	2,445	2.4%
Albania	1,866	1.8%
Egitto	1,591	1.5%
Ucraina	1,331	1.3%
Marocco	1,305	1.3%
Ecuador	1,131	1.1%
Macedonia del Nord	882	0.9%
Nigeria	661	0.6%

Show 119 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Cina	651	0.6%
Senegal	543	0.5%
Pakistan	513	0.5%
Tunisia	505	0.5%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	430	0.4%
Bangladesh	333	0.3%
India	300	0.3%
Bulgaria	282	0.3%
Moldova	257	0.2%
Costa d'Avorio	246	0.2%
Filippine	244	0.2%
Iran	222	0.2%
Perù	214	0.2%
Ghana	189	0.2%
Honduras	179	0.2%
Sri Lanka	174	0.2%
Brasile	165	0.2%
Algeria	163	0.2%
Repubblica Dominicana	163	0.2%
Serbia	156	0.2%
Burkina Faso	133	0.1%
Polonia	123	0.1%
Croazia	121	0.1%
El Salvador	112	0.1%
Federazione russa	104	0.1%
Mali	95	0.1%
Turchia	92	0.1%
Camerun	91	0.1%
Gambia	91	0.1%
Venezuela	82	0.1%
Spagna	76	0.1%
Guinea	68	0.1%
Colombia	58	0.1%
Cuba	50	0.0%
Francia	44	0.0%
Afghanistan	41	0.0%
Eritrea	36	0.0%
Corea del Sud	32	0.0%
Capo Verde	32	0.0%
Etiopia	31	0.0%
Maurizio	29	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	29	0.0%
Ungheria	28	0.0%
Regno Unito	25	0.0%
Libano	25	0.0%
Togo	25	0.0%
Germania	24	0.0%
Messico	23	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	20	0.0%
Portogallo	19	0.0%
Bielorussia	19	0.0%
Angola	19	0.0%
Congo	19	0.0%
Grecia	18	0.0%
Somalia	18	0.0%
Argentina	17	0.0%
Sierra Leone	15	0.0%
Iraq	13	0.0%
Lituania	12	0.0%
Giappone	12	0.0%
Indonesia	11	0.0%
Yemen	11	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	11	0.0%
Belgio	10	0.0%
Montenegro	10	0.0%
Thailandia	10	0.0%
Liberia	10	0.0%
Libia	10	0.0%
Austria	9	0.0%
Svizzera	8	0.0%
Kosovo	8	0.0%
Tanzania	7	0.0%
Lettonia	6	0.0%
Slovacchia	6	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	6	0.0%
Kazakhstan	6	0.0%
Georgia	6	0.0%
Sudan	6	0.0%
Cile	6	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	5	0.0%
Estonia	5	0.0%
Slovenia	5	0.0%
Nepal	5	0.0%
Siria	5	0.0%
Burundi	5	0.0%
Uganda	5	0.0%
Danimarca	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	4	0.0%
Dominica	4	0.0%
Bolivia	4	0.0%
Irlanda	3	0.0%
Svezia	3	0.0%
Azerbaigian	3	0.0%
Taiwan	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Niger	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Uruguay	3	0.0%
Norvegia	2	0.0%
Giordania	2	0.0%
Malaysia	2	0.0%
Turkmenistan	2	0.0%
Kenya	2	0.0%
Madagascar	2	0.0%
Mozambico	2	0.0%
Canada	2	0.0%
Haiti	2	0.0%
Paraguay	2	0.0%
Finlandia	1	0.0%
Lussemburgo	1	0.0%
San Marino	1	0.0%
Vietnam	1	0.0%
Armenia	1	0.0%
Ciad	1	0.0%
Gabon	1	0.0%
Malawi	1	0.0%
Mauritania	1	0.0%
Zambia	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	22.46 %	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹³Official
Non-citizens, share of residents	18.69 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Households	48,894 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Piacenza

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.

Podenzano as a Piacenza alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €3.05/m² Podenzano vs €5.20/m² Piacenza−41%
Residents: 9,044 Podenzano vs 103,406 Piacenza−91%
Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Podenzano vs 17.0 µg/m³ Piacenza−18%
Nearest airport: 50.0 km Podenzano vs 54.0 km Piacenza−7%
Median gross pay, region: €2,100 Podenzano vs €2,100 Piacenzasame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,540 Podenzano vs 3,540 Piacenzasame level

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Cesena as a Piacenza alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 225 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Nearest airport: 15.0 km Cesena vs 54.0 km Piacenza−72%
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Cesena vs 17.0 µg/m³ Piacenza−35%
Rent: €5.55/m² Cesena vs €5.20/m² Piacenza+7%
Median gross pay, region: €1,913 Cesena vs €2,100 Piacenza−9%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,644 Cesena vs 3,540 Piacenzasame level
Residents: 95,730 Cesena vs 103,406 Piacenza−7%

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Cities near Piacenza

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities

Novara102,231 residents Terni106,310 residents Bolzano106,568 residents Ancona99,533 residents Udine98,279 residents Vicenza110,468 residents

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Piacenza in rankings

#4 of 30 in Most international cities in Italy #19 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Italy

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Common questions

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How many people live in Piacenza?

The published population was 103,406 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Piacenza?

Average net cold rent is 5.2 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 364 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Piacenza?

How safe is Piacenza?

Police recorded about 3,540 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 Piacenza?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Piacenza?

The median gross salary is 2,100 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Piacenza a good place to live?

Piacenza 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 Piacenza?

Gossolengo, Pontenure, Podenzano, San Giorgio Piacentino, Rottofreno are near Piacenza. 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 Piacenza?

The official country of birth distribution records 103,406 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Piacenza, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4478cb361b0b5ac2404cd76701e3c743]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/piacenza/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Piacenza, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4478cb361b0b5ac2404cd76701e3c743},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/piacenza/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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