Living in Pistoia
In Pistoia, rent averages €7.00 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.1% (2023).
The city had 47,397 dwellings in 2023. For Pistoia, the foreign population count was 8,212 at the start of 2026. The city covers 236.5 km², with a population density of 376.7 people per km² at the start of 2026.
Less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and dirtier air than 61% of Italian cities that publish it.
Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Pistoia?
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 Pistoia?
Average net cold rent is 7 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): 7 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 66.67 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Pistoia (Wayback capture 20241209221452)34Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 25.25 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Pistoia (Wayback capture 20241209221452)34Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 400 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Pistoia (Wayback capture 20241209221452)34Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 10 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Pistoia (Wayback capture 20241209221452)34Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Monthly transport pass | 60 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Pistoia (Wayback capture 20241209221452)34Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 253 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Pistoia (Wayback capture 20241209221452)34Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Dwellings | 47,397 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality9Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 39,680 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Collected source1Official · municipality zone median |
Is Pistoia 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 420 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7 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 Pistoia?
The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (2023).
- Unemployment rate: 7.11 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)11
Pistoia 7.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 37,808 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,823 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | servizi2.inps.it22Official |
| Unemployment rate | 7.11 %country median 6.0% | 31 Dec 2023 | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)11Official |
What does a salary buy in Pistoia?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesTransportInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,520 |
| Rent, 60 m²€7.00/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31 | − €420 |
| Public transport pass€60 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31 | − €60 |
| Utilities, 85 m²€253 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31 | − €253 |
| Internet€25 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31 | − €25 |
| Mobile plan€10 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31 | − €10 |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €751 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Pistoia. 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 Pistoia. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
The city had 88 schools in August 2025.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 88 schools | 31 Aug 2025 | MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie14Official |
| Primary schools | 27 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)15Official |
| Schools | 88 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)15Official |
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; Pistoia's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.
Safety
How safe is Pistoia?
Police recorded about 3,411 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,411 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Tasso di delittuosità - prov23Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Pistoia. 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
Annual NO₂ was 17 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual PM10 was 22 µg/m³ in 2022.
Is the air quality good in Pistoia?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — IT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station PT-MONTALE)2
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.
Pistoia 16.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 17 µg/m³country median 15.0 | 2022 | Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant24Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 22 µg/m³country median 22.0 — about the same | 2022 | Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant24Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 16 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — IT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station PT-MONTALE)2Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 15.5 · Feb 18.39 · Mar 21.06 · Apr 25.59 · May 29.96 · Jun 36.53 · Jul 35.64 · Aug 36.23 · Sep 33.08 · Oct 27.22 · Nov 21.91 · Dec 15.04 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -9.42 · Feb -9.48 · Mar -11.37 · Apr -3.22 · May 2.5 · Jun 6.29 · Jul 10.35 · Aug 9.23 · Sep 5.16 · Oct 0.61 · Nov -3.74 · Dec -8.95 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 3.21 · Feb 3.76 · Mar 6.91 · Apr 10.68 · May 14.83 · Jun 19.77 · Jul 22.66 · Aug 22.42 · Sep 17.79 · Oct 13.33 · Nov 8.47 · Dec 4.42 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center16Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Pistoia?
The published population was 88,889 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 20258
By nationality
National passport90.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 692.5 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2023 | IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico10Official |
| City area | 236.5 km² | 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.18Official |
| Foreign residents | 8,212 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.17Official |
| Population density | 376.7 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.19Official |
| Female residents | 45,979 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)3Official |
| Male residents | 42,910 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)3Official |
| Population | 88,889 people | 1 Jan 2025 | ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 20258Official |
Population fell 2.1% between 2018 and 2025, from 90,833 to 88,889.
International community in Pistoia
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) | 88,889 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 77,695 | 87.4% |
| Albania | 4,035 | 4.5% |
| Romania | 1,297 | 1.5% |
| Marocco | 851 | 1.0% |
| Nigeria | 303 | 0.3% |
| Filippine | 290 | 0.3% |
| Brasile | 282 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 242 | 0.3% |
| Francia | 232 | 0.3% |
Show 118 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Svizzera | 225 | 0.3% |
| Germania | 217 | 0.2% |
| Ucraina | 216 | 0.2% |
| Moldova | 212 | 0.2% |
| Federazione russa | 188 | 0.2% |
| Georgia | 175 | 0.2% |
| Polonia | 150 | 0.2% |
| Cina | 141 | 0.2% |
| Senegal | 105 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 103 | 0.1% |
| Regno Unito | 99 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 85 | 0.1% |
| Perù | 76 | 0.1% |
| India | 73 | 0.1% |
| Egitto | 72 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 71 | 0.1% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 62 | 0.1% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 60 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 57 | 0.1% |
| Etiopia | 57 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 57 | 0.1% |
| Gambia | 54 | 0.1% |
| Spagna | 52 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 44 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 44 | 0.0% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 43 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 39 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 38 | 0.0% |
| Belgio | 36 | 0.0% |
| Grecia | 36 | 0.0% |
| Libia | 35 | 0.0% |
| Ungheria | 33 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 28 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 28 | 0.0% |
| Paesi Bassi | 26 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 24 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 22 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 21 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 21 | 0.0% |
| Messico | 21 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 20 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 19 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Giappone | 16 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia-Erzegovina | 15 | 0.0% |
| Thailandia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Cile | 15 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 14 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia del Nord | 13 | 0.0% |
| Slovacchia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Turchia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Democratica del Congo | 13 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 12 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 0.0% |
| Svezia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Iran | 11 | 0.0% |
| Libano | 11 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 0.0% |
| Camerun | 11 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 11 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 10 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 10 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 9 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 7 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 6 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 6 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 5 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 0.0% |
| Finlandia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 4 | 0.0% |
| Sudafrica | 4 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 4 | 0.0% |
| Lussemburgo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Giordania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Capo Verde | 3 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cambogia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Siria | 2 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaigian | 2 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 2 | 0.0% |
| Maurizio | 2 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 2 | 0.0% |
| Arabia Saudita | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bahrein | 1 | 0.0% |
| Corea del Sud | 1 | 0.0% |
| Emirati Arabi Uniti | 1 | 0.0% |
| Palestina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Maldive | 1 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kirghizistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ciad | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gabon | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 1 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad e Tobago | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nuova Zelanda | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
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) | 88,889 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 80,840 | 90.9% |
| Albania | 2,797 | 3.1% |
| Romania | 1,325 | 1.5% |
| Marocco | 762 | 0.9% |
| Nigeria | 369 | 0.4% |
| Filippine | 278 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 259 | 0.3% |
| Ucraina | 179 | 0.2% |
| Georgia | 178 | 0.2% |
Show 100 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cina | 176 | 0.2% |
| Polonia | 113 | 0.1% |
| Senegal | 103 | 0.1% |
| Moldova | 89 | 0.1% |
| Brasile | 74 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 69 | 0.1% |
| Federazione russa | 63 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 58 | 0.1% |
| Egitto | 58 | 0.1% |
| Perù | 54 | 0.1% |
| Gambia | 53 | 0.1% |
| Germania | 52 | 0.1% |
| India | 51 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 48 | 0.1% |
| Spagna | 46 | 0.1% |
| Kosovo | 42 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 40 | 0.0% |
| Francia | 36 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 32 | 0.0% |
| Regno Unito | 31 | 0.0% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 30 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 27 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 24 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 24 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 23 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 23 | 0.0% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 23 | 0.0% |
| Paesi Bassi | 20 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 20 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 17 | 0.0% |
| Etiopia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 16 | 0.0% |
| Ungheria | 15 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 15 | 0.0% |
| Giappone | 15 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia-Erzegovina | 14 | 0.0% |
| Grecia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Camerun | 13 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 12 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 0.0% |
| Slovacchia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 10 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 10 | 0.0% |
| Turchia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Libano | 8 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 6 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Palestina | 6 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Cile | 6 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 6 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 5 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Svizzera | 4 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 4 | 0.0% |
| Messico | 4 | 0.0% |
| Apolide | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belgio | 3 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 3 | 0.0% |
| Svezia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Thailandia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Democratica del Congo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 3 | 0.0% |
| Finlandia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia del Nord | 2 | 0.0% |
| Iran | 2 | 0.0% |
| Capo Verde | 2 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 2 | 0.0% |
| Gabon | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 2 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Lussemburgo | 1 | 0.0% |
| San Marino | 1 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Maldive | 1 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 1 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents born abroad | 12.27 % | 31 Dec 2023 | ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality9Official |
| Non-citizens, share of residents | 9.06 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official |
| Households | 41,198 households | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official |
Alternatives for people set on Pistoia
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.
Lucca as a Pistoia alternative in the same region
33 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Rent: €5.75/m² Lucca vs €7.00/m² Pistoia−18%
- Annual PM2.5: 19.0 µg/m³ Lucca vs 16.0 µg/m³ Pistoia+19%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,752 Lucca vs 3,411 Pistoia+10%
- Unemployment: 6.6% Lucca vs 7.1% Pistoia−7%
- Nearest airport: 20.0 km Lucca vs 26.0 km Pistoia−23%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,922 Lucca vs €1,823 Pistoia+5%
- Residents: 89,002 Lucca vs 88,889 Pistoia+0%
Busto Arsizio as a Pistoia alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 248 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €4.70/m² Busto Arsizio vs €7.00/m² Pistoia−33%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,253 Busto Arsizio vs €1,823 Pistoia+24%
- Unemployment: 5.4% Busto Arsizio vs 7.1% Pistoia−23%
- Nearest airport: 10.0 km Busto Arsizio vs 26.0 km Pistoia−62%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,778 Busto Arsizio vs 3,411 Pistoia+11%
- Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Busto Arsizio vs 16.0 µg/m³ Pistoia−6%
- Residents: 84,005 Busto Arsizio vs 88,889 Pistoia−5%
Cities near Pistoia
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pistoia 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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Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Pistoia?
The published population was 88,889 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.
How much does it cost to rent in Pistoia?
Average net cold rent is 7 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 490 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.
Is the air quality good in Pistoia?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — IT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station PT-MONTALE).
How safe is Pistoia?
Police recorded about 3,411 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 Pistoia?
The unemployment rate is about 7.1 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).
What is the typical salary around Pistoia?
The median gross salary is 1,823 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.
Is Pistoia a good place to live?
Pistoia 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 Pistoia?
Serravalle Pistoiese, Agliana, Montale, Montemurlo, Monsummano Terme are near Pistoia. 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 Pistoia?
The official country of birth distribution records 88,889 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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[Pistoia, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/pistoia/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version c6d4191daaad5e9490585e943baaee28; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.
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