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Living in Polla

In Polla, rent averages €1.90 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 9.4% (2023).

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³. The city covers 48.08 km², with a population density of 105.7 people per km² at the start of 2026. The foreign population count was 476 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2330 sources

Population5,095people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Median gross salary (region)1,379EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Average net rent1.9EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate9.39%country median 6.0% — 56% aboveOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Recorded crime3,247incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 14.0 — 36% belowOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IT 2024 PM2.5 exact station subset

Higher unemployment than 68% 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 Polla?

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 Polla.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Polla?

Average net cold rent is 1.9 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): 1.9 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Polla recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesPolla highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Polla 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
Dwellings3,196 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Main residence dwellings2,185 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)1.9 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source1Official · municipality zone median

Is Polla 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 worker42%strong on housing, weak on air quality · range 32–52%
Skilled employee51%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 42–60%
Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 35–55%
Family47%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 36–58%
Retirement49%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 114 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 1.9 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 Polla?

The unemployment rate is about 9.4 % (2023).

  • Unemployment rate: 9.39 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)14
Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Polla is 9.4%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment1,830 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,379 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it23Official
Unemployment rate9.39 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)14Official

What does a salary buy in Polla?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,379 (servizi2.inps.it, 2024-12-31).
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€1.90/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31− €114
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 Polla Salary needed to live in Polla

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools3 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)17Official
Schools9 count3 Aug 2026Ministero 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; Polla's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Polla?

Police recorded about 3,247 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 citiesPolla highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Polla 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 residents3,247 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Tasso di delittuosità - prov24Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportQSR3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official
Distance to nearest airport51 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Polla?

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: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IT 2024 PM2.5 exact station subset2

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 Polla is 9.0 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
NO₂ — annual mean24 µg/m³country median 15.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency3Official
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³country median 14.031 Dec 2024EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IT 2024 PM2.5 exact station subset2Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 17.53 · Feb 18.33 · Mar 24.46 · Apr 27.05 · May 31.04 · Jun 37.49 · Jul 39.31 · Aug 40.54 · Sep 35.31 · Oct 29.93 · Nov 22.57 · Dec 16.65 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -9.66 · Feb -6.67 · Mar -5.51 · Apr -5.15 · May 1.6 · Jun 5.23 · Jul 10.06 · Aug 9.98 · Sep 4.82 · Oct 0.5 · Nov -3.77 · Dec -7.34 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official
Average temperature by monthJan 4.06 · Feb 4.47 · Mar 7.16 · Apr 10.55 · May 14.9 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 23.62 · Aug 23.61 · Sep 18.23 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 9.38 · Dec 5.22 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Polla?

The published population was 5,095 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 residents761.4 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico13Official
City area48.08 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.20Official
Foreign residents476 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.19Official
Population density105.7 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.21Official
Female residents2,598 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Male residents2,497 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Population5,095 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202512Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

Population fell 3.7% between 2018 and 2025, from 5,290 to 5,095.

International community in Polla

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)5,095100.0%
Italia4,44887.3%
Romania1002.0%
Germania871.7%
Ucraina681.3%
Venezuela531.0%
Svizzera320.6%
India300.6%
Nigeria300.6%
Bangladesh220.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Gambia190.4%
Stati Uniti d'America180.4%
Argentina160.3%
Pakistan140.3%
Ghana140.3%
Costa d'Avorio120.2%
Mali120.2%
Brasile120.2%
Marocco90.2%
Cuba90.2%
Bulgaria80.2%
Cina80.2%
Guinea70.1%
Senegal70.1%
Francia40.1%
Federazione russa40.1%
Moldova40.1%
Egitto40.1%
Libia40.1%
Somalia40.1%
Tunisia40.1%
Regno Unito30.1%
Paesi Bassi30.1%
Burkina Faso30.1%
Grecia20.0%
Polonia20.0%
Spagna20.0%
Benin20.0%
Niger20.0%
Sierra Leone20.0%
Albania10.0%
Portogallo10.0%
Croazia10.0%
Bielorussia10.0%
Afghanistan10.0%
Iraq10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Guinea-Bissau10.0%
Canada10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Uruguay10.0%

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)5,095100.0%
Italia4,66591.6%
Romania1072.1%
Ucraina691.4%
Nigeria430.8%
India340.7%
Bangladesh220.4%
Gambia200.4%
Pakistan150.3%
Ghana130.3%
Show 27 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Mali120.2%
Costa d'Avorio110.2%
Cina100.2%
Guinea100.2%
Bulgaria80.2%
Marocco70.1%
Senegal70.1%
Venezuela60.1%
Somalia40.1%
Cuba40.1%
Burkina Faso30.1%
Egitto30.1%
Tunisia30.1%
Francia20.0%
Spagna20.0%
Federazione russa20.0%
Guinea-Bissau20.0%
Sierra Leone20.0%
Moldova10.0%
Serbia10.0%
Afghanistan10.0%
Iraq10.0%
Benin10.0%
Niger10.0%
Stati Uniti d'America10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Colombia10.0%

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 residents8.44 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)10Official
Households2,202 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)11Official

Alternatives for people set on Polla

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.

Picerno as a Polla alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,995 Picerno vs 3,247 Polla−39%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,619 Picerno vs €1,379 Polla+17%
  • Unemployment: 11.3% Picerno vs 9.4% Polla+21%
  • Residents: 5,603 Picerno vs 5,095 Polla+10%
  • Rent: €1.88/m² Picerno vs €1.90/m² Pollasame level
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Cities near Polla

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

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Castrignano del Capo5,093 residentsCasoli5,092 residentsPagnacco5,092 residentsTregnago5,092 residentsDro5,099 residentsGiavera del Montello5,091 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 Polla?

The published population was 5,095 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Polla?

Average net cold rent is 1.9 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 133 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Polla?

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: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IT 2024 PM2.5 exact station subset.

How safe is Polla?

Police recorded about 3,247 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 Polla?

The unemployment rate is about 9.4 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Polla?

The median gross salary is 1,379 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Polla a good place to live?

Polla 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 Polla?

Teggiano, Sala Consilina, Picerno, Tito, Pignola are near Polla. 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 Polla?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,095 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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