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Living in Poncarale

In Poncarale, rent averages €4.10 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 3.9% (2023).

At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 475. The city covers 12.63 km², with a population density of 411.1 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2330 sources

Population5,200people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Median gross salary (region)2,118EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Average net rent4.1EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate3.89%country median 6.0% — 36% belowOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Recorded crime3,527incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov
PM2.5, annual mean22µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Lower unemployment than 95% of Italian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it.

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

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 Poncarale.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Poncarale?

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
Poncarale recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesPoncarale highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Poncarale 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
Dwellings2,389 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Main residence dwellings2,117 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 Poncarale 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–60%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–68%
Student48%strong on housing, weak on education · range 36–60%
Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–68%
Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–66%

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 Poncarale?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (2023).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.89 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)14
Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Poncarale is 3.9%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment2,477 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,118 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it20Official
Unemployment rate3.89 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)14Official

What does a salary buy in Poncarale?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,118 (servizi2.inps.it, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,409of €1,697 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.€1,697
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€1,409
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Poncarale Salary needed to live in Poncarale

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Poncarale?

Police recorded about 3,527 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 citiesPoncarale highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Poncarale 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 residents3,527 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Tasso di delittuosità - prov21Official · county

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Poncarale. 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
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Poncarale.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Poncarale?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 22 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 Poncarale is 22.0 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 mean22 µg/m³31 Dec 2024air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in Poncarale?

The published population was 5,200 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 residents653.5 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico13Official
City area12.63 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.18Official
Foreign residents475 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.17Official
Population density411.1 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.19Official
Female residents2,620 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Male residents2,580 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Population5,200 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202512Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

Population rose 0.7% between 2018 and 2025, from 5,166 to 5,200.

International community in Poncarale

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)5,200100.0%
Italia4,61988.8%
India1222.3%
Moldova671.3%
Romania531.0%
Senegal450.9%
Ucraina380.7%
Albania330.6%
Marocco260.5%
Pakistan200.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Brasile200.4%
Colombia180.3%
Germania90.2%
Tunisia90.2%
Egitto80.2%
Francia70.1%
Algeria70.1%
Svizzera60.1%
Filippine60.1%
Cuba60.1%
El Salvador60.1%
Sri Lanka50.1%
Thailandia50.1%
Gambia50.1%
Federazione russa40.1%
Bosnia-Erzegovina40.1%
Nigeria40.1%
Belgio30.1%
Spagna30.1%
Etiopia30.1%
Repubblica Dominicana30.1%
Perù30.1%
Venezuela30.1%
Regno Unito20.0%
Grecia20.0%
Bangladesh20.0%
Cina20.0%
Uzbekistan20.0%
Costa d'Avorio20.0%
Ghana20.0%
Libia20.0%
Portogallo10.0%
Svezia10.0%
Ungheria10.0%
Kosovo10.0%
Turchia10.0%
Benin10.0%
Burkina Faso10.0%
Zambia10.0%
Canada10.0%
Haiti10.0%
Stati Uniti d'America10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Cile10.0%
Paraguay10.0%

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)5,200100.0%
Italia4,75391.4%
India1192.3%
Romania781.5%
Ucraina330.6%
Pakistan270.5%
Senegal270.5%
Moldova220.4%
Albania210.4%
Marocco170.3%
Show 31 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Colombia120.2%
Brasile110.2%
Egitto90.2%
Tunisia70.1%
Sri Lanka60.1%
El Salvador60.1%
Algeria50.1%
Federazione russa40.1%
Gambia40.1%
Spagna30.1%
Filippine30.1%
Thailandia30.1%
Ghana30.1%
Nigeria30.1%
Perù30.1%
Grecia20.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina20.0%
Bangladesh20.0%
Cina20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Francia10.0%
Germania10.0%
Svizzera10.0%
Croazia10.0%
Kosovo10.0%
Uzbekistan10.0%
Costa d'Avorio10.0%
Benin10.0%
Canada10.0%
Repubblica Dominicana10.0%
Bolivia10.0%

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 residents8.6 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)10Official
Households2,179 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)11Official

Alternatives for people set on Poncarale

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.

Montirone as a Poncarale alternative in the same region

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

  • Rent: €3.95/m² Montirone vs €4.10/m² Poncarale−4%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% Montirone vs 3.9% Poncarale−7%
  • Annual PM2.5: 20.0 µg/m³ Montirone vs 22.0 µg/m³ Poncarale−9%
  • Residents: 5,114 Montirone vs 5,200 Poncarale−2%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,118 Montirone vs €2,118 Poncaralesame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,527 Montirone vs 3,527 Poncaralesame level
Full comparisonMore about Montirone

Mazara del Vallo as a Poncarale alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 891 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Unemployment: 16.1% Mazara del Vallo vs 3.9% Poncarale+316%
  • Residents: 50,011 Mazara del Vallo vs 5,200 Poncarale+862%
  • Rent: €2.90/m² Mazara del Vallo vs €4.10/m² Poncarale−29%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,292 Mazara del Vallo vs €2,118 Poncarale−39%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Mazara del Vallo vs 22.0 µg/m³ Poncarale−68%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,052 Mazara del Vallo vs 3,527 Poncarale−13%
Full comparisonMore about Mazara del Vallo

Cities near Poncarale

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities
Correzzola5,200 residentsViggiù5,204 residentsChiusa5,208 residentsCervasca5,209 residentsMonteiasi5,209 residentsArosio5,187 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Poncarale 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; Poncarale's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Poncarale part of Brescia?

Poncarale is in the published commuting zone of Brescia; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Brescia 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 Poncarale?

The published population was 5,200 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Poncarale?

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 Poncarale?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 22 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 Poncarale?

Police recorded about 3,527 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 Poncarale?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Poncarale?

The median gross salary is 2,118 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Poncarale a good place to live?

Poncarale 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 Poncarale part of Brescia?

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

Which cities are near Poncarale?

Brescia, Flero, Bagnolo Mella, Montirone, Castel Mella are near Poncarale. 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 Poncarale?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,200 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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