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Living in Rutigliano

In Rutigliano, rent averages €4.05 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 10.4% (2023).

In Rutigliano, the foreign population was 1,131 at the start of 2026. The city covers 53.85 km², with a population density of 339 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population18,223people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Median gross salary (region)1,681EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Average net rent4.05EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate10.4%country median 6.0% — 72% aboveOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Recorded crime3,341incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov
PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³country median 14.0 — 21% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 75% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 80% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Rutigliano.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Rutigliano?

Average net cold rent is 4.05 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): 4.05 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Rutigliano recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesRutigliano highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Rutigliano 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 fibre4Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB11.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliad GIGA mobile tariff3Official · national market
Dwellings8,708 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Main residence dwellings6,856 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.05 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source1Official · municipality zone median

Is Rutigliano 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–60%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Student52%strong on education, weak on work · range 42–62%
Family49%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 38–60%
Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 243 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.05 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 Rutigliano?

The unemployment rate is about 10.4 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)13

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Rutigliano is 10.4%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment6,687 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,681 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it22Official
Unemployment rate10.4 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)13Official

What does a salary buy in Rutigliano?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,681 (servizi2.inps.it, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,148of €1,433 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.€1,433
Rent, 60 m²€4.05/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31− €243
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€1,148
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Rutigliano Salary needed to live in Rutigliano

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools2 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)16Official
Schools15 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)16Official

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; Rutigliano's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Rutigliano?

Police recorded about 3,341 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

Recorded crime across major citiesRutigliano highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Rutigliano 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 residents3,341 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Tasso di delittuosità - prov23Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport41 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights20Official
Nearest airportBRI3 Aug 2026OurAirports21Official
Distance to nearest airport25 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports21Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Rutigliano?

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: European Environment Agency2

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
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 Rutigliano 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/m³country median 14.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 12.59 · Feb 13.16 · Mar 15.67 · Apr 19 · May 23.65 · Jun 28.25 · Jul 30.58 · Aug 30.52 · Sep 26.22 · Oct 21.88 · Nov 17.63 · Dec 13.94 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.12 · Feb 4.23 · Mar 6.03 · Apr 8.95 · May 13.03 · Jun 17.34 · Jul 19.99 · Aug 20.09 · Sep 16.47 · Oct 12.55 · Nov 8.96 · Dec 5.75 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official
Average temperature by monthJan 8.27 · Feb 8.65 · Mar 10.95 · Apr 13.92 · May 18.54 · Jun 22.98 · Jul 25.37 · Aug 25.44 · Sep 21.25 · Oct 17.17 · Nov 13.21 · Dec 9.59 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI26Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 50.83 · Feb 37.01 · Mar 40.99 · Apr 41.96 · May 30.42 · Jun 29.39 · Jul 17.76 · Aug 13.26 · Sep 41.67 · Oct 53.9 · Nov 62.02 · Dec 47.39 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI27Official
Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 38.9% between 2015 and 2024, from 18.0 to 11.0.

Similar climate. In Italy: Foggia ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Aix-en-Provence (France) ±0.6 °C, Marseille (France) ±0.6 °C, Tarragona (Spain) ±0.9 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.4 °C, Fuenlabrada (Spain) ±1.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Rutigliano?

The published population was 18,223 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202511

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents614.3 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico12Official
City area53.85 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.18Official
Foreign residents1,131 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.17Official
Population density339 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.19Official
Female residents9,296 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Male residents8,927 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Population18,223 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202511Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

Population fell 0.9% between 2018 and 2025, from 18,396 to 18,223.

International community in Rutigliano

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)18,223100.0%
Italia16,75591.9%
Albania8944.9%
Germania700.4%
Romania640.4%
Stati Uniti d'America570.3%
Georgia510.3%
Venezuela380.2%
India350.2%
Lussemburgo260.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Svizzera230.1%
Ucraina220.1%
Cina160.1%
Canada160.1%
Tunisia150.1%
Marocco120.1%
Brasile120.1%
Francia100.1%
Polonia100.1%
Bulgaria90.0%
Belgio60.0%
Filippine60.0%
Argentina60.0%
Colombia60.0%
Regno Unito40.0%
Macedonia del Nord40.0%
Moldova40.0%
Egitto40.0%
Etiopia40.0%
Guinea40.0%
Grecia30.0%
Spagna30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Australia30.0%
Ungheria20.0%
Federazione russa20.0%
Croazia20.0%
Burundi20.0%
Paesi Bassi10.0%
Svezia10.0%
Lettonia10.0%
Bielorussia10.0%
Repubblica ceca10.0%
Kosovo10.0%
Cambogia10.0%
Giappone10.0%
Iraq10.0%
Israele10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Mali10.0%
Maurizio10.0%
Senegal10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Messico10.0%
Perù10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)18,223100.0%
Italia17,11793.9%
Albania8254.5%
Romania650.4%
Georgia520.3%
India370.2%
Cina270.1%
Bulgaria90.0%
Polonia90.0%
Ucraina80.0%
Show 25 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Marocco80.0%
Tunisia80.0%
Brasile60.0%
Germania40.0%
Macedonia del Nord40.0%
Moldova40.0%
Filippine40.0%
Egitto40.0%
Guinea40.0%
Maurizio40.0%
Stati Uniti d'America40.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Regno Unito20.0%
Spagna20.0%
Colombia20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Francia10.0%
Grecia10.0%
Ungheria10.0%
Federazione russa10.0%
Lettonia10.0%
Repubblica ceca10.0%
Giappone10.0%
Mali10.0%
Senegal10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Non-citizens, share of residents6.07 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official
Households7,093 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Rutigliano

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.

Turi as a Rutigliano alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Rent: €3.10/m² Turi vs €4.05/m² Rutigliano−23%
  • Nearest airport: 33.0 km Turi vs 25.0 km Rutigliano+32%
  • Residents: 12,968 Turi vs 18,223 Rutigliano−29%
  • Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Turi vs 11.0 µg/m³ Rutigliano−9%
  • Unemployment: 10.9% Turi vs 10.4% Rutigliano+5%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,681 Turi vs €1,681 Rutiglianosame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,341 Turi vs 3,341 Rutiglianosame level
Full comparisonMore about Turi

Gallarate as a Rutigliano alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 842 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Residents: 52,902 Gallarate vs 18,223 Rutigliano+190%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,253 Gallarate vs €1,681 Rutigliano+34%
  • Unemployment: 6.6% Gallarate vs 10.4% Rutigliano−37%
  • Rent: €4.55/m² Gallarate vs €4.05/m² Rutigliano+12%
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Gallarate vs 25.0 km Rutigliano−76%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,778 Gallarate vs 3,341 Rutigliano+13%
  • Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Gallarate vs 11.0 µg/m³ Rutigliano+18%
Full comparisonMore about Gallarate

Cities near Rutigliano

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities
Bronte18,218 residentsValenza18,218 residentsCasavatore18,207 residentsBorgo San Lorenzo18,286 residentsMelegnano18,138 residentsNoci18,122 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 Rutigliano?

The published population was 18,223 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Rutigliano?

Average net cold rent is 4.05 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 284 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Rutigliano?

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: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Rutigliano?

Police recorded about 3,341 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 Rutigliano?

The unemployment rate is about 10.4 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Rutigliano?

The median gross salary is 1,681 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Rutigliano a good place to live?

Rutigliano 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 Rutigliano?

Noicattaro, Cellamare, Turi, Casamassima, Capurso are near Rutigliano. 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 Rutigliano?

The official country of birth distribution records 18,223 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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