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Living in San Nicola la Strada

San Nicola la Strada is a city in Italy. At the start of 2026, the city covers 4.73 km², with a population density of 4,621 people per km². At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 1,321.

Higher unemployment than 73% of Italian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of Italian cities that publish it.

Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to San Nicola la Strada?

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 San Nicola la Strada.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in San Nicola la Strada?

Average net cold rent is 4.65 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): 4.65 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for San Nicola la Strada yet.

Net rent across major citiesSan Nicola la Strada highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with San Nicola la Strada highlighted€30.00Milano€17.15Rome€9.10Napolinet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings10,424 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings8,947 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.65 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source1Official · municipality zone median

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 279 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.65 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 San Nicola la Strada?

The unemployment rate is about 10 % (2023).

  • Unemployment rate: 10.05 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)11
Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in San Nicola la Strada is 10.1%. Of 2,385 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Italy per band9 cities: 0% to under 2%90–2155 cities: 2% to under 4%1552–41023 cities: 4% to under 6%10234–6316 cities: 6% to under 8%3166–8232 cities: 8% to under 10%2328–10335 cities: 10% to under 12%33510–12San Nicola la Strada 10.1%189 cities: 12% to under 14%18912–1485 cities: 14% to under 16%8514–1621 cities: 16% to under 18%2116–1814 cities: 18% to under 20%1418–203 cities: 20% to under 22%320–222 cities: 22% to under 24%222–241 city: 24% to under 26%124–26

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment8,118 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,435 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it20Official
Unemployment rate10.05 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)11Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to San Nicola la Strada. 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 San Nicola la Strada. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count5 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)14Official
School Count19 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)14Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport51 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights18Official
Nearest airportNAP3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport19 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for San Nicola la Strada. 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 Personvaries
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, Onlinenot_published
Open official information
Open the full Italy section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in San Nicola la Strada.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in San Nicola la Strada?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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
San Nicola la Strada average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND31°3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
San Nicola la Strada average monthly precipitation, mm040801201608971836752261725789815298JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
San Nicola la Strada average monthly sunshine, hours085170255340148165196212260289326313238200144139JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
San Nicola la Strada annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5µg/m³

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 San Nicola la Strada is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 1,690 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Italy per band7 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³73–41 city: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³14–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–68 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³86–714 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³147–855 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³558–9121 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³1219–10118 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³11810–11San Nicola la Strada 10.0114 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³11411–12204 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³20412–13171 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³17113–14121 cities: 14 µg/m³ to under 15 µg/m³12114–1585 cities: 15 µg/m³ to under 16 µg/m³8515–1679 cities: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³7916–1782 cities: 17 µg/m³ to under 18 µg/m³8217–18131 cities: 18 µg/m³ to under 19 µg/m³13118–19113 cities: 19 µg/m³ to under 20 µg/m³11319–2062 cities: 20 µg/m³ to under 21 µg/m³6220–2170 cities: 21 µg/m³ to under 22 µg/m³7021–2260 cities: 22 µg/m³ to under 23 µg/m³6022–2317 cities: 23 µg/m³ to under 24 µg/m³1723–2435 cities: 24 µg/m³ to under 25 µg/m³3524–259 cities: 25 µg/m³ to under 26 µg/m³925–261 city: 28 µg/m³ to under 29 µg/m³128–29

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³country median 14.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 13.13 · Feb 13.76 · Mar 16.24 · Apr 19.3 · May 23.77 · Jun 28.19 · Jul 30.63 · Aug 31.46 · Sep 27.63 · Oct 23.26 · Nov 18.08 · Dec 14.08 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.36 · Feb 3.22 · Mar 5.38 · Apr 7.57 · May 11.41 · Jun 16.07 · Jul 18.51 · Aug 18.87 · Sep 15.86 · Oct 12.17 · Nov 8.32 · Dec 4.58 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average temperature by monthJan 7.9 · Feb 8.3 · Mar 10.66 · Apr 13.42 · May 17.7 · Jun 22.29 · Jul 24.69 · Aug 25 · Sep 21.42 · Oct 17.3 · Nov 12.84 · Dec 9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 89.23 · Feb 71.44 · Mar 82.53 · Apr 66.92 · May 52.4 · Jun 26.16 · Jul 17.08 · Aug 24.91 · Sep 77.51 · Oct 97.56 · Nov 151.7 · Dec 98.36 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 148.2 · Feb 164.9 · Mar 195.6 · Apr 211.8 · May 260.1 · Jun 289.2 · Jul 325.5 · Aug 312.8 · Sep 238.2 · Oct 200.3 · Nov 143.7 · Dec 139.2 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in San Nicola la Strada by year, µg/m³9.412.515.518.62013201820202022202410.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 44.4% between 2013 and 2024, from 18.0 to 10.0.

Cities of a similar size in Italy

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Italy cities
Comacchio21,910 residentsMassarosa21,806 residentsSavigliano21,792 residentsSarzana21,768 residentsOrtona21,984 residentsSulmona21,759 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in San Nicola la Strada?

The published population was 21,873 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 20259

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
San Nicola la Strada residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94%Foreign residents 6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents620.2 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico10Official
City area4.73 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.16Official
Foreign residents1,321 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.15Official
Population density4,621 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.17Official
Population Female11,103 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)3Official
Population Male10,770 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)3Official
Population21,873 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 20259Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025
Population in San Nicola la Strada by year, residents21,82622,05322,28122,508201820202022202521,873residents

Population fell 2.6% between 2018 and 2025, from 22,461 to 21,873.

International community in San Nicola la Strada

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)21,873100.0%
Italia20,22992.5%
Senegal5462.5%
Ucraina3281.5%
Romania840.4%
Svizzera640.3%
Marocco560.3%
Germania510.2%
Brasile500.2%
Polonia440.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Albania420.2%
Federazione russa290.1%
Regno Unito260.1%
Cina230.1%
Bangladesh170.1%
Colombia160.1%
Argentina140.1%
Nigeria130.1%
Cuba130.1%
Stati Uniti d'America130.1%
Venezuela130.1%
Francia120.1%
Tunisia100.0%
Iran90.0%
Gambia90.0%
Repubblica Dominicana90.0%
Moldova80.0%
Filippine80.0%
Pakistan80.0%
Australia70.0%
Spagna60.0%
Libia60.0%
Mali60.0%
Bielorussia50.0%
Kirghizistan50.0%
Algeria50.0%
Burkina Faso50.0%
Belgio40.0%
Lituania40.0%
India40.0%
Georgia40.0%
Egitto40.0%
Guinea40.0%
Kenya40.0%
Mauritania40.0%
Bulgaria30.0%
Grecia30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Etiopia30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Cile30.0%
Paesi Bassi20.0%
Repubblica ceca20.0%
Serbia20.0%
Sri Lanka20.0%
Thailandia20.0%
Vietnam20.0%
Costa d'Avorio20.0%
Capo Verde20.0%
Sudafrica20.0%
Ecuador20.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Portogallo10.0%
Croazia10.0%
Macedonia del Nord10.0%
Libano10.0%
Turchia10.0%
Camerun10.0%
Guinea-Bissau10.0%
Sierra Leone10.0%
Tanzania10.0%
Zimbabwe10.0%
Canada10.0%
Perù10.0%
Uruguay10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)21,873100.0%
Italia20,55094.0%
Senegal5552.5%
Ucraina3381.5%
Romania720.3%
Marocco640.3%
Polonia370.2%
Albania360.2%
Cina320.1%
Bangladesh170.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Brasile170.1%
Nigeria160.1%
Federazione russa90.0%
Iran90.0%
Gambia90.0%
Kirghizistan80.0%
Cuba70.0%
Pakistan60.0%
Burkina Faso60.0%
Mali60.0%
Bielorussia50.0%
Georgia50.0%
Colombia50.0%
Spagna40.0%
Filippine40.0%
Egitto40.0%
Bulgaria30.0%
Regno Unito30.0%
Lituania30.0%
Moldova30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Stati Uniti d'America30.0%
India20.0%
Thailandia20.0%
Tunisia20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Germania10.0%
Grecia10.0%
Paesi Bassi10.0%
Serbia10.0%
Libano10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Camerun10.0%
Capo Verde10.0%
Etiopia10.0%
Guinea Equatoriale10.0%
Sierra Leone10.0%
Repubblica Dominicana10.0%
Cile10.0%
Apolide10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Is San Nicola la Strada 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student56%strong on education, weak on safety · range 46–66%
Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–64%
Foreign residents1,321 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.
Population21,873 people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.65 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Dwellings10,424 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)
People in employment8,118 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)
Median gross salary (regional)1,435 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
G05 Non Citizen Share Pct6.05 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Households9,257 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in San Nicola la Strada 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.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in San Nicola la Strada?

The published population was 21,873 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in San Nicola la Strada?

Average net cold rent is 4.65 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 326 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in San Nicola la Strada?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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.

What is the unemployment rate in San Nicola la Strada?

The unemployment rate is about 10 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around San Nicola la Strada?

The median gross salary is 1,435 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

How many foreign residents live in San Nicola la Strada?

1,321 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total..

Is San Nicola la Strada a good place to live?

San Nicola la Strada 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.

How many people born in Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) live in San Nicola la Strada?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,873 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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