Living in Sassari

In Sassari, unemployment is 11.5% (2023).

Sassari is a city in Italy. For Sassari, the foreign population count was 5,948 at the start of 2026. The city covers 547.1 km², with a population density of 219.8 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2317 sources

Population120,510people31 Dec 2025Official source · Eurostat

Median gross salary (region)1,434EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Unemployment rate11.5%country median 6.0% — 91% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime3,125incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³country median 14.0 — 64% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 84% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than any other Italian city that publishes it.

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

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 Sassari.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Sassari. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesSassari highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00

Roma€17.15

Naples€9.10

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliadbox fixed fibre⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliad GIGA mobile tariff⁷Official · national market

Is Sassari a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on housing · range 37–57%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 48–66%

Student61%strong on education, weak on housing · range 51–71%

Family63%strong on family, weak on housing · range 52–74%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sassari?

The unemployment rate is 11.5 % (2023). Source: Eurostat³

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Sassari is 11.5%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Sassari 11.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,434 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it¹⁶Official
Unemployment rate	11.5 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat³Official

Unemployment rate over time9 published observations, 1991–2023

10.6%

15.0%

19.4%

23.7%

11.5%19912011201920212023

Unemployment rate fell 49.6% between 1991 and 2023, from 22.8% to 11.5%.

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary School Count	35 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)⁹Official
School Count	134 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)⁹Official

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; Sassari's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Sassari?

Police recorded about 3,125 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 - prov¹⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesSassari highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Florence11,422

Milan10,343

Bologna9,973

Turin9,170

Venice9,092

Catania7,485

Roma7,475

Verona6,667

Naples6,521

Genoa5,692

Palermo5,384

Bari4,616

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,125 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov¹⁷Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	31 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Nearest airport	AHO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	25 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sassari.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sassari?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency¹

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂10.1WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Sassari is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 1,692 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2628–29

Sassari 5.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	10.1 µg/m³country median 15.0	31 Dec 2013	Eurostat⁴Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³country median 14.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 19.83 · Feb 22.25 · Mar 26.84 · Apr 30.99 · May 34.75 · Jun 38.7 · Jul 40.42 · Aug 41.12 · Sep 37.14 · Oct 32.4 · Nov 24.81 · Dec 20.14 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -3.06 · Feb -2.92 · Mar -2.93 · Apr 1.23 · May 5.88 · Jun 9.06 · Jul 12.83 · Aug 12.66 · Sep 8.83 · Oct 4.36 · Nov -1.02 · Dec -1.87 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.57 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 10.15 · Apr 13.32 · May 17.1 · Jun 21.93 · Jul 24.55 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 17.03 · Nov 12.2 · Dec 8.71 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

4.9

5.3

5.7

6.1

5.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 16.7% between 2015 and 2024, from 6.0 to 5.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sassari?

The published population was 120,510 people in 2025. Source: Eurostat²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	707.8 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat⁵Official
City area	547.1 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.¹²Official
Foreign-resident share	4.4 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁶Official
Foreign residents	5,948 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.¹¹Official
Population density	219.8 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.¹³Official
Population	120,510 people	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat²Official

Population over time10 published observations, 2016–2025

119,948

122,664

125,379

128,095

120,51020162018202020222025

Population fell 5.5% between 2016 and 2025, from 127,525 to 120,510.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2016–2026

3,611

4,448

5,284

6,121

5,948201620182020202220242026

Foreign residents rose 57.2% between 2016 and 2026, from 3,784 to 5,948.

Alternatives for people set on Sassari

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.

Bolzano as a Sassari alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 14.9% Bolzano vs 4.4% Sassari+239%
Unemployment: 3.5% Bolzano vs 11.5% Sassari−69%
Median gross pay, region: €2,242 Bolzano vs €1,434 Sassari+56%
Nearest airport: 4.0 km Bolzano vs 25.0 km Sassari−84%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,363 Bolzano vs 3,125 Sassari+8%

Full comparison More about Bolzano

Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities

Bergamo120,389 residents Trento118,640 residents Pescara118,313 residents Monza123,032 residents Forlì117,535 residents Giugliano in Campania125,032 residents

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Sassari in rankings

#3 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Italy

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sassari 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Sassari?

The published population was 120,510 people in 2025. Source: Eurostat.

Is the air quality good in Sassari?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Sassari?

Police recorded about 3,125 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 Sassari?

The unemployment rate is 11.5 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Sassari?

The median gross salary is 1,434 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

How many foreign residents live in Sassari?

5,948 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 Sassari a good place to live?

Sassari 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.

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iliad GIGA mobile tariff iliad.it · checked 2026-09-15
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Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it) dati.istruzione.it · checked 2026-08-03
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Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total. demo.istat.it · checked 2026-07-15
Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage. situas-servizi.istat.it · checked 2026-07-15
Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage. demo.istat.it · checked 2026-07-15
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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Tasso di delittuosità - prov esploradati.istat.it · checked 2026-09-23

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