Living in Sorso

In Sorso, unemployment is 12.5% (2023).

The foreign population count was 512 at the start of 2026. At the start of 2026, Sorso covers 67.01 km², with a population density of 214.8 people per km².

Last checked 2026-10-0715 sources

Population14,474people31 Dec 2024Official source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)

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

Average net rent5.69EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Rapporto Immobiliare 2026 – Il settore residenziale

Unemployment rate12.5%country median 6.0% — 107% aboveOfficial source · www.istat.it

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 90% 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 Sorso?

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 Sorso.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesSorso highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00

Rome€17.15

Naples€9.10

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliadbox fixed fibre³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliad GIGA mobile tariff²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.69 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Rapporto Immobiliare 2026 – Il settore residenziale¹²Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	520 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Rapporto Immobiliare 2026 – Il settore residenziale¹²Official · regional context

Is Sorso a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–58%

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–58%

Student46%strong on cost, weak on work · range 36–56%

Family45%strong on safety, weak on legal route · range 34–56%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–73%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sorso?

The unemployment rate is about 12.5 % (2023). Source: www.istat.it¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Sorso is 12.5%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Sorso 12.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,434 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it¹³Official
Unemployment rate	12.5 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	www.istat.it¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Sorso?

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

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€5.69/m² · official · Rapporto Immobiliare 2026 – Il settore residenziale · 2025-12-31	− €341
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	—

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Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	2 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)⁵Official
Schools	8 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)⁵Official

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; Sorso's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Sorso?

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 - prov¹⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesSorso highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,125 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov¹⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	31 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Nearest airport	AHO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	30 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sorso?

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

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 Sorso is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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Sorso 5.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³country median 14.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 18.89 · Feb 20.38 · Mar 23.55 · Apr 27.6 · May 32.82 · Jun 35.27 · Jul 35.75 · Aug 36.52 · Sep 33.25 · Oct 30.06 · Nov 23.5 · Dec 18.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 3.55 · Feb 2.32 · Mar 3.55 · Apr 7.02 · May 10.13 · Jun 13.37 · Jul 16.94 · Aug 17.93 · Sep 14.76 · Oct 10.29 · Nov 6.53 · Dec 4.33 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 10.76 · Feb 10.44 · Mar 12.14 · Apr 14.52 · May 17.66 · Jun 21.77 · Jul 24.42 · Aug 24.77 · Sep 22 · Oct 19.15 · Nov 15.21 · Dec 12.1 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official

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

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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 Sorso?

The published population was 14,474 people in 2024. Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	67.01 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.⁸Official
Foreign residents	512 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.⁷Official
Population density	214.8 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.⁹Official
Population	14,474 people	31 Dec 2024	Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Sorso

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.

Siena as a Sorso alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 5.0% Siena vs 12.5% Sorso−60%
Median gross pay, region: €2,013 Siena vs €1,434 Sorso+40%
Rent: €7.60/m² Siena vs €5.69/m² Sorsono percentage
Nearest airport: 55.0 km Siena vs 30.0 km Sorso+83%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,042 Siena vs 3,125 Sorsosame level

Full comparison More about Siena

Alternative cities in Italy

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sorso 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Sorso?

The published population was 14,474 people in 2024. Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

Is the air quality good in Sorso?

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

How safe is Sorso?

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 Sorso?

The unemployment rate is about 12.5 % (2023). Source: www.istat.it.

What is the typical salary around Sorso?

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

Is Sorso a good place to live?

Sorso 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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Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) istat.it · checked 2026-08-02
Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it) dati.istruzione.it · checked 2026-08-03
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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