Living in Piechowice
In Piechowice, unemployment is 4.7% (2025).
Residents of Piechowice numbered 5,601 at the end of 2025. Piechowice registered an unemployment rate of 4.7% at the end of 2025. Piechowice recorded annual PM2.5 of 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
More recorded crime than 70% of Polish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 80% of Polish cities that publish it.
Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Piechowice?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Piechowice. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Piechowice 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Piechowice?
The unemployment rate is 4.7 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank11
Piechowice 4.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Piechowice. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Public Employment Services Poland — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Piechowice. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Piechowice?
Police recorded 2,847 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,847 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)2Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Piechowice's nearest airport was WRO, 94 km away and offered 31 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Piechowice. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Polish language classes for foreigners seeking international protection — State Language Course
Office for Foreigners of Poland
For foreigners seeking international protection and receiving social assistance, temporary-protection beneficiaries receiving support.
Polish-language and adaptation courses for repatriates and their families — Newcomer Adaptation
Centre for the Development of Polish Education Abroad (ORPEG)
For repatriates, repatriate family members.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.8°C in January to 18.6°C in July.
Is the air quality good in Piechowice?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Piechowice 14.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 11.36 · Feb 13.89 · Mar 19.52 · Apr 24.97 · May 28.25 · Jun 32.09 · Jul 32.91 · Aug 35.44 · Sep 32.69 · Oct 23.76 · Nov 16.48 · Dec 11.88 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -28.44 · Feb -22.17 · Mar -16.57 · Apr -7.22 · May -2.07 · Jun 2.28 · Jul 6.67 · Aug 5.89 · Sep 0.82 · Oct -7.13 · Nov -13.65 · Dec -19.43 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -2.75 · Feb -1.49 · Mar 2.33 · Apr 7.93 · May 12.67 · Jun 16.43 · Jul 18.55 · Aug 18.28 · Sep 13.53 · Oct 8.25 · Nov 3.39 · Dec -0.95 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Piechowice?
The published population was 5,601 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank10
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,601 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank10Official |
Alternatives for people set on Piechowice
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.
Szklarska Poręba as a Piechowice alternative in the same region
6 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 3.9% Szklarska Poręba vs 4.7% Piechowice−17%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,597 Szklarska Poręba vs €1,676 Piechowice−5%
- Residents: 5,427 Szklarska Poręba vs 5,601 Piechowice−3%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,847 Szklarska Poręba vs 2,847 Piechowicesame level
- Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Szklarska Poręba vs 14.0 µg/m³ Piechowicesame level
Grodzisk Mazowiecki as a Piechowice alternative in the same country
Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Residents: 57,387 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 5,601 Piechowice+925%
- Unemployment: 2.0% Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 4.7% Piechowice−57%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,451 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 2,847 Piechowice−49%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,108 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs €1,676 Piechowice+26%
- Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 14.0 µg/m³ Piechowicesame level
Cities near Piechowice
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Poland
Other cities in Poland to compare with Piechowice, nearest in population first.
How does Piechowice compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Piechowice 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 guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 7 to 18, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: oddział przygotowawczy (preparatory unit; min 3 h/week Polish as foreign language within 20-26 h/week). How to enrol a child (gov.pl).
A country-wide rule for Poland; Piechowice's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Piechowice part of Jelenia Góra?
Piechowice is in the published commuting zone of Jelenia Góra; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Jelenia Góra city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Piechowice?
The published population was 5,601 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
Is the air quality good in Piechowice?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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 Piechowice?
Police recorded 2,847 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290).
What is the unemployment rate in Piechowice?
The unemployment rate is 4.7 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
What is the typical salary around Piechowice?
The median gross salary is 1,676 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.
Is Piechowice a good place to live?
Piechowice 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 Piechowice part of Jelenia Góra?
Piechowice is in the published commuting zone of Jelenia Góra; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Piechowice?
Szklarska Poręba, Mysłakowice, Kowary, Gryfów Śląski, Tanvald are near Piechowice. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
- GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet netia.pl · checked 2026-09-15
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- Orange Poland mobile plan orange.pl · checked 2026-09-15
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