Living in Pieńsk
In Pieńsk, unemployment is 4.2% (2025).
The population of Pieńsk totalled 8,597 at the end of 2025. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.2% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 levels for Pieńsk stood at 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
More recorded crime than 87% of Polish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 66% of Polish cities that publish it.
Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Pieńsk?
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 Pieńsk. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Pieńsk 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 Pieńsk?
The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank12
Pieńsk 4.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Pieńsk. 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 Pieńsk. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Pieńsk?
Police recorded 3,978 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 | 3,978 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)2Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Pieńsk was 112 km from its nearest major airport.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Pieńsk. 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
Pieńsk's monthly mean temperatures were −2.5°C in January and 19.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 44 mm in January and 89.1 mm in July. Pieńsk's average monthly sunshine was 61.3 hours in January and 236.2 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Pieńsk?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
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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.
Pieńsk 15.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 15 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 11.62 · Feb 14.31 · Mar 19.99 · Apr 25.94 · May 28.35 · Jun 34.8 · Jul 34.23 · Aug 36.77 · Sep 33.2 · Oct 24.89 · Nov 16.73 · Dec 12.01 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -27.27 · Feb -21.55 · Mar -16.19 · Apr -6.06 · May -1.15 · Jun 2.82 · Jul 7.46 · Aug 5.77 · Sep 1.34 · Oct -6.76 · Nov -14.47 · Dec -20.83 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -2.49 · Feb -1.24 · Mar 2.65 · Apr 8.3 · May 13.09 · Jun 17 · Jul 19.16 · Aug 18.82 · Sep 13.97 · Oct 8.52 · Nov 3.49 · Dec -0.78 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official · coordinate grid |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 44 · Feb 35.4 · Mar 48.5 · Apr 36.2 · May 59.1 · Jun 69.4 · Jul 89.1 · Aug 78.5 · Sep 54.6 · Oct 46 · Nov 42.8 · Dec 42.7 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 61.3 · Feb 82.8 · Mar 132 · Apr 192.7 · May 227.1 · Jun 227.1 · Jul 236.2 · Aug 228.3 · Sep 165.8 · Oct 122.7 · Nov 67.7 · Dec 56.3 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Pieńsk?
The published population was 8,597 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank11
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,597 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank11Official |
Alternatives for people set on Pieńsk
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.
Grodzisk Mazowiecki as a Pieńsk alternative in the same country
Better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Residents: 57,387 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 8,597 Pieńsk+568%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,451 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 3,978 Pieńsk−64%
- Unemployment: 2.0% Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 4.2% Pieńsk−52%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,108 Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs €1,616 Pieńsk+30%
- Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Grodzisk Mazowiecki vs 15.0 µg/m³ Pieńsk−7%
Cities near Pieńsk
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 4.79 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 4.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 5.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 4.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Alternative cities in Poland
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pieńsk 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; Pieńsk's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Pieńsk?
The published population was 8,597 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
Is the air quality good in Pieńsk?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 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 Pieńsk?
Police recorded 3,978 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 Pieńsk?
The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.
What is the typical salary around Pieńsk?
The median gross salary is 1,616 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.
Is Pieńsk a good place to live?
Pieńsk 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 Pieńsk?
Goerlitz, Rothenburg/O.L., Rothenburg, Niesky, Reichenbach/O.L. are near Pieńsk. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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Sources
- bdl.stat.gov.pl bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-27
- Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290) bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-09-25
- Destatis Zensus 2022 — Regionaltabelle Gebäude und Wohnungen Destatis Zensus 2022 · destatis.de · checked 2026-08-30
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
- 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
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Orange Poland mobile plan orange.pl · checked 2026-09-15
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- Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-05
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