Living in Stalowa Wola

In Stalowa Wola, unemployment is 4.7% (2025).

In March 2021, the foreign population was 83.

Last checked 2026-09-2614 sources

Population65,182people31 Mar 2011Official source · Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011)

Median gross salary (region)1,784EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate4.7%country median 4.4% — 7% aboveOfficial source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025

Recorded crime1,302incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

PM2.5, annual mean17µg/m³country median 16.0 — 6% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Less recorded crime than any other Polish city that publishes it and dirtier air than 65% of Polish cities that publish it.

Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Stalowa Wola?

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 PolandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Stalowa Wola.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€12

Mobile plan, 10 GB€10

Net rent across major citiesStalowa Wola highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Gdańsk€15.01

Gdynia€14.87

Szczecin€10.25

Katowice€8.83

Radom€3.27

Częstochowa€2.99

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Poznań€8.54

Łódź€6.55

Bydgoszcz€4.41

Lublin€4.27

Białystok€3.99

Rzeszów€3.56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	11.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan¹²Official · national market

Is Stalowa Wola 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 education · range 47–67%

Student49%strong on safety, weak on education · range 37–61%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–65%

Retirement43%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 31–55%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Stalowa Wola?

The unemployment rate is 4.7 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025⁷

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Stalowa Wola is 4.7%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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0–11–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–13

Stalowa Wola 4.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,784 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.7 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025⁷Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Stalowa Wola. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Public Employment Services Poland — Public employment service

Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy / public employment offices

Job SearchTraining

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Stalowa Wola. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Stalowa Wola?

Police recorded 1,302 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

Recorded crime across major citiesStalowa Wola highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Katowice4,141

Gdańsk3,165

Warsaw2,970

Wrocław2,879

Gdynia2,736

Kraków2,546

Poznań2,539

Szczecin2,519

Bydgoszcz2,423

Łódź2,401

Lublin2,363

Białystok1,708

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	1,302 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	11 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Nearest airport	RZE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	53 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Stalowa Wola. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

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.

PolishIn Person, OnlineFree

Open official information

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.

PolishIn PersonFree

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Stalowa Wola?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 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.

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

PM2.517WHO 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 PolandAnnual PM2.5 in Stalowa Wola is 17.0 µg/m³. Of 203 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

8–910–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2223–2425–26

Stalowa Wola 17.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	17 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 11.17 · Feb 14.45 · Mar 20.18 · Apr 29.28 · May 31.74 · Jun 34.2 · Jul 36.94 · Aug 37.4 · Sep 36.14 · Oct 25.97 · Nov 20.55 · Dec 11.93 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -31.5 · Feb -24.91 · Mar -16.31 · Apr -5.05 · May -2.63 · Jun 5.58 · Jul 7.39 · Aug 7.23 · Sep 0.67 · Oct -5.68 · Nov -17.2 · Dec -20.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.68 · Feb -1.93 · Mar 2.83 · Apr 9.32 · May 14.88 · Jun 18.88 · Jul 21.16 · Aug 20.68 · Sep 15.24 · Oct 8.96 · Nov 3.82 · Dec -1.42 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

14.1

18.4

22.6

26.9

17.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 34.6% between 2013 and 2024, from 26.0 to 17.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 83 km² in 2024. Population density was 654 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Stalowa Wola?

The published population was 65,182 people in March 2011. Source: Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011)⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	83 km²	31 Dec 2024	GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	0.1 %	31 Dec 2011	Eurostat⁴Official
Foreign residents	83 people	31 Mar 2021	GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367⁶Official
Population density	654 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible gmina density for Stalowa Wola: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.¹⁴Official
Population	65,182 people	31 Mar 2011	Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011)⁸Official

Population over time10 published observations, 2011–2025

52,643

56,980

61,316

65,653

53,54020112013201720192025

Population fell 17.3% between 2011 and 2025, from 64,756 to 53,540.

Alternatives for people set on Stalowa Wola

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.

Żory as a Stalowa Wola alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 2.9% Żory vs 4.7% Stalowa Wola−38%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,350 Żory vs 1,302 Stalowa Wolano percentage
Annual PM2.5: 20.0 µg/m³ Żory vs 17.0 µg/m³ Stalowa Wola+18%
Residents: 62,094 Żory vs 65,182 Stalowa Wola−5%
Nearest airport: 55.0 km Żory vs 53.0 km Stalowa Wola+4%
Median gross pay, region: €1,800 Żory vs €1,784 Stalowa Wolasame level
Foreign residents: 0.1% Żory vs 0.1% Stalowa Wolasame level

Full comparison More about Żory

Budapest as a Stalowa Wola alternative in another country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 53.0 km Stalowa Wola−66%
Median gross pay, region: €2,534 Budapest vs €1,784 Stalowa Wolano percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,396 (2025) Budapest vs 1,302 (2024) Stalowa Wolano percentage
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 17.0 µg/m³ Stalowa Wola−24%

Full comparison More about Budapest

Alternative cities in Poland

Other cities in Poland to compare with Stalowa Wola, nearest in population first.

All Poland cities

Przemyśl65,000 residents Stargard65,699 residents Zamość65,966 residents Tomaszów Mazowiecki65,998 residents Kędzierzyn-Koźle64,153 residents Chełm66,362 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Stalowa Wola 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.

School 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; Stalowa Wola's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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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 Stalowa Wola?

The published population was 65,182 people in March 2011. Source: Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011).

Is the air quality good in Stalowa Wola?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 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 Stalowa Wola?

What is the unemployment rate in Stalowa Wola?

The unemployment rate is 4.7 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025.

What is the typical salary around Stalowa Wola?

The median gross salary is 1,784 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

How many foreign residents live in Stalowa Wola?

83 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367.

Is Stalowa Wola a good place to live?

Stalowa Wola 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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  title = {Stalowa Wola, Poland: population, salary, cost of living},
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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
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018 bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31
GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367 bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2021-03-31
Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025 Local Data Bank · bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-07-27
Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 — National Census 2011, population of gminas at 31 March 2011) Ludność w gminach. Stan w dniu 31 marca 2011 r. (NSP 2011 · api.dane.gov.pl · checked 2026-09-18
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet netia.pl · checked 2026-09-15

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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
Orange Poland mobile plan orange.pl · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Reproducible gmina density for Stalowa Wola: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0. bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2024-12-31

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