Living in Szydłowiec

In Szydłowiec, unemployment is 12.1% (2025).

Szydłowiec numbered 16,832 residents at the end of 2025. Szydłowiec registered an unemployment rate of 12.1% at the end of 2025. Szydłowiec recorded annual PM2.5 of 20 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-269 sources

Population16,832people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Median gross salary (region)1,642EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate12.1%country median 4.4% — 175% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank

Recorded crime1,403incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

PM2.5, annual mean20µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Higher unemployment than any other Polish city that publishes it, less recorded crime than any other Polish city that publishes it and dirtier air than 87% of Polish cities that publish it.

Which Poland-wide rules apply when you move to Szydłowiec?

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 Szydłowiec.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Szydłowiec. 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 citiesSzydłowiec 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 internet⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan⁶Official · national market

Is Szydłowiec a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on housing · range 35–57%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–62%

Student51%strong on cost, weak on education · range 39–63%

Family44%strong on safety, weak on education · range 32–56%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Szydłowiec?

The unemployment rate is 12.1 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁹

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Szydłowiec is 12.1%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Szydłowiec 12.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,642 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	12.1 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁹Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Szydłowiec?

Police recorded 1,403 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 citiesSzydłowiec 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	1,403 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Szydłowiec was 30 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	30 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	RDO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −3.9°C in January and 20.2°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Szydłowiec?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 20 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 (EEA)³

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

PM2.520WHO 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 Szydłowiec is 20.0 µg/m³. Of 203 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	20 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 10.7 · Feb 13.43 · Mar 19.78 · Apr 27.9 · May 30.14 · Jun 33.87 · Jul 35.3 · Aug 36.33 · Sep 34.72 · Oct 25.03 · Nov 19.43 · Dec 12.15 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -30.9 · Feb -23.67 · Mar -17.2 · Apr -5.94 · May -2.72 · Jun 4.3 · Jul 6.87 · Aug 6.58 · Sep 0.63 · Oct -9.82 · Nov -15.54 · Dec -21.34 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.9 · Feb -2.16 · Mar 2.17 · Apr 8.44 · May 13.85 · Jun 17.69 · Jul 20.16 · Aug 19.75 · Sep 14.45 · Oct 8.35 · Nov 3.44 · Dec -1.61 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Szydłowiec?

The published population was 16,832 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	16,832 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Szydłowiec

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.

Swarzędz as a Szydłowiec alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 1.1% Swarzędz vs 12.1% Szydłowiec−91%
Residents: 57,433 Swarzędz vs 16,832 Szydłowiec+241%
Median gross pay, region: €2,018 Swarzędz vs €1,642 Szydłowiec+23%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,306 Swarzędz vs 1,403 Szydłowiec−7%

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Alternative cities in Poland

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Szydłowiec 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; Szydłowiec'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 Szydłowiec?

The published population was 16,832 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

Is the air quality good in Szydłowiec?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 20 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 (EEA).

How safe is Szydłowiec?

What is the unemployment rate in Szydłowiec?

The unemployment rate is 12.1 % (2025). Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank.

What is the typical salary around Szydłowiec?

The median gross salary is 1,642 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

Is Szydłowiec a good place to live?

Szydłowiec 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Szydłowiec, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c34ba51847c66fa811aaa2aa27e7fbe2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/szydlowiec/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Szydłowiec, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c34ba51847c66fa811aaa2aa27e7fbe2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pl/szydlowiec/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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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 (EEA) 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
Orange Poland mobile plan orange.pl · checked 2026-09-15
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-05
Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-08-05

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