Living in Ustka

In Ustka, unemployment is 3.6% (2025).

The unemployment rate was 3.6% at the end of 2025. Monthly mean temperatures were 0.7°C in January and 17.8°C in July. The city covered 11 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,224 people per km² in 2024. The foreign population count was 39 in March 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population14,321people31 Mar 2021Official source · Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)

Median gross salary (region)1,828EUR/month27 Aug 2026Official source · bdl.stat.gov.pl

Unemployment rate3.6%country median 4.4% — 18% belowOfficial source · Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025

Recorded crime1,381incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Crime ascertained by the Police, total per 1,000 population (P2290)

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³country median 16.0 — 31% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 69% of Polish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Polish city that publishes it and cleaner air than 97% of Polish cities that publish it.

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

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 Ustka.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ustka. 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 citiesUstka 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 internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	10.4 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Orange Poland mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market

Is Ustka a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on housing · range 39–59%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–70%

Student48%strong on safety, weak on education · range 36–60%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–69%

Retirement44%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 32–56%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ustka?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (2025). Source: Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹²

Unemployment across cities in PolandUnemployment in Ustka is 3.6%. Of 632 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Ustka 3.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,828 EUR/month	27 Aug 2026	bdl.stat.gov.pl¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.6 %country median 4.4%	31 Dec 2025	Local Data Bank — Share of registered unemployed persons in the working-age population by sex, total, 2025¹²Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ustka. 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

Search jobs

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

Safety

How safe is Ustka?

Police recorded 1,381 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 citiesUstka 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	1,381 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	47 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	GDN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	106 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ustka. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ustka.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 43.9 mm in January and 74.9 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Ustka?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2019) — 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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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3°-1°

4°-1°

6°1°

11°4°

15°8°

19°12°

22°14°

22°15°

18°11°

13°7°

8°3°

4°0°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.511WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1015WHO 15 · EU 40

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 Ustka is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 203 cities with data, 32 have annual PM2.5 of 16 to under 17 µg/m³.

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Ustka 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Słupsk, ul. Kniaziewicza)³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2019	European Environment Agency⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.8 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 11 · May 15.1 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, USTKA, 1991-2020⁹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.4 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 4.1 · May 8 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 14.5 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.1 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, USTKA, 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.7 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 7.1 · May 11.2 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 2.1 °C	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, USTKA, 1991-2020⁸Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 43.9 · Feb 37 · Mar 39 · Apr 26.6 · May 43.8 · Jun 55.9 · Jul 74.9 · Aug 85.7 · Sep 74.7 · Oct 75.7 · Nov 57.1 · Dec 52.6 mm	31 Dec 2020	IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, USTKA, 1991-2020¹¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time5 published observations, 2015–2019

10.5

12.8

15.2

17.5

11.0201520172019

Annual PM2.5 fell 21.4% between 2015 and 2019, from 14.0 to 11.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ustka?

The published population was 14,321 people in March 2021. Source: Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	11 km²	31 Dec 2024	GUS BDL / GUGiK area variable 2018⁶Official
Foreign residents	39 people	31 Mar 2021	GUS BDL / NSP 2021 non-Polish citizenship variable 1653367⁷Official
Population density	1,224 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible gmina density for Ustka: population total 2024 / official area_2024, rounded to the metric contract precision 0.¹⁸Official
Population	14,321 people	31 Mar 2021	Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182)¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Ustka

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.

Pruszków as an Ustka alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.3% Pruszków vs 3.6% Ustka−36%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,778 Pruszków vs 1,381 Ustka+29%
Nearest airport: 11.0 km Pruszków vs 106.0 km Ustka−90%
Median gross pay, region: €2,036 Pruszków vs €1,828 Ustka+11%

Full comparison More about Pruszków

Alternative cities in Poland

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

All Poland cities

Radzymin14,314 residents Poddębice14,277 residents Ożarów Mazowiecki14,375 residents Świdwin14,217 residents Skarszewy14,434 residents Klucze14,206 residents

How does Ustka compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ustka 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; Ustka's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Ustka part of Słupsk?

Ustka is in the published commuting zone of Słupsk; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Słupsk city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁵

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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 Ustka?

The published population was 14,321 people in March 2021. Source: Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182).

Is the air quality good in Ustka?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2019) — 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 Ustka?

What is the unemployment rate in Ustka?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 % (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 Ustka?

The median gross salary is 1,828 EUR/month. Source: bdl.stat.gov.pl.

How many foreign residents live in Ustka?

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

Is Ustka a good place to live?

Ustka 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 Ustka part of Słupsk?

Ustka is in the published commuting zone of Słupsk; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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  title = {Ustka, Poland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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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
EEA air quality statistics — PL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Słupsk, ul. Kniaziewicza) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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
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
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, USTKA, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, USTKA, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
IMGW-PIB climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, USTKA, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27

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IMGW-PIB climate normal — monthly total precipitation, USTKA, 1991-2020 IMGW-PIB climate normal · klimat.imgw.pl · checked 2026-07-27
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
Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 — miejscowości, ludność ogółem (P4182) Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2021 · bdl.stat.gov.pl · checked 2026-10-07
Netia 600 Mbps fixed internet netia.pl · checked 2026-09-15
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 Ustka: 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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