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Living in Baião

In Baião, average gross earnings are €1,182 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €4.00 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 3.3% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 3.27% in June 2026. Baião had a population of 20,522 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2324 sources

Population20,522people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,182EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent4EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 35% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate3.27%country median 2.3% — 40% aboveIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime2,200incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 19% belowOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Cheaper rent than 87% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 86% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 82% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Baião?

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 PortugalNational rates and thresholds that apply in Baião.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Baião?

Average net cold rent is 4 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 4 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt12
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Baião recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€15
Net rent across major citiesBaião highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Baião highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Baião€4.00
Show the other 6 cities
Amadora€13.00
Matosinhos€11.98
Loures€11.73
Sintra€11.24
Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61
Porto€10.15
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MEO fixed fibre7Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan11Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt12Official

Is Baião 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.

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–69%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–73%
Student63%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 54–72%
Family69%strong on family, weak on education · range 61–77%
Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 240 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2026-Q1

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Baião?

The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.27 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202624
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Baião is 3.3%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,182 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)1Official
Unemployment rate3.27 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202624Independent

What does a salary buy in Baião?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Portugal median gross pay: €1,099 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€635of €920 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€920
Rent, 60 m²€4.00/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €240
Internet€30 · official · MEO fixed fibre · 2026-09-30− €30
Mobile plan€15 · official · Vodafone Portugal mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €15
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€635
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Baião Salary needed to live in Baião

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP)

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents160 per 100,0002024Official INE Statistics of Health Personnel indicator 0012837: physicians per 1,000 inhabitants by municipality of residence. Exact municipality row selected by INE DICO geocod; value converted to the requested per-100k unit.8Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Baião 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.

Safety

How safe is Baião?

Police recorded 2,200 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 2,200 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223
Recorded crime across major citiesBaião highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Baião highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240
Lisbon5,090
Almada3,580
Amadora3,330
Matosinhos2,910
Loures2,800
Cascais2,700
Sintra2,640
Vila Nova de Gaia2,570
Braga2,440
Oeiras2,380
Baião2,200
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,200 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,73031 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was VRL, 28.8 km away in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportVRL13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport28.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

PLA search route through Portal da Oferta Formativa — State Language Course

AIMA / Portal da Oferta Formativa

For migrants seeking Portuguese as a non-native language.

PortugueseCost varies
Open official information

Português Língua de Acolhimento (PLA) — State Language Course

AIMA / DGEstE public-school network / IEFP / Centros Qualifica

For migrants aged 16 or older whose mother tongue is not Portuguese, residence-permit holders, people with pending residence/protection/NISS evidence.

PortugueseCEFR A1–B2Cost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Baião.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 11 · Feb 12.8 · Mar 15.7 · Apr 17.3 · May 20.5 · Jun 24.1 · Jul 26.7 · Aug 27 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 19.7 · Nov 14.2 · Dec 11.6 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.6 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 7.6 · May 10.1 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 4.5 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 7.3 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 11 · Apr 12.4 · May 15.3 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 15 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 8 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 196 · Feb 129.3 · Mar 133.2 · Apr 134.2 · May 93.5 · Jun 37.6 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 29.7 · Sep 72.6 · Oct 162.6 · Nov 183.4 · Dec 194.2 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657)6Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Barcelos ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±2.9 °C, Reims (France) ±2.9 °C, Ventura (United States) ±2.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±3.3 °C, Santiago de Compostela (Spain) ±1.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 174.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 117.6 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Baião?

The published population was 20,522 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area174.5 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official
Foreign residents209 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.23Independent
Population density117.6 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.10Official
Population20,522 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official

International community in Baião

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19

Published groupPeopleShare
Total17,534100.0%
Portuguesa17,10597.6%
Estrangeira4292.4%
Europa2091.2%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1510.9%
América1080.6%
Brasil950.5%
África870.5%
França860.5%
Outros países - Europa580.3%
Angola560.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Suíça380.2%
Ásia220.1%
Moçambique200.1%
Espanha170.1%
Alemanha150.1%
Bélgica140.1%
Bangladeche110.1%
Luxemburgo100.1%
Venezuela100.1%
Outros90.1%
Outros países - Ásia70.0%
Reino Unido70.0%
Outros países - África60.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)40.0%
África do Sul40.0%
Oceânia30.0%
Outros países - Oceânia30.0%
Roménia30.0%
Ucrânia30.0%
Outros países - América20.0%
China20.0%
Índia20.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Federação da Rússia10.0%
Suécia10.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe10.0%
Estados Unidos da América10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Citizenship

Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19

Published groupPeopleShare
Total17,534100.0%
Portuguesa17,37799.1%
Estrangeira1570.9%
América720.4%
Brasil640.4%
Europa450.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)270.2%
Ásia200.1%
Outros países - Europa180.1%
África170.1%
Bangladeche110.1%
Show 26 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
França90.1%
Suíça70.0%
Venezuela70.0%
Angola60.0%
Outros países - África50.0%
Moçambique50.0%
China40.0%
Reino Unido40.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)40.0%
Outros40.0%
Outros países - Ásia30.0%
Oceânia30.0%
Outros países - Oceânia30.0%
Luxemburgo30.0%
Roménia30.0%
Alemanha20.0%
Espanha20.0%
Índia20.0%
Ucrânia20.0%
Bélgica10.0%
Itália10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Federação da Rússia10.0%
Suécia10.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe10.0%
Estados Unidos da América10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Alternatives for people set on Baião

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.

Valongo as a Baião alternative in the same region

39 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 101,464 Valongo vs 20,522 Baião+394%
  • Rent: €8.24/m² Valongo vs €4.00/m² Baiãono percentage
  • Unemployment: 2.7% Valongo vs 3.3% Baião−18%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,850 Valongo vs 2,200 Baião−16%
  • Nearest airport: 16.8 km Valongo vs 28.8 km Baião−42%
Full comparisonMore about Valongo

Póvoa de Varzim as a Baião alternative in the same country

65 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 63,408 Póvoa de Varzim vs 20,522 Baião+209%
  • Rent: €8.78/m² Póvoa de Varzim vs €4.00/m² Baiãono percentage
  • Unemployment: 2.7% Póvoa de Varzim vs 3.3% Baião−19%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,930 Póvoa de Varzim vs 2,200 Baião−12%
  • Nearest airport: 17.2 km Póvoa de Varzim vs 28.8 km Baião−40%
Full comparisonMore about Póvoa de Varzim

Cities near Baião

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Valadares 4.9 km away
Rent
9.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Resende 10.2 km away
Rent
2.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Cinfães 11.9 km away
Rent
4.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Amarante 12.0 km away
Rent
4.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Perafita 18.6 km away
Rent
9.19 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Baião, nearest in population first.

All Portugal cities
Cacém20,429 residentsMealhada20,428 residentsCinfães20,427 residentsElvas20,706 residentsLaranjeiro20,780 residentsEntroncamento20,206 residents

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Baião in rankings

#2 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Portugal

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 18, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: PLNM (Português Língua Não Materna). How to enrol a child (gov.pt).

A country-wide rule for Portugal; Baião'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 Baião?

The published population was 20,522 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Baião?

Average net cold rent is 4 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 280 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Baião?

Police recorded 2,200 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022.

What is the unemployment rate in Baião?

The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Baião?

209 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Baião a good place to live?

Baião 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 Baião?

Valadares, Marco de Canaveses, Marco de Canavezes, Resende, Cinfães are near Baião. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Baião?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,105 people (97.6%) in the source-defined population for 2021-04-19. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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Sources

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  1. INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
  2. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  3. INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022 INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-31
  4. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  5. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  6. IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LUZIM (nº 657) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
  7. MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
  8. Official INE Statistics of Health Personnel indicator 0012837: physicians per 1,000 inhabitants by municipality of residence. Exact municipality row selected by INE DICO geocod; value converted to the requested per-100k unit. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  9. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  10. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
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  1. Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
  2. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
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  4. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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  14. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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