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Living in Horta

In Horta, average gross earnings are €1,380 a month (2024) and rents in new contracts average €4.56 per m² a month (2026).

In 2021, Horta had a population of 14,331. The nearest airport was HOR, 7.3 km away, with 5 listed destinations in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2318 sources

Population14,331people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,380EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent4.56EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 26% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Recorded crime2,750incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — about the sameOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022
PM2.5, annual mean3.43µg/m³country median 6.2 — 44% belowIndependent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found

Cheaper rent than 79% of Portuguese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 89% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Horta.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Horta?

Average net cold rent is 4.56 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): 4.56 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt14
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Horta recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Horta€4.56
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 plan13Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.56 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt14Official

Is Horta 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 worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%
Skilled employee65%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 57–73%
Student64%strong on cost, weak on education · range 55–73%
Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–67%
Retirement70%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 61–79%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 274 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.56 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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,380 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)1Official

What does a salary buy in Horta?

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€601of €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€4.56/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €274
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€601
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Horta Salary needed to live in Horta

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Horta. 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
Register Search jobs
Open the Portugal service overview

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents400 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 Horta 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 guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Horta?

Police recorded 2,750 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: 2,750 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 citiesHorta highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Horta highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240
Lisbon5,090
Almada3,580
Amadora3,330
Matosinhos2,910
Loures2,800
Horta2,750
Cascais2,700
Sintra2,640
Vila Nova de Gaia2,570
Braga2,440
Oeiras2,380
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,750 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — about the same31 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat9Official
Nearest airportHOR13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport7.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 3.43 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 9.31 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Horta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.43 µg/m³ · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found18
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in PortugalAnnual PM2.5 in Horta is 3.4 µg/m³. Of 72 cities with data, 27 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM10 — annual mean9.31 µg/m³country median 18.62024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found18Independent
PM2.5 — annual mean3.43 µg/m³country median 6.22024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found18Independent
Average daytime high by monthJan 16.9 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 16.9 · Apr 17.8 · May 19.2 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 21.9 · Nov 19.3 · Dec 17.8 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação HORTA (Observatório Príncipe Alberto do Mónaco) (nº 506)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 12.9 · Feb 12.2 · Mar 12.5 · Apr 13.1 · May 14.4 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 19 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 17.2 · Nov 15.1 · Dec 13.6 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação HORTA (Observatório Príncipe Alberto do Mónaco) (nº 506)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 14.9 · Feb 14.5 · Mar 14.7 · Apr 15.5 · May 16.8 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 23 · Sep 22 · Oct 19.5 · Nov 17.2 · Dec 15.7 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação HORTA (Observatório Príncipe Alberto do Mónaco) (nº 506)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 105.4 · Feb 92.8 · Mar 113.7 · Apr 77.2 · May 77.7 · Jun 59 · Jul 41.8 · Aug 47.8 · Sep 87.9 · Oct 132.2 · Nov 111.9 · Dec 139.7 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação HORTA (Observatório Príncipe Alberto do Mónaco) (nº 506)6Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Seixal ±2.2 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±2.6 °C, Ventura (United States) ±3.2 °C, Messina (Italy) ±2.7 °C, Houston (United States) ±5.1 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±5.1 °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 173.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 82.8 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Horta?

The published population was 14,331 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 area173.1 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official
Foreign residents934 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.17Independent
Population density82.81 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.11Official
Population14,331 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official

International community in Horta

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
Total14,331100.0%
Portuguesa13,50194.2%
Estrangeira8305.8%
América3482.4%
Europa2541.8%
África1861.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1831.3%
Brasil1260.9%
Estados Unidos da América1220.9%
Canadá770.5%
Outros países - Europa710.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Angola590.4%
Cabo Verde540.4%
Alemanha520.4%
Reino Unido450.3%
Moçambique390.3%
Ásia370.3%
França350.2%
Itália250.2%
Espanha220.2%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)220.2%
China190.1%
Outros países - Ásia140.1%
África do Sul140.1%
Outros países - América130.1%
Outros países - África100.1%
Ucrânia90.1%
Suíça80.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe80.1%
Bélgica70.0%
Federação da Rússia60.0%
Oceânia50.0%
Argentina50.0%
Austrália50.0%
Dinamarca50.0%
Venezuela50.0%
Croácia40.0%
Índia40.0%
Grécia30.0%
Roménia30.0%
Guiné-Bissau20.0%
Outros20.0%
Chéquia10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Moldávia10.0%
Polónia10.0%
Suécia10.0%

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
Total14,331100.0%
Portuguesa13,87696.8%
Estrangeira4553.2%
Europa2291.6%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1631.1%
América1521.1%
Brasil750.5%
Outros países - Europa660.5%
Alemanha440.3%
Reino Unido440.3%
África410.3%
Show 30 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Estados Unidos da América410.3%
Canadá330.2%
Ásia310.2%
Cabo Verde290.2%
Itália240.2%
França230.2%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)230.2%
China220.2%
Espanha210.1%
Suíça120.1%
Outros países - Ásia80.1%
Bélgica80.1%
África do Sul70.0%
Ucrânia60.0%
Dinamarca50.0%
Croácia40.0%
Argentina30.0%
Grécia30.0%
Irlanda30.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe30.0%
Outros países - África20.0%
Oceânia20.0%
Austrália20.0%
Federação da Rússia20.0%
Suécia20.0%
Outros20.0%
Chéquia10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Índia10.0%
Polónia10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Horta

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.

Cities near Horta

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

Madalena 9.6 km away
Rent
5.31 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31

Alternative cities in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Estremoz14,318 residentsSines14,238 residentsCadaval14,228 residentsFeira14,174 residentsCarnaxide14,501 residentsGouveia14,046 residents

How does Horta compare?

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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; Horta'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 Horta?

The published population was 14,331 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Horta?

Average net cold rent is 4.56 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 319 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Horta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found.

How safe is Horta?

Police recorded 2,750 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.

How many foreign residents live in Horta?

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

Is Horta a good place to live?

Horta 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 Horta?

Madalena is near Horta. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Horta?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,501 people (94.2%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Horta, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ade1dbb348758b0e1f7d7da216b30fac]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/horta/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Horta, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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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 HORTA (Observatório Príncipe Alberto do Mónaco) (nº 506) 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. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  10. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  2. Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
  3. Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
  4. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
  5. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  6. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  7. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  8. official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found aqportal.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-15

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