Living in Santo Tirso
In Santo Tirso, average gross earnings are €1,375 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €6.09 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.4% (2026).
There were 520 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Santo Tirso is in Portugal; its population was 71,530 in 2021. For Santo Tirso, the unemployment rate was 2.42% in June 2026.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Santo Tirso?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Santo Tirso?
Average net cold rent is 6.09 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): 6.09 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt15
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre9Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan14Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 40 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2026 | Andante / Transportes Metropolitanos do Porto1Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.09 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt15Official |
Is Santo Tirso 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 365 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.09 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Santo Tirso?
The unemployment rate is about 2.4 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.42 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626
Santo Tirso 2.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,375 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)3Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.42 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626Independent |
What does a salary buy in Santo Tirso?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentTransportInternetMobileLeft 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€6.09/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €365 |
| Public transport pass€40 · official · Andante / Transportes Metropolitanos do Porto · 2026-12-31 | − €40 |
| Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city | — |
| Internet€30 · official · MEO fixed fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €30 |
| Mobile plan€15 · official · Vodafone Portugal mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €15 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €470 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Santo Tirso. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Santo Tirso. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 520 per 100,000 | 2024 | 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.10Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Santo Tirso 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 guideSafety
How safe is Santo Tirso?
Police recorded 2,030 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: 2,030 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,030 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 | 31 Dec 2022 | INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Santo Tirso. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Annual NO₂ was 10.4 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 20.5 µg/m³ in 2024.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Santo Tirso 20.5
annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 10.41 µg/m³country median 10.5 — about the same | 2024 | official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found27Independent |
| PM10 — annual mean | 20.46 µg/m³country median 18.6 | 2024 | official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found27Independent |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 14 · Feb 15 · Mar 17 · Apr 18.1 · May 20.3 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.8 · Sep 23.5 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 16.8 · Dec 14.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 6.4 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 8.8 · Apr 10.1 · May 12.3 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 15.5 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 7.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 10.2 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 12.9 · Apr 14.1 · May 16.3 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 19.9 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 16.8 · Nov 13.1 · Dec 11.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 151 · Feb 97.8 · Mar 101.1 · Apr 95.5 · May 85.6 · Jun 33.7 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 29.3 · Sep 68.2 · Oct 148.9 · Nov 165.9 · Dec 153.3 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)8Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Portugal: Barcelos ±2.2 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±1.6 °C, Barakaldo (Spain) ±1.0 °C, Bilbao (Spain) ±1.0 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.0 °C, Lugo (Spain) ±2.9 °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 136 km² in 2021. Population density was 526 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Santo Tirso?
The published population was 71,530 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4
By nationality
National passport98.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 136 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,138 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.25Independent |
| Population density | 526 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.13Official |
| Population | 71,530 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official |
International community in Santo Tirso
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 67,709 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 64,474 | 95.2% |
| Estrangeira | 3,235 | 4.8% |
| Europa | 1,454 | 2.1% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 1,219 | 1.8% |
| América | 998 | 1.5% |
| Brasil | 723 | 1.1% |
| França | 678 | 1.0% |
| África | 674 | 1.0% |
| Alemanha | 384 | 0.6% |
| Angola | 353 | 0.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outros países - Europa | 235 | 0.3% |
| Venezuela | 220 | 0.3% |
| Moçambique | 139 | 0.2% |
| Ásia | 98 | 0.1% |
| Suíça | 93 | 0.1% |
| Ucrânia | 72 | 0.1% |
| África do Sul | 70 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 54 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - África | 46 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 36 | 0.1% |
| China | 30 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 30 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 30 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - América | 29 | 0.0% |
| Reino Unido | 25 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 24 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 21 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 14 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 14 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 14 | 0.0% |
| Moldávia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 12 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 11 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 11 | 0.0% |
| Bangladeche | 10 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 9 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 7 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 7 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 5 | 0.0% |
| Paquistão | 5 | 0.0% |
| Hungria | 4 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 4 | 0.0% |
| Grécia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lituânia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Eslováquia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bulgária | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 1 | 0.0% |
| Letónia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 67,709 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 66,666 | 98.5% |
| Estrangeira | 1,043 | 1.5% |
| América | 546 | 0.8% |
| Brasil | 459 | 0.7% |
| Europa | 287 | 0.4% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 200 | 0.3% |
| África | 122 | 0.2% |
| Outros países - Europa | 87 | 0.1% |
| Ásia | 87 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 62 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 59 | 0.1% |
| França | 57 | 0.1% |
| Alemanha | 42 | 0.1% |
| Ucrânia | 42 | 0.1% |
| China | 38 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 32 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 28 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 22 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 22 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - América | 17 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 17 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 16 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 13 | 0.0% |
| Bangladeche | 12 | 0.0% |
| Suíça | 10 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Reino Unido | 7 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 7 | 0.0% |
| Moçambique | 6 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 6 | 0.0% |
| Hungria | 5 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 4 | 0.0% |
| Moldávia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 4 | 0.0% |
| Paquistão | 4 | 0.0% |
| Grécia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lituânia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Eslováquia | 3 | 0.0% |
| África do Sul | 3 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Letónia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bulgária | 1 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chéquia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 1 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6
Alternatives for people set on Santo Tirso
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.
Amarante as a Santo Tirso alternative in the same region
34 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Rent: €4.63/m² Amarante vs €6.09/m² Santo Tirso−24%
- Unemployment: 2.9% Amarante vs 2.4% Santo Tirso+18%
- Nearest airport: 29.9 km Amarante vs 20.0 km Santo Tirso+49%
- Residents: 52,264 Amarante vs 71,530 Santo Tirso−27%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,010 Amarante vs 2,030 Santo Tirsosame level
Pombal as a Santo Tirso alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 159 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Nearest airport: 109.7 km Pombal vs 20.0 km Santo Tirso+449%
- Unemployment: 1.8% Pombal vs 2.4% Santo Tirso−25%
- Rent: €5.56/m² Pombal vs €6.09/m² Santo Tirso−9%
- Residents: 55,217 Pombal vs 71,530 Santo Tirso−23%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,100 Pombal vs 2,030 Santo Tirso+3%
Cities near Santo Tirso
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 5.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 7.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 6.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Salary
- 1,258 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Santo Tirso, nearest in population first.
How does Santo Tirso 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; Santo Tirso's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Santo Tirso?
The published population was 71,530 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).
How much does it cost to rent in Santo Tirso?
Average net cold rent is 6.09 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 426 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.
How safe is Santo Tirso?
Police recorded 2,030 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 Santo Tirso?
The unemployment rate is about 2.4 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Santo Tirso?
1,138 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..
How much is public transport in Santo Tirso?
A monthly transport pass is 40 EUR/month. Source: Andante / Transportes Metropolitanos do Porto.
Is Santo Tirso a good place to live?
Santo Tirso 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 Santo Tirso?
São Miguel do Couto, Ferreiros, Bougado, Aves, Trofa are near Santo Tirso. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Santo Tirso?
The official country of birth distribution records 64,474 people (95.2%) 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). Santo Tirso, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cfabaff4143e7c41108c34f665efeb02]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/santo-tirso/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Andante / Transportes Metropolitanos do Porto andante.pt · checked 2026-09-13
- Collected source ine.pt · checked 2026-08-04
- INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
- INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
- 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
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
- IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
- MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- 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
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- OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
- 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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- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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- 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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