In the province of Salerno, the cost of renting the same theoretical home varies sharply between the coast and the interior. A comparison based on official rent values and declared incomes puts Cetara at the top of the provincial ranking, with a reference rent equal to 35% of average net income, and Cuccaro Vetere at the opposite end, at about 8%.
The comparison concerns an 80-square-metre home under standard residential rent assumptions. It uses central OMI rental values for the second half of 2025 and average net income based on tax declarations for tax year 2024. The analysis covers 142 municipalities in the province of Salerno with quoted rents.
Cetara highest, Cuccaro Vetere lowest
Cetara has the highest reported rent burden in the province at 35% of average net income, corresponding to a monthly reference rent of approximately 520 euros.
Cuccaro Vetere is at the opposite end of the comparison, with an incidence of approximately 8% and a reference rent of 104 euros per month. Its central OMI rent value is 1.30 euros per square metre per month, placing it among the lowest quoted rent levels in the province. The data sources identified for Cuccaro Vetere are OMI values and 2024 Department of Finance tax declarations.
Coast high, inland low — but rent and burden do not always move together
The highest burdens are concentrated in Amalfi Coast municipalities and some coastal Cilento towns. After Cetara, Castellabate is reported at 33%, Atrani at 32%, and Amalfi and Scala at 31%.
Salerno, the provincial capital, records a 22% incidence and an average reference rent of 392 euros per month.
A high rent does not automatically produce the highest income burden. Positano is reported at 368 euros per month but 15% of average net income, while Camerota has a lower rent of 280 euros but a higher incidence of 27%.
How to read these figures
This is a comparative indicator, not a survey of available rental listings. It applies the same 80-square-metre reference to every municipality in order to compare central OMI values against average taxpayer income.
That means the percentages describe the relationship between two averages in each town. They are not an affordability measure for every household, and they do not show how many homes are actually available for long-term rent in each municipality.
What the comparison does not show
The figures were reported by Il Mattino, InfoCilento and Quadrivo; the underlying municipality-by-municipality OMI and tax datasets were not independently retrieved for this article.
The comparison also does not establish how short-term tourism rentals affect local supply. The data use second-half 2025 rents and 2024 income declarations, so they may not represent current 2026 market conditions.
