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Bolzano

Livability 8.2/10 · 106,901 residents · official site ↗

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Photo: Michael Paraskevas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 82% of factors · 9/11 factors
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 83% of factors · 5/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 62% of factors · 5/8 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional

Scores are 0–10, computed only from factors we have data for; coverage shows how complete that is. A low score means a poor fit for that group’s needs, not a bad town. Tap an audience to see what drove its score.

The honest read

Working in its favour
  • Hospital care is close by — about 2.8km away.
  • Plenty of daily life within reach — 187 places to eat within 5km.
  • Well connected by rail — a station about 0.4km away.
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Bolzano Airport (BZO), about 4.9km away.
  • An established international community — 1083 residents from Western countries already here.
Depends on you
  • The coast is close — about 9.8km to the nearest beach.
  • A sizeable town — around 106,901 residents — with city-style amenities and pace.
  • A younger community than most Italian towns — median age about 47.
Working against it

No significant drawbacks flagged by our current measures.

Written from the data on this page — this town's own ISTAT and OpenStreetMap figures, not editorial impressions.

People

Population106,901
Median age47
Under 1523.7%
Over 6524.4%
Foreign residents15,876 (14.9%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (106,568 → 106,901)+0.31%+333
Natural change (785 births − 1,078 deaths)-293
International migration (1,063 arrived − 441 left)+622
Internal migration (2,162 arrived − 2,158 left)+4

Arrivals and departures over the year, from the ISTAT demographic balance. International migration counts moves across Italy’s border; internal migration counts moves to and from other Italian comuni.

Long-range projections are published by ISTAT only for comuni over ~5,000 residents.

Age structure

Male Female
01.1k2.2k3.2k4.3k0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Property prices

Buy (sale)€1,950–8,600/m²
Rent€5.7–23.9/m²·mo
Central€2,900–8,600/m² · €9.7–23.9/m²·mo
Semi-central€1,950–4,900/m² · €5.7–17/m²·mo
Suburban€4,000–5,100/m² · €10.5–15.3/m²·mo
Rural€1,950–5,500/m² · €5.7–13.8/m²·mo

Agenzia delle Entrate - OMI · 2025 H2 · broad indicative €/m² ranges by OMI zone, not a valuation or a listing price. Always check the specific address and current listings for any property.

Air travel

Nearest airportBolzano Airport (BZO) · 4.9 km · Regional
International hubTreviso Airport (TSF) · 114.6 km · International

Nearest airport with scheduled passenger service (great-circle distance). Verified against OurAirports, Assaeroporti and Wikipedia — cargo-only and general-aviation fields are excluded. Check the airport site for current routes and timetables.

Leisure & facilities

Gym / fitness0.2km
Golf course9.1km
Park / green space0.1km
Sports pitch142 within 5km
Tennis court0.7km
Spa / sauna3.7km
Playground0.2km
Swimming pool0.2km
Walking / hiking pathsnone nearby

Mapped from OpenStreetMap; absence here means “not mapped,” which isn’t always the same as “not there.”

Daily life & distances (within 1 km / 3 km / 5 km)

Supermarkets
28 / 67 / 87
Pharmacies
11 / 33 / 41
Restaurants
85 / 156 / 201
Cafés / bars
102 / 223 / 262
Banks / ATMs
25 / 51 / 65
Post offices
3 / 9 / 13
Doctors
5 / 8 / 10
Clinics
1 / 5 / 8
Dentists
2 / 5 / 6
Schools
17 / 99 / 116
Hospital
  • Gesundheitssprengel Kardaun - Azienda Sanitaria Comprensorio Salto-Sciliar (in Kardaun - Cardano)
    ~9 min driving (4.2 km by road)
Beach
  • Beach (in Gand - Ganda)
    ~20 min driving (14.7 km by road)
Bus stopIn town (0.1km)
Train stationIn town (0.4km)

Counts show what’s mapped in OpenStreetMap within each ring. Where little is close, the nearest few are listed with an estimated drive time (a guide, not a measured route; typically ~1.5× the straight-line distance at rural speeds). Daily services are searched to 15 km; hospital and beach to 100 km.

Foreign community

Albania2540
Morocco1334
Pakistan1141
Romania1084
Ukraine852
China735
Germany672
Peru613
Bangladesh455
Iraq412
Moldova374
India309
Nigeria286
Tunisia286
Senegal267
Iran248
North Macedonia241
Colombia237
Afghanistan232
Kosovo224
Austria, Poland, Turkey, Ghana, Slovakia, Serbia, Dominican Republic, Russia, Croatia, Georgia, Cuba, Spain, Bulgaria, Brazil, Egypt, Gambia, Philippines, Hungary, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Bolivia, Czech Republic, Mali, Guinea, Armenia, Ivory Coast, Greece, United Kingdom, Venezuela, United States of America, Belarus, Ecuador, Syria, Argentina, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Paraguay, Portugal, Thailand, Mexico, Montenegro, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Chile, Sweden, Togo, Ethiopia, Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Cameroon, Palestine, Somalia, Israel, Vietnam, Lebanon, Ireland, Kenya, Niger, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Finland, Uzbekistan, Libya, Nicaragua, Norway, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Congo, Jordan, Latvia, Australia, Eritrea, Nepal, Benin, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Panama, DR Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, …3,334

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim4328
Mixed Christian / Muslim2826
Christian (Orthodox)2389
Buddhist / Non-religious735
Hindu/Sikh309
Christian147
Christian (Catholic)33

Estimated from the foreignresidents’ country of citizenship, not a religion census — a guide to the likely background of the foreign community, not a measured figure.

Civic vitality

Municipal siteUpdated in the last 2 days — actively maintained
Online servicesCIE login, online services, SPID login
Events & cultureActive local events/festivals mentioned
Visitor-friendlyEnglish-language pages

Read automatically from the comune’s own website — soft signals of how active the local administration is, not a verdict. Some towns use a shared regional portal, so a quiet site doesn’t always mean a quiet town. See the methodology.

Schools & education

Schools in the comune1 nursery · 22 primaries · 14 middle schools · 21 high schools
46 state · 12 private · MIUR 2026/27
High schools: ist prof per i servizi commerciali e turistici, istituto magistrale, istituto superiore, istituto tecnico commerciale, istituto tecnico industriale, istituto tecnico per geometri
Higher educationUniversity town

School counts from the MIUR Anagrafe scuole (presence by level, not a ranking). Universities and conservatories/academies from the MIUR institution lists; nearby university presence from OpenStreetMap. A student presence often means more rentals and services.

What’s around Bolzano

Nearby features by direction and distance — what we could locate, nothing guessed.

Sources: ISTAT↗ · OpenStreetMap↗ · Comune site↗ · Photo↗ · Updated October 9, 2026 · How we know this →