CalabriaReggio di Calabria

Gioia Tauro

Livability 7.0/10 · 19,324 residents · official site ↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional
based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 91% of factors · 10/11 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 75% of factors · 6/8 factors

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
  • Well connected by rail — a station about 0.1km away.
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), about 44.8km away.
Depends on you
  • A younger community than most Italian towns — median age about 43.
Working against it
  • No hospital shows up within reach in our mapping — worth checking where the nearest one actually is before committing.
  • Some earthquake history here, the strongest around M4.5 over the last 20 years — worth asking about a building's construction and any anti-seismic work.

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

People

Population19,324
Median age43
Under 1526.7%
Over 6519.3%
Foreign residents1,446 (7.5%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (19,301 → 19,324)+0.12%+23
Natural change (162 births − 185 deaths)-23
International migration (105 arrived − 30 left)+75
Internal migration (261 arrived − 290 left)-29

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.

ISTAT projection to 2050
2024: 19,2802050: 16,956 (-12.05%)

Age structure

Male Female
01903805707600–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Natural hazards

Earthquakes (last 20 yrs)13 recorded, strongest M4.51 were significant (M≥4.5)

Earthquakes from INGV (national seismic record); flood and landslide exposure from ISPRA IdroGEO (share of residents living in a mapped high-hazard zone). Wildfire history isn’t yet sourced. Always check the specific address of any property.

Property prices

Buy (sale)€295–890/m²
Rent€1.1–3.4/m²·mo
Central€405–890/m² · €1.6–3.4/m²·mo
Semi-central€350–800/m² · €1.3–3.2/m²·mo
Suburban€350–730/m² · €1.3–2.9/m²·mo
Outskirts€310–500/m² · €1.2–1.9/m²·mo
Rural€295–580/m² · €1.1–2.2/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 airportReggio Calabria Airport (REG) · 44.8 km · Regional
International hubLamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport (SUF) · 61.5 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 / fitness1.2km
Golf course2.3km
Park / green space0.1km
Sports pitch32 within 5km
Tennis court0.7km
Spa / saunanone nearby
Playground1.5km
Swimming pool0.4km
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
8 / 15 / 18
Pharmacies
2 / 3 / 4
Restaurants
4 / 11 / 19
Cafés / bars
7 / 15 / 15
Banks / ATMs
3 / 4 / 4
Schools
4 / 4 / 4
Post offices
  • 1.Post office (in Gioia Tauro)
    ~2 min driving (0.9 km by road)
  • 2.Marina di Gioia Tauro (in Gioia Tauro)
    ~5 min driving (2.2 km by road)
  • 3.Taureana (in Taureana di Palmi)
    ~12 min driving (7.1 km by road)
Doctors
  • 1.Studio Medico Catalano (in Gioia Tauro)
    ~1 min driving (0.3 km by road)
  • 2.Ema Surgical Service (in Gioia Tauro)
    ~1 min driving (0.6 km by road)
  • 3.Guardia Medica (in Nicotera)
    ~30 min driving (22.4 km by road)
Clinics
  • Regione Calabria n°27 (in Taurianova)
    ~25 min driving (19 km by road)
Hospital
  • Ospedale Giovanni XXIII (in Gioia Tauro)
    ~2 min driving (0.8 km by road)
Beach
  • Beach (in Ciambra di Palmi)
    ~6 min driving (3 km by road)
Dentists
No dentist found within 15 km radius
Bus stopIn town (0.2km)
Train stationIn town (0.1km)

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

Morocco292
Romania238
Ukraine171
Pakistan167
Senegal88
China79
Bulgaria55
Poland45
Nigeria41
Ghana39
Russia26
Mali19
Slovakia18
Cuba15
Algeria11
Bangladesh11
Georgia10
Guinea10
Tunisia9
Argentina7
France, Gambia, Moldova, Spain, Burkina Faso, Albania, Eritrea, Philippines, North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Belarus, India, Lithuania, Serbia, …95

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim585
Christian (Orthodox)471
Buddhist / Non-religious79
Mixed Christian / Muslim45
Christian39
Hindu/Sikh3
Christian (Catholic)1

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 4 days — actively maintained
Online servicesANPR registry, CIE login, PagoPA payments
Events & cultureActive local events/festivals mentioned
Schools & childcarenursery (current school year)

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 comune13 nurseries · 7 primaries · 1 middle school · 5 high schools
17 state · 9 private · MIUR 2026/27
High schools: ist tec commerciale e per geometri, istituto superiore, istituto tecnico industriale, scuola sec. secondo grado non statale
UniversityNearest: Università Telematica della Calabria · 7.4 km

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 Gioia Tauro

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 →