Emilia-RomagnaParma

Parma

Livability 8.7/10 · 199,450 residents · official site ↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 91% of factors · 10/11 factors
based on 75% of factors · 6/8 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 7/7 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
  • Hospital care is close by — about 0.8km away.
  • Plenty of daily life within reach — 199 places to eat within 5km.
  • Well connected by rail — a station about 0.9km away.
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Parma Airport (PMF), about 3.7km away.
  • An established international community — 678 residents from Western countries already here.
Depends on you
  • A sizeable town — around 199,450 residents — with city-style amenities and pace.
  • A younger community than most Italian towns — median age about 47.
Working against it
  • Some earthquake history here, the strongest around M4.9 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

Population199,450
Median age47
Under 1521.7%
Over 6522.9%
Foreign residents34,019 (17.1%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (198,693 → 199,450)+0.38%+757
Natural change (1,430 births − 2,031 deaths)-601
International migration (2,065 arrived − 582 left)+1,483
Internal migration (4,617 arrived − 4,742 left)-125

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: 198,1212050: 214,095 (+8.06%)

Age structure

Male Female
02.0k4.1k6.1k8.1k0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Natural hazards

Earthquakes (last 20 yrs)19 recorded, strongest M4.92 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)€850–4,400/m²
Rent€3.2–12.7/m²·mo
Central€1,000–4,400/m² · €6.4–12.7/m²·mo
Semi-central€1,150–3,600/m² · €4–10.3/m²·mo
Suburban€1,100–2,650/m² · €4–9.7/m²·mo
Outskirts€850–2,700/m² · €3.2–8/m²·mo
Rural€850–1,200/m² · €4.3–6/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 airportParma Airport (PMF) · 3.7 km · Regional
International hubVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN) · 79.3 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 / fitness0.1km
Golf course4.1km
Park / green space0.3km
Sports pitch229 within 5km
Tennis court0.8km
Spa / saunanone nearby
Playground0.4km
Swimming pool0.9km
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
36 / 75 / 88
Pharmacies
22 / 47 / 51
Restaurants
109 / 173 / 208
Cafés / bars
187 / 284 / 313
Banks / ATMs
46 / 89 / 94
Post offices
10 / 19 / 19
Doctors
12 / 18 / 18
Clinics
2 / 5 / 6
Dentists
9 / 20 / 21
Schools
12 / 51 / 57
Hospital
6 / 16 / 16
Beach
  • Beach (in Mezzano Superiore)
    ~35 min driving (26.1 km by road)
Bus stopIn town (0.0km)
Train stationNearby (0.9km)

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

Romania4752
Philippines2834
Moldova2829
Albania2702
Nigeria2207
Tunisia2157
Ukraine1456
Morocco1196
Ghana1174
Pakistan1093
Ivory Coast974
China950
India891
Senegal746
Cameroon709
Bangladesh580
Dominican Republic340
Peru324
Egypt273
Spain258
Ethiopia, France, Mali, Brazil, Russia, Colombia, Iran, Poland, Guinea, Ecuador, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Algeria, Sri Lanka, Greece, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sudan, Lebanon, Cuba, United Kingdom, Portugal, Somalia, Eritrea, North Macedonia, Togo, Belgium, Turkey, Germany, Venezuela, United States of America, Congo, Argentina, DR Congo, Belarus, Hungary, Japan, Syria, Kosovo, Gabon, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Ireland, Myanmar, Georgia, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Benin, Chile, Indonesia, Netherlands, Thailand, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq, Slovakia, South Korea, Liberia, Palestine, Austria, Kenya, Czech Republic, Angola, Rwanda, Serbia, Libya, Switzerland, Jordan, Sweden, Canada, Tanzania, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Denmark, Guinea-Bissau, Uruguay, Vietnam, Burundi, Nepal, Niger, New Zealand, Chad, Finland, Norway, Australia, Bolivia, Montenegro, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Malta, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Costa Rica, Haiti, Nicaragua, Uganda, Guyana, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mongolia, South Africa, …5,574

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Christian (Orthodox)9153
Muslim6448
Mixed Christian / Muslim4909
Christian1174
Buddhist / Non-religious950
Hindu/Sikh891
Christian (Catholic)145

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 1 days — actively maintained
Online servicesANPR registry, CIE login, PagoPA payments, SPID login
Events & cultureActive local events/festivals mentioned
Schools & childcarecurrent enrolments, primary school, school canteen (current school year)
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 comune51 nurseries · 35 primaries · 20 middle schools · 30 high schools
80 state · 56 private · MIUR 2026/27
High schools: ist prof industria e artigianato, ist prof per i servizi alberghieri e ristorazione, ist prof per i servizi commerciali e turistici, istituto d'arte, istituto magistrale, istituto superiore
Higher educationUniversity town · ~28,000 students

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 Parma

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 →