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Portopalo di Capo Passero

Livability 6.2/10 · 3,890 residents · official site ↗

Portopalo di Capo Passero — 96010 Portopalo di Capo Passero SR, Italy - panoramio.jpg1/10
Photo: trolvag · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons↗

Who this town suits

based on 83% of factors · 5/6 factors
based on 83% of factors · 10/12 factors
based on 75% of factors · 6/8 factors
based on 80% of factors · 8/10 factors
based on 33% of factors · 2/6 factors · provisional
based on 67% of factors · 6/9 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 73% of factors · 8/11 factors
based on 50% of factors · 4/8 factors · provisional
based on 67% of factors · 4/6 factors
based on 83% of factors · 5/6 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
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within reach — Comiso Airport (CIY), about 58.2km away.
Depends on you
  • A younger community than most Italian towns — median age about 46.
Working against it
  • No hospital shows up within reach in our mapping — worth checking where the nearest one actually is before committing.

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

People

Population3,890
Median age46
Under 1524.1%
Over 6522.5%
Foreign residents153 (3.9%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (3,877 → 3,890)+0.34%+13
Natural change (21 births − 32 deaths)-11
International migration (78 arrived − 28 left)+50
Internal migration (71 arrived − 97 left)-26

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
041821231640–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Natural hazards

Earthquakes (last 20 yrs)3 recorded, strongest M4

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)€390–1,100/m²
Rent€1.4–4.4/m²·mo
Central€490–910/m² · €1.9–3.8/m²·mo
Semi-central€425–780/m² · €1.6–2.7/m²·mo
Suburban€435–1,100/m² · €1.7–4.4/m²·mo
Outskirts€390–860/m² · €1.4–3.6/m²·mo
Rural€415–620/m² · €1.6–2.4/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 airportComiso Airport (CIY) · 58.2 km · Regional
International hubCatania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) · 87.3 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 / fitness0.2km
Golf coursenone nearby
Park / green space0.4km
Sports pitch8 within 5km
Tennis court0.4km
Spa / saunanone nearby
Playground0.2km
Swimming pool0.3km
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
3 / 3 / 5
Restaurants
12 / 17 / 18
Cafés / bars
11 / 11 / 15
Schools
2 / 2 / 5
Beach
1 / 2 / 4
Pharmacies
  • 1.Farmacia D'Agata (in Portopalo di Capo Passero)
    ~1 min driving (0.2 km by road)
  • 2.Farmacia del Borgo (in Pachino)
    ~13 min driving (7.8 km by road)
  • 3.Farmacia Ignaccolo (in Pachino)
    ~13 min driving (7.8 km by road)
Banks / ATMs
  • 1.Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Pachino (in Portopalo di Capo Passero)
    ~1 min driving (0.2 km by road)
  • 2.Intesa Sanpaolo (in Pachino)
    ~13 min driving (7.6 km by road)
  • 3.Banca Agricola Popolare di Sicilia (in Pachino)
    ~13 min driving (7.6 km by road)
Post offices
  • 1.Portopalo (in Portopalo di Capo Passero)
    ~1 min driving (0.6 km by road)
  • 2.Pachino (in Pachino)
    ~12 min driving (7.5 km by road)
  • 3.Pachino 1 (in Pachino)
    ~15 min driving (9 km by road)
Doctors
  • 1.Guardia medica (in Portopalo di Capo Passero)
    ~1 min driving (0.6 km by road)
  • 2.Guardia medica (in Pachino)
    ~15 min driving (9 km by road)
  • 3.Guardia medica turistica (in Marzamemi)
    ~17 min driving (10.2 km by road)
Clinics
  • Poliambulatorio di Pachino (in Pachino)
    ~15 min driving (9 km by road)
Hospital
  • Ospedale Unico Avola-Noto - presidio Raffaele Trigona (in Noto)
    ~41 min driving (37.7 km by road)
Dentists
No dentist found within 15 km radius
Bus stopIn town (0.1km)
Train stationunknown

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

Tunisia53
Romania23
Brazil8
Gambia8
Sri Lanka8
China7
Poland6
Dominican Republic4
Senegal4
Ukraine4
Albania3
Bangladesh3
Egypt3
Portugal2
Switzerland2
Argentina1
Belgium1
Belarus1
Canada1
Colombia1
…10

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim71
Christian (Orthodox)27
Buddhist / Non-religious7
Mixed Christian / Muslim3
Christian1
Hindu/Sikh1

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 7 days — actively maintained
Online servicesANPR registry, CIE login, PagoPA payments, SPID login
Events & cultureActive local events/festivals mentioned
Schools & childcareschool canteen (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 comune1 nursery · 1 primary · 1 middle school
3 state · MIUR 2026/27
UniversityNearest: Struttura didattica speciale in architettura · 43.7 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 Portopalo di Capo Passero

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 →