Trentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolBolzano/Bozen

Rio di Pusteria

Livability 6.0/10 · 3,330 residents · official site ↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 82% of factors · 9/11 factors
based on 62% of factors · 5/8 factors
based on 83% of factors · 5/6 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 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 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 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 — Bolzano Airport (BZO), about 49.8km away.
  • An established international community — 57 residents from Western countries already here.
  • The population is growing — up 1.87% in the latest year.
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.

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

People

Population3,330
Median age43
Under 1527.2%
Over 6519.5%
Foreign residents452 (13.6%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (3,269 → 3,330)+1.87%+61
Natural change (38 births − 37 deaths)+1
International migration (54 arrived − 22 left)+32
Internal migration (105 arrived − 77 left)+28

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
03265971290–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Property prices

Buy (sale)€2,100–3,600/m²
Rent€6.3–12/m²·mo
Central€2,400–3,600/m² · €8–12/m²·mo
Outskirts€2,200–3,400/m² · €6.4–11.3/m²·mo
Rural€2,100–3,200/m² · €6.3–9.3/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) · 49.8 km · Regional
International hubTreviso Airport (TSF) · 140.5 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 coursenone nearby
Park / green space4.6km
Sports pitch6 within 5km
Tennis court1.2km
Spa / saunanone nearby
Playground1.2km
Swimming pool2km
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)

Restaurants
1 / 10 / 25
Banks / ATMs
- / 3 / 5
Schools
- / 2 / 4
Supermarkets
  • 1.Market Steger (in Vals - Valles)
    ~5 min driving (2.2 km by road)
  • 2.Market Oberhofer (in Vals - Valles)
    ~5 min driving (2.4 km by road)
  • 3.Fischnaller Market (in Meransen - Maranza)
    ~11 min driving (6.8 km by road)
Pharmacies
  • 1.Farmacia Peer Apotheke (in Mühlbach - Rio di Pusteria)
    ~16 min driving (9.8 km by road)
  • 2.Sankt Paulus (in Niedervintl - Vandoies di Sotto)
    ~19 min driving (11.2 km by road)
  • 3.Pharmacy (in Schabs - Sciaves)
    ~19 min driving (14.1 km by road)
Cafés / bars
  • 1.Alte Schmiede (in Mühlbach - Rio di Pusteria)
    ~16 min driving (9.8 km by road)
  • 2.Dorf-Treff (in Pfunders - Fundres)
    ~16 min driving (9.8 km by road)
  • 3.Café Leitner (in Mühlbach - Rio di Pusteria)
    ~16 min driving (9.9 km by road)
Post offices
  • 1.Poste Italiane (in Mühlbach - Rio di Pusteria)
    ~17 min driving (10.1 km by road)
  • 2.Post - Posta (in Niedervintl - Vandoies di Sotto)
    ~19 min driving (11.2 km by road)
  • 3.Poste italia (in Franzensfeste - Fortezza)
    ~19 min driving (11.4 km by road)
Doctors
  • 1.Dr. Rogen (in Mühlbach - Rio di Pusteria)
    ~16 min driving (9.8 km by road)
  • 2.Dr. Gregor Kobler (in Mühlbach - Rio di Pusteria)
    ~16 min driving (9.9 km by road)
  • 3.Therapy (in Brixen - Bressanone)
    ~30 min driving (22.4 km by road)
Dentists
  • 1.Zahnarztpraxis - Studio odontoiatrico (in Neustift - Novacella)
    ~26 min driving (19.8 km by road)
  • 2.DDr. Barbara Plaikner (in Oberer Burgfrieden - Castelliere di Sopra)
    ~29 min driving (21.5 km by road)
  • 3.Dr. med. dent. Christiane Alp (in Brixen - Bressanone)
    ~29 min driving (21.9 km by road)
Hospital
  • Krankenhaus Brixen - Ospedale Bressanone (in Burger - Borghetto)
    ~28 min driving (21.1 km by road)
Beach
  • Baggerlacke (in Gais)
    ~39 min driving (35.5 km by road)
Clinics
No clinic found within 15 km radius
Bus stopNearby (1.3km)
Train station6.6km

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

Pakistan66
Germany41
Albania39
Slovakia36
North Macedonia35
Kosovo27
Romania27
Bangladesh22
India21
Serbia16
Morocco15
Ukraine15
Croatia13
Austria12
Bosnia and Herzegovina11
Afghanistan7
Czech Republic7
Hungary7
Egypt6
Bulgaria5
Dominican Republic, Poland, …24

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim117
Christian (Orthodox)49
Mixed Christian / Muslim40
Hindu/Sikh21

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 10 days — actively maintained
Online servicesANPR registry, CIE login, PagoPA payments
Schools & childcarepre-school, primary school (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 comune4 primaries · 2 middle schools
5 state · 1 private · MIUR 2026/27
UniversityNearest: Università di Padova · 14.7 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 Rio di Pusteria

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 →