Foreign residents in Arco
Arco, in the province of Trento, is home to 44 Germans — 0.25% of its 17,653 residents. That is the 428th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 104th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Arco counts 191 foreign residents in total, 1.08% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (44), Brazilians (26), Dutch nationals (22).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Arco has fallen, from 45 to 44 (-2%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.4% of Arco's population was born outside Italy — 10.6% outside the EU and 3.8% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 44 | 0.25% |
| Brazil | 26 | 0.15% |
| Netherlands | 22 | 0.12% |
| Russia | 16 | 0.09% |
| Austria | 13 | 0.07% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 0.07% |
| France | 11 | 0.06% |
| Argentina | 10 | 0.06% |
| Spain | 6 | 0.03% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.02% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.02% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.02% |
| United States | 3 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 15,119 | 85.65% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 667 | 3.78% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,867 | 10.58% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Trento
Full BES profile for Trento →Trento on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Arco is above the Trento average of €1,964/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
26.4 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 25% more than ordinary condition — €2,713/m² against €2,170.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.
A detached house here averages €2,467/m², against €2,170 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 2% more per square metre.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.