All things you need to know about living in Arona
Arona, in the province of Novara, is home to 301 Ukrainians: 2.20% of its 13,655 residents.
That is the 22nd-highest concentration of Ukrainians among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Piemonte it ranks 4th.
ISTAT counts 1,515 residents with a foreign citizenship in Arona, 11.09% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (58), Americans (36), French nationals (27).
That is above the national average for an Italian comune, which is 7.30%.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Novara scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for hospital beds in high-care wards.
It scores in the bottom quarter for urban green and electricity from renewable sources.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 26.1°C (79°F) and winters a low of -1.1°C (30°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Arona sees about 6 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 1,837mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 165 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Arona at about €1,581 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
Arona population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 301 | 2.20% |
| Albania | 224 | 1.64% |
| Romania | 129 | 0.94% |
| Russia | 58 | 0.42% |
| United States | 36 | 0.26% |
| France | 27 | 0.20% |
| Brazil | 16 | 0.12% |
| Poland | 16 | 0.12% |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 0.11% |
| Germany | 14 | 0.10% |
| Spain | 11 | 0.08% |
| Ireland | 11 | 0.08% |
| Netherlands | 11 | 0.08% |
| Czechia | 6 | 0.04% |
| Greece | 6 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 5 | 0.04% |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 0.04% |
| Portugal | 5 | 0.04% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.03% |
| Belgium | 4 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.03% |
| Lithuania | 4 | 0.03% |
| Latvia | 3 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 3 | 0.02% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.02% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.02% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 2 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0.01% |
| Estonia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Hungary | 1 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.01% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.01% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Croatia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 11,449 | 83.84% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 322 | 2.36% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,884 | 13.80% |
Ukrainians over time
Quality of life in Novara
Full BES profile for Novara →Novara on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Arona is well above the Novara average of €1,194/m². Averaged across 8 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
27.6 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.
A detached house here averages €1,768/m², against €1,581 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighborhood — a house costs 18% more per square meter.
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 meter, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.
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