Foreign residents in Carpi
Carpi, in the province of Modena, is home to 74 Russians — 0.10% of its 73,297 residents. That is the 944th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 69th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Carpi counts 331 foreign residents in total, 0.45% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (74), Brazilians (67), Germans (29).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Carpi has fallen, from 76 to 74 (-3%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 18.4% of Carpi's population was born outside Italy — 16.4% outside the EU and 2.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 74 | 0.10% |
| Brazil | 67 | 0.09% |
| Germany | 29 | 0.04% |
| France | 26 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 23 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 22 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 20 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 14 | 0.02% |
| United States | 8 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 6 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 4 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 59,776 | 81.55% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 1,531 | 2.09% |
| Born outside the EU | 11,990 | 16.36% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Modena
Full BES profile for Modena →Modena on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Carpi is below the Modena average of €1,393/m². Averaged across 12 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
17 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below 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 56% more than ordinary condition — €2,014/m² against €1,290.
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 €1,198/m², against €1,290 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 7% less 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.