All things you need to know about living in Claino con Osteno
Claino con Osteno, in the province of Como, is home to 2 Brazilians: 0.36% of its 554 residents.
ISTAT counts 27 residents with a foreign citizenship in Claino con Osteno, 4.87% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Brazilians (2), Swiss nationals (2), Germans (1).
These are small numbers, so we would not read much into the percentage or any change in it.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Como scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for intentional homicide rate and life expectancy at birth.
It scores in the bottom quarter for burglaries reported and medical specialists.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 24.0°C (75°F) and winters a low of -1.9°C (29°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Claino con Osteno sees about 0 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 1,705mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 155 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Claino con Osteno at about €900 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
At those figures, buying costs about 17.4 years of renting the same property.
That is above most Italian comuni.
Claino con Osteno population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 7 | 1.26% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.36% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.36% |
| Romania | 2 | 0.36% |
| Ukraine | 2 | 0.36% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0.18% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.18% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.18% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.18% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| Czechia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Croatia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Hungary | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Poland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 504 | 90.97% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 9 | 1.62% |
| Born outside the EU | 41 | 7.40% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Como
Full BES profile for Como →Como on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Claino con Osteno is well below the Como average of €1,460/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
17.4 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.
Seismic zone
Claino con Osteno is in seismic zone 4. Of the four zones, zone 1 is the highest hazard and zone 4 the lowest. The Department of Civil Protection describes zone 4 as the lowest-hazard zone, where a strong earthquake is very unlikely.
This is the legal classification the Region gave the comune, used for planning and for control of building works. It is not a forecast, and it says nothing about the building you are looking at: since the 2018 building code the design load of a new building comes from site-specific hazard, not from the zone. Have any specific property checked by a qualified engineer.
Not to be confused with the “seismic” routes of the 7% pensioner regime. Those turn on whether the comune was in the 2009 L’Aquila or 2016–17 central-Italy earthquake areas, not on its zone, and being in zone 1 does not make anyone eligible for that regime, or for any tax treatment.
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Nearest hospital: C.O.F. Lanzo Hospital - Alta Valle Intel, about 12.7 km / 16 minutes by road from Claino (the main town).
Nearest emergency department: Ospedale Erba- Renaldi - Menaggio (Pronto Soccorso), about 16.7 km / 20 minutes by road from Claino (the main town).
Nearest DEA (level I or II): Osp. Moriggia Pelascini - Gravedona, Gravedona ed Uniti (DEA level I), about 34.7 km / 39 minutes by road from Claino (the main town).
Nearest airport: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), about 85 km / 71 minutes by road from Claino (the main town).
Nearest supermarket (OpenStreetMap): Alimentari Fumagalli, about 1.8 km / 3 minutes by road from Claino (the main town).
Nearest pharmacy: Farmacia Dott. Caso S.r.l., about 5.3 km / 7 minutes by road from Claino (the main town).
Nearest railway station (OpenStreetMap): Como San Giovanni, about 35 km / 39 minutes by road from Claino (the main town).
Measured by road from the main town of the comune (its OpenStreetMap place point; the geographic center for the few comuni with none), at free-flow speeds with no traffic. It is approximate. For Claino con Osteno, a trip from your own address can take longer or shorter. Drive the route before you rely on it, and ask the local health authority which hospital serves the town. Shops, pharmacies and stations are the nearest to the main town, not to your address.
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