Foreign residents in Comacchio
Comacchio, in the province of Ferrara, is home to 36 Russians — 0.16% of its 21,910 residents. That is the 409th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 18th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Comacchio counts 117 foreign residents in total, 0.53% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (36), Brazilians (30), Germans (13).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Comacchio has risen, from 31 to 36 (+16%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.9% of Comacchio's population was born outside Italy — 5.8% 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 | 36 | 0.16% |
| Brazil | 30 | 0.14% |
| Germany | 13 | 0.06% |
| Spain | 9 | 0.04% |
| United States | 5 | 0.02% |
| France | 4 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 3 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 20,186 | 92.13% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 458 | 2.09% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,266 | 5.78% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Ferrara
Full BES profile for Ferrara →Ferrara on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Comacchio is well above the Ferrara average of €972/m². Averaged across 12 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
20.7 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to 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 17% more than ordinary condition — €1,629/m² against €1,396.
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 €1,426/m², against €1,396 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 4% 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.