Foreign residents in Grado
Grado, in the province of Gorizia, is home to 27 Austrians — 0.36% of its 7,532 residents. That is the 45th-highest concentration of Austrians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 5th within Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Across the nationalities we track, Grado counts 82 foreign residents in total, 1.09% of the population. The largest groups are Austrians (27), Germans (14), Argentinians (9).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Austrians in Grado has fallen, from 32 to 27 (-16%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.5% of Grado's population was born outside Italy — 7.0% outside the EU and 3.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 27 | 0.36% |
| Germany | 14 | 0.19% |
| Argentina | 9 | 0.12% |
| Russia | 9 | 0.12% |
| Brazil | 6 | 0.08% |
| United States | 3 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.03% |
| France | 2 | 0.03% |
| Mexico | 2 | 0.03% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 6,743 | 89.52% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 265 | 3.52% |
| Born outside the EU | 524 | 6.96% |
Austrians over time
Quality of life in Gorizia
Full BES profile for Gorizia →Gorizia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Grado is far above the Gorizia average of €941/m². Averaged across 7 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23.4 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 35% more than ordinary condition — €2,908/m² against €2,161.
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 €1,782/m², against €2,161 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 13% 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.