All things you need to know about living in Ispra
Ispra, in the province of Varese, is home to 11 Lithuanians: 0.21% of its 5,360 residents.
That is the 16th-highest concentration of Lithuanians among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Lombardia it ranks 4th.
ISTAT counts 811 residents with a foreign citizenship in Ispra, 15.13% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Spaniards (98), French nationals (77), Germans (62).
That is above the national average for an Italian comune, which is 7.30%.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Varese scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for road mortality in non-urban roads and intentional homicide rate.
It scores in the bottom quarter for electricity from renewable sources and burglaries reported.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 27.3°C (81°F) and winters a low of -0.4°C (31°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Ispra sees about 13 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 1,636mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 144 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Ispra at about €1,144 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
Ispra population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 98 | 1.83% |
| France | 77 | 1.44% |
| Germany | 62 | 1.16% |
| Romania | 60 | 1.12% |
| Ukraine | 58 | 1.08% |
| Greece | 48 | 0.90% |
| Poland | 33 | 0.62% |
| Portugal | 29 | 0.54% |
| Belgium | 23 | 0.43% |
| Netherlands | 22 | 0.41% |
| Albania | 17 | 0.32% |
| United Kingdom | 17 | 0.32% |
| Brazil | 16 | 0.30% |
| Bulgaria | 15 | 0.28% |
| Ireland | 12 | 0.22% |
| Hungary | 11 | 0.21% |
| Lithuania | 11 | 0.21% |
| Russia | 11 | 0.21% |
| Finland | 8 | 0.15% |
| Slovakia | 8 | 0.15% |
| Austria | 7 | 0.13% |
| Argentina | 6 | 0.11% |
| Malta | 5 | 0.09% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.06% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.06% |
| Latvia | 3 | 0.06% |
| Mexico | 3 | 0.06% |
| Czechia | 2 | 0.04% |
| Croatia | 2 | 0.04% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.04% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0.04% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.02% |
| Estonia | 1 | 0.02% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0.02% |
| United States | 1 | 0.02% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 4,351 | 81.18% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 519 | 9.68% |
| Born outside the EU | 490 | 9.14% |
Lithuanians over time
Quality of life in Varese
Full BES profile for Varese →Varese on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Ispra is below the Varese average of €1,300/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
22.6 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.
A detached house here averages €1,469/m², against €1,144 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighborhood — a house costs 28% 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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