Foreign residents in Portomaggiore
Portomaggiore, in the province of Ferrara, is home to 14 Russians — 0.12% of its 12,162 residents. That is the 762nd-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 48th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Portomaggiore counts 43 foreign residents in total, 0.35% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (14), Germans (7), Britons (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Portomaggiore has fallen, from 16 to 14 (-12%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 23.2% of Portomaggiore's population was born outside Italy — 21.2% outside the EU and 2.0% 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 | 14 | 0.12% |
| Germany | 7 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.02% |
| France | 3 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 9,342 | 76.81% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 243 | 2.00% |
| Born outside the EU | 2,577 | 21.19% |
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 Portomaggiore is well below the Ferrara average of €972/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
14.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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 43% more than ordinary condition — €1,034/m² against €722.
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 €818/m², against €722 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 15% 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.