Foreign residents in Racines/Ratschings
Racines/Ratschings, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 27 Germans — 0.58% of its 4,674 residents. That is the 176th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 74th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Racines/Ratschings counts 46 foreign residents in total, 0.98% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (27), Austrians (13), Russians (3).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Racines/Ratschings has held roughly steady, from 27 to 27 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.8% of Racines/Ratschings's population was born outside Italy — 4.1% outside the EU and 3.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 27 | 0.58% |
| Austria | 13 | 0.28% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.06% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 4,310 | 92.21% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 171 | 3.66% |
| Born outside the EU | 193 | 4.13% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Bolzano/Bozen
Full BES profile for Bolzano/Bozen →Bolzano/Bozen on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Racines/Ratschings is well below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
27 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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 21% more than ordinary condition — €2,467/m² against €2,044.
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 €2,213/m², against €2,044 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 8% 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.