Foreign residents in Rio di Pusteria/Mühlbach
Rio di Pusteria/Mühlbach, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 41 Germans — 1.25% of its 3,269 residents. That is the 45th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 23rd within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Rio di Pusteria/Mühlbach counts 60 foreign residents in total, 1.84% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (41), Austrians (12), Spaniards (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Rio di Pusteria/Mühlbach has risen, from 39 to 41 (+5%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.5% of Rio di Pusteria/Mühlbach's population was born outside Italy — 10.7% outside the EU and 5.8% 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 | 41 | 1.25% |
| Austria | 12 | 0.37% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.06% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.03% |
| France | 1 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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% |
| Russia | 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 | 2,730 | 83.51% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 189 | 5.78% |
| Born outside the EU | 350 | 10.71% |
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 Rio di Pusteria/Mühlbach is below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
26.4 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 — €2,952/m² against €2,433.
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 €2,533/m², against €2,433 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.