Foreign residents in Rio Saliceto
Rio Saliceto, in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, is home to 3 Russians — 0.05% of its 6,104 residents. That is the 2321st-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 185th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Rio Saliceto counts 16 foreign residents in total, 0.26% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (3), Venezuelans (3), Germans (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Rio Saliceto has held roughly steady, from 3 to 3 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.3% of Rio Saliceto's population was born outside Italy — 14.3% outside the EU and 1.9% 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 | 3 | 0.05% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.02% |
| France | 1 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.02% |
| United States | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 5,112 | 83.75% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 117 | 1.92% |
| Born outside the EU | 875 | 14.33% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Reggio nell'Emilia
Full BES profile for Reggio nell'Emilia →Reggio nell'Emilia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Rio Saliceto is below the Reggio nell'Emilia average of €1,168/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23.5 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 €1,225/m², against €938 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 9% 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.