Foreign residents in Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore, in the province of La Spezia, is home to 8 Americans — 0.62% of its 1,287 residents. That is the 8th-highest concentration of Americans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Liguria.
Across the nationalities we track, Riomaggiore counts 25 foreign residents in total, 1.94% of the population. The largest groups are Americans (8), Germans (5), Spaniards (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Americans in Riomaggiore has fallen, from 12 to 8 (-33%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.5% of Riomaggiore's population was born outside Italy — 6.8% outside the EU and 2.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 0.62% |
| Germany | 5 | 0.39% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.16% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.16% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.08% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.08% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.08% |
| France | 1 | 0.08% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.08% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.08% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.08% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.08% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,165 | 90.52% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 35 | 2.72% |
| Born outside the EU | 87 | 6.76% |
Americans over time
Quality of life in La Spezia
Full BES profile for La Spezia →La Spezia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Riomaggiore is far above the La Spezia average of €1,690/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
28.4 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.