Foreign residents in Sant'Elpidio a Mare
Sant'Elpidio a Mare, in the province of Fermo, is home to 29 Russians — 0.18% of its 16,398 residents. That is the 338th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 18th within Marche.
Across the nationalities we track, Sant'Elpidio a Mare counts 79 foreign residents in total, 0.48% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (29), Argentinians (12), Brazilians (11).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Sant'Elpidio a Mare has risen, from 20 to 29 (+45%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.1% of Sant'Elpidio a Mare's population was born outside Italy — 10.1% 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 | 29 | 0.18% |
| Argentina | 12 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 11 | 0.07% |
| Spain | 6 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.03% |
| France | 4 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| United States | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 14,415 | 87.91% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 326 | 1.99% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,657 | 10.10% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Fermo
Full BES profile for Fermo →Fermo on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Fermo average of €1,087/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
20.6 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 29% more than ordinary condition — €1,327/m² against €1,026.
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 €1,026/m², against €1,026 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same 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.