Foreign residents in Santa Caterina d'Este
Santa Caterina d'Este, in the province of Padova, is home to 1 Germans — 0.04% of its 2,332 residents. That is the 2232nd-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 145th within Veneto.
Across the nationalities we track, Santa Caterina d'Este counts 3 foreign residents in total, 0.13% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (1), French nationals (1), Americans (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Santa Caterina d'Este has held roughly steady, from 1 to 1 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.2% of Santa Caterina d'Este's population was born outside Italy — 4.7% outside the EU and 1.5% 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 | 1 | 0.04% |
| France | 1 | 0.04% |
| United States | 1 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 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% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,188 | 93.83% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 35 | 1.50% |
| Born outside the EU | 109 | 4.67% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Padova
Full BES profile for Padova →Padova on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Santa Caterina d'Este is well below the Padova average of €1,182/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
21.7 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 €920/m², against €930 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same per square metre — the opposite of what the two averages above suggest, because OMI prices houses and flats in different parts of town.
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.