Foreign residents in Santa Domenica Talao
Santa Domenica Talao, in the province of Cosenza, is home to 15 Americans — 1.32% of its 1,137 residents. That is the 2nd-highest concentration of Americans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Calabria.
Across the nationalities we track, Santa Domenica Talao counts 39 foreign residents in total, 3.43% of the population. The largest groups are Americans (15), Russians (7), Argentinians (6).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Americans in Santa Domenica Talao has risen, from 5 to 15 (+200%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.1% of Santa Domenica Talao's population was born outside Italy — 7.5% outside the EU and 2.6% 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 | 15 | 1.32% |
| Russia | 7 | 0.62% |
| Argentina | 6 | 0.53% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 0.35% |
| Germany | 3 | 0.26% |
| France | 2 | 0.18% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.09% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.09% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 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% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,022 | 89.89% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 30 | 2.64% |
| Born outside the EU | 85 | 7.48% |
Americans over time
Quality of life in Cosenza
Full BES profile for Cosenza →Cosenza on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Santa Domenica Talao qualifies for the 7% pensioner regime. Comfortably below the 30,000-resident ceiling.
Qualifying is about the town. Whether it applies to you depends on criteria no map can check — where you were tax-resident before, and where your income comes from.
How the 7% pensioner regime works, and every qualifying comune →Property prices
Buying in Santa Domenica Talao is well below the Cosenza average of €795/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
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.