Foreign residents in Santa Maria a Monte
Santa Maria a Monte, in the province of Pisa, is home to 18 Russians — 0.13% of its 13,396 residents. That is the 605th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 54th within Toscana.
Across the nationalities we track, Santa Maria a Monte counts 52 foreign residents in total, 0.39% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (18), Brazilians (8), Spaniards (7).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Santa Maria a Monte has risen, from 9 to 18 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.3% of Santa Maria a Monte's population was born outside Italy — 8.4% outside the EU and 2.9% 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 | 18 | 0.13% |
| Brazil | 8 | 0.06% |
| Spain | 7 | 0.05% |
| France | 5 | 0.04% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.01% |
| United States | 1 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 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% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 11,887 | 88.74% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 382 | 2.85% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,127 | 8.41% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Pisa
Full BES profile for Pisa →Pisa on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Santa Maria a Monte is below the Pisa average of €1,462/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23 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 €1,342/m², against €1,267 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 6% 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.