All things you need to know about living in Santa Maria della Versa
Santa Maria della Versa, in the province of Pavia, is home to 244 Albanians: 10.71% of its 2,279 residents.
That is the 3rd-highest concentration of Albanians among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Lombardia it ranks 2nd.
ISTAT counts 484 residents with a foreign citizenship in Santa Maria della Versa, 21.24% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Brazilians (3), Greeks (3), Russians (2).
That is above the national average for an Italian comune, which is 7.30%.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Pavia scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for medical specialists.
It scores in the bottom quarter for burglaries reported and intentional homicide rate.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 29.3°C (85°F) and winters a low of -0.3°C (31°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Santa Maria della Versa sees about 29 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 947mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 118 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Santa Maria della Versa at about €885 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
Santa Maria della Versa population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 244 | 10.71% |
| Romania | 154 | 6.76% |
| Ukraine | 14 | 0.61% |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 0.39% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.13% |
| Greece | 3 | 0.13% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.09% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.04% |
| Slovakia | 1 | 0.04% |
| United States | 1 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| Czechia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Croatia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Hungary | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Poland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,758 | 77.14% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 154 | 6.76% |
| Born outside the EU | 367 | 16.10% |
Albanians over time
Quality of life in Pavia
Full BES profile for Pavia →Pavia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Santa Maria della Versa is below the Pavia average of €1,069/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
30.1 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 36% more than ordinary condition — €1,200/m² against €885.
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 €830/m², against €885 for an apartment.
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 meter, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.
Nearby comuni
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