Foreign residents in Santa Maria Hoè
Santa Maria Hoè, in the province of Lecco, is home to 4 Britons — 0.19% of its 2,109 residents. That is the 360th-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 38th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Santa Maria Hoè counts 9 foreign residents in total, 0.43% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (4), Brazilians (2), Argentinians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Santa Maria Hoè has fallen, from 6 to 4 (-33%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.6% of Santa Maria Hoè's population was born outside Italy — 8.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 0.19% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.09% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.05% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.05% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.05% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 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% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,907 | 90.42% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 31 | 1.47% |
| Born outside the EU | 171 | 8.11% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Lecco
Full BES profile for Lecco →Lecco on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Santa Maria Hoè is below the Lecco average of €1,309/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
22.8 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 €1,288/m², against €1,150 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 12% 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.