All things you need to know about living in Sgonico-Zgonik
Sgonico-Zgonik, in the province of Trieste, is home to 17 Slovenians: 0.86% of its 1,968 residents.
That is the 8th-highest concentration of Slovenians among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Friuli-Venezia Giulia it ranks 8th.
ISTAT counts 89 residents with a foreign citizenship in Sgonico-Zgonik, 4.52% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Britons (5), Swiss nationals (3), Greeks (2).
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Trieste scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage and density and importance of museums' heritage.
It scores in the bottom quarter for electricity from renewable sources.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 27.5°C (82°F) and winters a low of 1.6°C (35°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Sgonico-Zgonik sees about 13 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 1,587mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 140 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Sgonico-Zgonik at about €1,675 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
At those figures, buying costs about 20.4 years of renting the same property.
Sgonico-Zgonik population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 17 | 0.86% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 0.25% |
| Romania | 4 | 0.20% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.15% |
| Poland | 3 | 0.15% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.10% |
| Croatia | 2 | 0.10% |
| Ukraine | 2 | 0.10% |
| United States | 2 | 0.10% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.05% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.05% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.05% |
| Estonia | 1 | 0.05% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.05% |
| France | 1 | 0.05% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.05% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.05% |
| Albania | 0 | 0.00% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| Czechia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 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% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,775 | 90.19% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 85 | 4.32% |
| Born outside the EU | 108 | 5.49% |
Slovenians over time
Quality of life in Trieste
Full BES profile for Trieste →Trieste on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Sgonico-Zgonik is below the Trieste average of €2,049/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
20.4 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 €1,825/m², against €1,675 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighborhood — a house costs 9% more per square meter.
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
- Monrupino-Repentabor
- Duino Aurisina-Devin Nabrežina
- Trieste
- Muggia
- San Dorligo della Valle-Dolina
- Monfalcone
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