All things you need to know about living in Stresa
Stresa, in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, is home to 4 Cypriots: 0.09% of its 4,634 residents.
That is the 5th-highest concentration of Cypriots among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Piemonte it ranks 1st.
ISTAT counts 638 residents with a foreign citizenship in Stresa, 13.77% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (55), Britons (17), Germans (16).
That is above the national average for an Italian comune, which is 7.30%.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for PM10 Annual average concentration and electricity from renewable sources.
It scores in the bottom quarter for overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage and people with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old).
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 24.6°C (76°F) and winters a low of -2.0°C (28°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Stresa sees about 1 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 2,204mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 178 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Stresa at about €1,900 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
Stresa population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 151 | 3.26% |
| Russia | 55 | 1.19% |
| Romania | 40 | 0.86% |
| United Kingdom | 17 | 0.37% |
| Germany | 16 | 0.35% |
| France | 16 | 0.35% |
| Albania | 14 | 0.30% |
| Brazil | 11 | 0.24% |
| Switzerland | 10 | 0.22% |
| United States | 8 | 0.17% |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0.09% |
| Spain | 4 | 0.09% |
| Poland | 4 | 0.09% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.06% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.06% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.06% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.04% |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0.04% |
| Hungary | 2 | 0.04% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.04% |
| Czechia | 1 | 0.02% |
| Croatia | 1 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.02% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,670 | 79.20% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 132 | 2.85% |
| Born outside the EU | 832 | 17.95% |
Cypriots over time
Quality of life in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Full BES profile for Verbano-Cusio-Ossola →Verbano-Cusio-Ossola on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Stresa is well above the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola average of €1,396/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
26.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price — 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.
A detached house here averages €2,408/m², against €1,900 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighborhood — a house costs 25% 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
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