All things you need to know about living in Valbrona
Valbrona, in the province of Como, is home to 3 Latvians: 0.11% of its 2,630 residents.
That is the 24th-highest concentration of Latvians among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Lombardia it ranks 9th.
ISTAT counts 196 residents with a foreign citizenship in Valbrona, 7.45% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Brazilians (3), French nationals (3), Germans (2).
That is above the national average for an Italian comune, which is 7.30%.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Como scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for intentional homicide rate and life expectancy at birth.
It scores in the bottom quarter for burglaries reported and medical specialists.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 24.8°C (77°F) and winters a low of -1.8°C (29°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Valbrona sees about 1 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 1,790mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 159 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Valbrona at about €950 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
Valbrona population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 43 | 1.63% |
| Ukraine | 18 | 0.68% |
| Albania | 11 | 0.42% |
| Poland | 4 | 0.15% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.11% |
| France | 3 | 0.11% |
| Latvia | 3 | 0.11% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.08% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.08% |
| Croatia | 2 | 0.08% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.04% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0.04% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.04% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.04% |
| Slovakia | 1 | 0.04% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 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% |
| Greece | 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% |
| Malta | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,353 | 89.47% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 71 | 2.70% |
| Born outside the EU | 206 | 7.83% |
Latvians over time
Quality of life in Como
Full BES profile for Como →Como on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Valbrona is well below the Como average of €1,460/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
26.4 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 €1,150/m², against €950 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighborhood — a house costs 21% 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.
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