All things you need to know about living in Varzi
Varzi, in the province of Pavia, is home to 113 Ukrainians: 3.69% of its 3,059 residents.
That is the 4th-highest concentration of Ukrainians among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Lombardia it ranks 1st.
ISTAT counts 448 residents with a foreign citizenship in Varzi, 14.65% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Austrians (2), Germans (2), 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 26.6°C (80°F) and winters a low of -1.3°C (30°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Varzi sees about 8 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 1,071mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 120 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Varzi at about €1,100 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
Varzi population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 139 | 4.54% |
| Ukraine | 113 | 3.69% |
| Albania | 37 | 1.21% |
| Czechia | 3 | 0.10% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.07% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.07% |
| Poland | 2 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.07% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.03% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 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% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,558 | 83.62% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 127 | 4.15% |
| Born outside the EU | 374 | 12.23% |
Ukrainians over time
Quality of life in Pavia
Full BES profile for Pavia →Pavia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Pavia average of €1,069/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
33.3 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 29% more than ordinary condition — €1,425/m² against €1,100.
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 €1,100 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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