All things you need to know about living in Zagarolo
Zagarolo, in the province of Roma, is home to 1,673 Romanians: 8.86% of its 18,876 residents.
That is the 25th-highest concentration of Romanians among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Lazio it ranks 12th.
ISTAT counts 2,667 residents with a foreign citizenship in Zagarolo, 14.13% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Britons (15), Russians (14), French nationals (11).
That is above the national average for an Italian comune, which is 7.30%.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Roma scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for people with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old) and density and importance of museums' heritage.
It scores in the bottom quarter for electricity from renewable sources and PM10 Annual average concentration.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 31.5°C (89°F) and winters a low of 1.8°C (35°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Zagarolo sees about 53 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 1,054mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 125 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Zagarolo at about €1,131 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
Zagarolo population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,673 | 8.86% |
| Albania | 129 | 0.68% |
| Ukraine | 46 | 0.24% |
| Croatia | 42 | 0.22% |
| Poland | 32 | 0.17% |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 0.08% |
| Russia | 14 | 0.07% |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 0.07% |
| France | 11 | 0.06% |
| Brazil | 7 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 6 | 0.03% |
| Germany | 5 | 0.03% |
| Japan | 5 | 0.03% |
| Canada | 4 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0.02% |
| Czechia | 3 | 0.02% |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0.02% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.01% |
| Hungary | 2 | 0.01% |
| United States | 2 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 16,283 | 86.26% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 1,463 | 7.75% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,130 | 5.99% |
Romanians over time
Quality of life in Roma
Full BES profile for Roma →Roma on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Zagarolo is far below the Roma average of €2,497/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
15.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well below 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 €1,333/m², against €1,131 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighborhood — a house costs 19% 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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