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Merano

Livability 7.1/10 · 41,658 residents · official site ↗

Merano — Chiesa di San Nicolò - Merano, Bolzano, Italia - 4 Giugno 2023.jpg1/10
Photo: GiorgioGaleotti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 62% of factors · 5/8 factors
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 82% of factors · 9/11 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 83% of factors · 5/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional

Scores are 0–10, computed only from factors we have data for; coverage shows how complete that is. A low score means a poor fit for that group’s needs, not a bad town. Tap an audience to see what drove its score.

The honest read

Working in its favour
  • Plenty of daily life within reach — 180 places to eat within 5km.
  • Well connected by rail — a station about 1.2km away.
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Bolzano Airport (BZO), about 26.6km away.
  • An established international community — 784 residents from Western countries already here.
Depends on you
  • A younger community than most Italian towns — median age about 47.
Working against it
  • No hospital shows up within reach in our mapping — worth checking where the nearest one actually is before committing.

Written from the data on this page — this town's own ISTAT and OpenStreetMap figures, not editorial impressions.

People

Population41,658
Median age47
Under 1524.5%
Over 6523.4%
Foreign residents7,456 (17.9%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (41,498 → 41,658)+0.39%+160
Natural change (295 births − 465 deaths)-170
International migration (637 arrived − 224 left)+413
Internal migration (1,014 arrived − 1,097 left)-83

Arrivals and departures over the year, from the ISTAT demographic balance. International migration counts moves across Italy’s border; internal migration counts moves to and from other Italian comuni.

Long-range projections are published by ISTAT only for comuni over ~5,000 residents.

Age structure

Male Female
04308601.3k1.7k0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Property prices

Buy (sale)€1,900–6,200/m²
Rent€5.5–19.3/m²·mo
Central€3,200–5,800/m² · €10.7–19.3/m²·mo
Semi-central€3,300–6,200/m² · €11–18.1/m²·mo
Suburban€2,400–5,900/m² · €7–17.2/m²·mo
Rural€1,900–3,000/m² · €5.5–10/m²·mo

Agenzia delle Entrate - OMI · 2025 H2 · broad indicative €/m² ranges by OMI zone, not a valuation or a listing price. Always check the specific address and current listings for any property.

Air travel

Nearest airportBolzano Airport (BZO) · 26.6 km · Regional
International hubTreviso Airport (TSF) · 138.7 km · International

Nearest airport with scheduled passenger service (great-circle distance). Verified against OurAirports, Assaeroporti and Wikipedia — cargo-only and general-aviation fields are excluded. Check the airport site for current routes and timetables.

Leisure & facilities

Gym / fitness0.7km
Golf course8.7km
Park / green space0.1km
Sports pitch122 within 5km
Tennis court0.8km
Spa / sauna0.4km
Playground0.3km
Swimming pool0.2km
Walking / hiking pathsnone nearby

Mapped from OpenStreetMap; absence here means “not mapped,” which isn’t always the same as “not there.”

Daily life & distances (within 1 km / 3 km / 5 km)

Supermarkets
15 / 34 / 44
Pharmacies
7 / 13 / 16
Restaurants
58 / 127 / 202
Cafés / bars
53 / 89 / 104
Banks / ATMs
10 / 26 / 35
Post offices
3 / 6 / 9
Doctors
4 / 9 / 12
Schools
14 / 26 / 35
Clinics
  • 1.Medical Center Meran - Merano (in Merano - Meran)
    ~1 min driving (0.4 km by road)
  • 2.Privatklinik Villa St. Anna - Casa di Cura Villa Santa Anna (in Merano - Meran)
    ~2 min driving (0.8 km by road)
  • 3.Privatklinik Martinsbrunn (in Dorf Tirol - Tirolo)
    ~6 min driving (3 km by road)
Dentists
  • 1.Zahnärztliche Gemeinschaftspraxis (in Marling - Marlengo)
    ~8 min driving (3.8 km by road)
  • 2.Dr. Berger (in St. Georgen - San Giorgio)
    ~8 min driving (3.8 km by road)
  • 3.Dr. Guiseppe de Carlo (in Hafling - Avelengo)
    ~12 min driving (7.2 km by road)
Hospital
  • Franz-Tappeiner-Krankenhaus - Ospedale Franz Tappeiner (in Merano - Meran)
    ~3 min driving (1.5 km by road)
Beach
  • Beach (in Gand - Ganda)
    ~42 min driving (38.5 km by road)
Bus stopIn town (0.3km)
Train stationNearby (1.2km)

Counts show what’s mapped in OpenStreetMap within each ring. Where little is close, the nearest few are listed with an estimated drive time (a guide, not a measured route; typically ~1.5× the straight-line distance at rural speeds). Daily services are searched to 15 km; hospital and beach to 100 km.

Foreign community

Albania1333
Germany562
Kosovo459
Pakistan434
Morocco408
Romania335
Ukraine293
North Macedonia280
Bangladesh269
India262
China195
Slovakia195
Tunisia186
Iraq159
Bulgaria153
Austria145
Nigeria140
Hungary122
Serbia114
Poland108
Georgia, Afghanistan, Turkey, Senegal, Peru, Philippines, Moldova, Russia, Gambia, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dominican Republic, Iran, Czech Republic, Brazil, Ghana, Algeria, Armenia, Cuba, Switzerland, Spain, Mali, United Kingdom, Greece, Thailand, Guinea, Netherlands, United States of America, Ivory Coast, France, Guinea-Bissau, Montenegro, Belarus, Sierra Leone, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Syria, Latvia, Kenya, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Somalia, Burkina Faso, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Belgium, Canada, Indonesia, Ireland, Nepal, Portugal, Sweden, Togo, …1,304

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim1708
Mixed Christian / Muslim1473
Christian (Orthodox)836
Hindu/Sikh262
Buddhist / Non-religious195
Christian26
Christian (Catholic)2

Estimated from the foreignresidents’ country of citizenship, not a religion census — a guide to the likely background of the foreign community, not a measured figure.

Civic vitality

Municipal siteUpdated in the last 0 days — actively maintained
Online servicesANPR registry, CIE login
Events & cultureActive local events/festivals mentioned
Schools & childcarenursery (current school year)

Read automatically from the comune’s own website — soft signals of how active the local administration is, not a verdict. Some towns use a shared regional portal, so a quiet site doesn’t always mean a quiet town. See the methodology.

Schools & education

Schools in the comune12 primaries · 5 middle schools · 13 high schools
27 state · 3 private · MIUR 2026/27
High schools: ist prof per i servizi commerciali e turistici, istituto magistrale, istituto superiore, istituto tecnico commerciale, istituto tecnico industriale, istituto tecnico per attivita' sociali (gia' itf)
UniversityNearest: Freie Universität Bozen - Libera Università di Bolzano · 23.8 km

School counts from the MIUR Anagrafe scuole (presence by level, not a ranking). Universities and conservatories/academies from the MIUR institution lists; nearby university presence from OpenStreetMap. A student presence often means more rentals and services.

What’s around Merano

Nearby features by direction and distance — what we could locate, nothing guessed.

Sources: ISTAT↗ · OpenStreetMap↗ · Comune site↗ · Photo↗ · Updated October 9, 2026 · How we know this →