LombardiaMilano

Sesto San Giovanni

Livability 8.0/10 · 78,850 residents · official site ↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 75% of factors · 6/8 factors
based on 91% of factors · 10/11 factors
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors

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
  • Hospital care is close by — about 1km away.
  • Plenty of daily life within reach — 431 places to eat within 5km.
  • Well connected by rail — a station about 0.4km away.
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Milano Linate Airport (LIN), about 10.4km away.
  • An established international community — 123 residents from Western countries already here.
Depends on you
  • The coast is close — about 6.3km to the nearest beach.
Working against it

No significant drawbacks flagged by our current measures.

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

People

Population78,850
Median age49
Under 1520.8%
Over 6525.5%
Foreign residents12,555 (15.9%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (78,792 → 78,850)+0.07%+58
Natural change (531 births − 843 deaths)-312
International migration (672 arrived − 139 left)+533
Internal migration (2,728 arrived − 2,891 left)-163

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.

ISTAT projection to 2050
2024: 78,4952050: 71,214 (-9.28%)

Age structure

Male Female
08211.6k2.5k3.3k0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Natural hazards

Earthquakes (last 20 yrs)1 recorded, strongest M3.8

Earthquakes from INGV (national seismic record); flood and landslide exposure from ISPRA IdroGEO (share of residents living in a mapped high-hazard zone). Wildfire history isn’t yet sourced. Always check the specific address of any property.

Property prices

Buy (sale)€1,550–3,800/m²
Rent€5.7–14/m²·mo
Central€1,550–3,800/m² · €6.5–14/m²·mo
Suburban€1,600–3,100/m² · €5.7–12/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

AirportMilano Linate Airport (LIN) · 10.4 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 / fitness0.1km
Golf course5.1km
Park / green space0.1km
Sports pitch589 within 5km
Tennis court0.6km
Spa / sauna9.7km
Playground0.2km
Swimming pool1.1km
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
29 / 69 / 210
Pharmacies
16 / 49 / 127
Restaurants
54 / 181 / 456
Cafés / bars
91 / 202 / 560
Banks / ATMs
32 / 65 / 140
Post offices
3 / 14 / 33
Doctors
2 / 7 / 37
Clinics
5 / 8 / 15
Dentists
6 / 16 / 55
Schools
17 / 86 / 260
Hospital
1 / 8 / 14
Beach
  • Beach (in Cernusco sul Naviglio)
    ~16 min driving (9.4 km by road)
Bus stopIn town (0.1km)
Train stationIn town (0.4km)

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

Egypt2828
Romania1271
Philippines1240
Peru1110
China990
Ukraine705
Ecuador520
Albania485
El Salvador368
Morocco314
Sri Lanka282
Moldova198
Bangladesh175
Dominican Republic138
Senegal118
Russia117
Brazil110
Iran105
Bolivia85
Tunisia79
Bulgaria, Colombia, Turkey, India, Poland, Pakistan, Spain, Cuba, Venezuela, Georgia, Nigeria, Mauritius, Algeria, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Belarus, Gambia, Japan, Syria, Argentina, South Korea, Portugal, Chile, Guinea, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Slovakia, Honduras, Serbia, Hungary, Cameroon, Greece, Ivory Coast, Croatia, Mexico, Czech Republic, Indonesia, North Macedonia, Netherlands, United States of America, Thailand, Cape Verde, Kenya, Libya, Lithuania, Nepal, Uruguay, Congo, Ghana, Iraq, Kosovo, Latvia, Nicaragua, Norway, Sweden, Togo, Canada, Finland, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Vietnam, Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Dominica, Eritrea, Israel, Kazakhstan, Panama, Somalia, Uzbekistan, …1,317

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim3637
Christian (Orthodox)2249
Buddhist / Non-religious990
Mixed Christian / Muslim527
Christian (Catholic)520
Hindu/Sikh64
Christian5

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 1 days — actively maintained
Online servicesANPR registry, CIE login, citizen portal, online desk, online forms, SPID login
Schools & childcarenursery, school canteen, school services (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 comune19 nurseries · 13 primaries · 8 middle schools · 13 high schools
40 state · 13 private · MIUR 2026/27
High schools: ist prof industria e artigianato, ist prof per i servizi commerciali, ist tec commerciale e per geometri, istituto magistrale, istituto superiore, istituto tecnico industriale
UniversityUniversità degli Studi di Milano – Polo di Mediazione Interculturale · in the comune

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 Sesto San Giovanni

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 →