ToscanaSiena

Siena

Livability 6.9/10 · 53,180 residents · official site ↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 91% of factors · 10/11 factors
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 75% of factors · 6/8 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 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 · 7/7 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
  • Plenty of daily life within reach — 53 places to eat within 5km.
  • Well connected by rail — a station about 1.7km away.
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN), about 7km away.
  • An established international community — 204 residents from Western countries already here.
Depends on you

Nothing notable to weigh either way here.

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

Population53,180
Median age51
Under 1519.7%
Over 6528.5%
Foreign residents5,523 (10.4%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (52,990 → 53,180)+0.36%+190
Natural change (306 births − 691 deaths)-385
International migration (639 arrived − 163 left)+476
Internal migration (1,466 arrived − 1,367 left)+99

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: 52,8332050: 53,264 (+0.82%)

Age structure

Male Female
05731.1k1.7k2.3k0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Natural hazards

Earthquakes (last 20 yrs)2 recorded, strongest M3.9

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)€970–5,200/m²
Rent€3.1–17.5/m²·mo
Central€1,950–5,200/m² · €6.7–16.2/m²·mo
Semi-central€1,500–4,700/m² · €4.9–15.3/m²·mo
Suburban€1,000–4,000/m² · €3.1–17.5/m²·mo
Outskirts€970–2,400/m² · €3.1–8/m²·mo
Rural€1,950–2,950/m² · €6.1–9.2/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

AirportVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN) · 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 / fitness0.4km
Golf course2.5km
Park / green space0.5km
Sports pitch81 within 5km
Tennis court0.4km
Spa / saunanone nearby
Playground0.6km
Swimming pool0.5km
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
1 / 7 / 16
Pharmacies
- / 4 / 10
Restaurants
2 / 28 / 57
Cafés / bars
2 / 21 / 33
Banks / ATMs
- / 9 / 16
Post offices
- / 3 / 6
Doctors
- / 2 / 10
Dentists
- / 1 / 5
Schools
1 / 16 / 32
Clinics
  • 1.Studi Medici Catullo (in Dossobuono)
    ~17 min driving (12.9 km by road)
  • 2.Pavarana Gianfranco (in Campagnola Madonna)
    ~18 min driving (13.5 km by road)
  • 3.AULSS 9 Scaligera - Distretto di Verona 2 (in Bonizzati-Fonte Madonna)
    ~25 min driving (19 km by road)
Hospital
  • Ospedale "Marcello Magalini" (in Villafranca di Verona)
    ~3 min driving (1.2 km by road)
Beach
  • Lido ai Pioppi (in Peschiera del Garda)
    ~30 min driving (22.6 km by road)
Bus stopNearby (1.1km)
Train stationNearby (1.7km)

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

Romania723
Albania433
Ukraine383
Pakistan366
Peru277
Iran209
China206
Bangladesh165
Kosovo150
Sri Lanka147
Moldova145
Philippines133
India131
Colombia114
Nigeria114
Poland114
Cameroon94
Morocco79
Egypt78
Tunisia72
Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America, Bulgaria, Brazil, Senegal, Bolivia, Georgia, Greece, Dominican Republic, France, Azerbaijan, Kenya, Syria, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Mali, Jordan, Afghanistan, Gambia, Ghana, Japan, Togo, Algeria, Libya, Belarus, Cuba, Croatia, Lebanon, South Korea, Portugal, Ivory Coast, Israel, Netherlands, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Tanzania, Ireland, Serbia, Slovakia, Hungary, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Chile, Ethiopia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Australia, Gabon, Mexico, Palestine, Czech Republic, Somalia, Sweden, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Congo, Guinea, Vietnam, Austria, Canada, Ecuador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Cyprus, Iraq, DR Congo, Belgium, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Panama, Slovenia, …1,390

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Christian (Orthodox)1307
Muslim882
Mixed Christian / Muslim547
Buddhist / Non-religious206
Hindu/Sikh131
Christian25
Christian (Catholic)5

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 servicesCIE login, online services, SPID login
Events & cultureActive local events/festivals mentioned
Schools & childcarecurrent enrolments, nursery, pre-school, school canteen, secondary school (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 comune21 nurseries · 12 primaries · 6 middle schools · 19 high schools
42 state · 16 private · MIUR 2026/27
High schools: ist prof industria e artigianato, ist prof per i servizi commerciali, ist prof per i servizi commerciali e turistici, ist tec commerciale e per geometri, istituto d'arte, istituto magistrale
Higher educationUniversity town · ~20,000 students

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 Siena

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 →