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Varese

Livability 8.1/10 · 79,100 residents · official site ↗

Varese — Torre Civica Varese vista su centro città (2019-03).jpg1/10
Photo: Vale93b · 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 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 91% of factors · 10/11 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 75% of factors · 6/8 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 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
  • Hospital care is close by — about 2.8km away.
  • Plenty of daily life within reach — 122 places to eat within 5km.
  • Well connected by rail — a station about 0.5km away.
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), about 22.1km away.
  • An established international community — 516 residents from Western countries already here.
Depends on you
  • The coast is close — about 12.5km 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

Population79,100
Median age50
Under 1520.6%
Over 6527.5%
Foreign residents10,598 (13.4%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (78,992 → 79,100)+0.14%+108
Natural change (530 births − 952 deaths)-422
International migration (1,019 arrived − 437 left)+582
Internal migration (2,484 arrived − 2,536 left)-52

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: 78,8182050: 76,578 (-2.84%)

Age structure

Male Female
08421.7k2.5k3.4k0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Property prices

Buy (sale)€640–3,200/m²
Rent€2.8–12.9/m²·mo
Central€1,150–3,200/m² · €8.5–12.9/m²·mo
Semi-central€780–1,900/m² · €9–10.8/m²·mo
Suburban€640–2,650/m² · €2.8–9.9/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

AirportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) · 22.1 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 course2.5km
Park / green space0.2km
Sports pitch213 within 5km
Tennis court0.9km
Spa / sauna6.6km
Playground0.3km
Swimming pool0.4km
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
8 / 31 / 43
Pharmacies
7 / 17 / 28
Restaurants
54 / 103 / 146
Cafés / bars
84 / 120 / 152
Banks / ATMs
21 / 27 / 37
Post offices
4 / 12 / 18
Doctors
1 / 9 / 13
Clinics
5 / 15 / 16
Dentists
3 / 12 / 17
Schools
19 / 58 / 82
Hospital
2 / 5 / 7
Beach
  • Beach (in Varese)
    ~1 min driving (0.4 km by road)
Bus stopIn town (0.0km)
Train stationNearby (0.5km)

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

Albania1551
Ukraine986
El Salvador644
Romania534
Sri Lanka516
Peru501
Bangladesh419
Morocco414
Egypt404
China367
Tunisia334
Philippines286
Pakistan263
Ivory Coast246
Nigeria225
Dominican Republic219
Spain142
Senegal140
France130
Russia125
Ecuador, Germany, Brazil, Poland, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cameroon, United Kingdom, Turkey, Netherlands, Greece, Cuba, India, Switzerland, Colombia, Guinea, Iran, Argentina, Belgium, Gambia, Mali, Moldova, Portugal, Bulgaria, United States of America, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Algeria, Togo, Venezuela, DR Congo, Finland, Ireland, Syria, Mexico, Sweden, Nepal, Croatia, Mauritius, Paraguay, Lithuania, Belarus, Congo, Latvia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Slovakia, Thailand, Georgia, Sudan, Hungary, Australia, South Korea, Armenia, Benin, Montenegro, Palestine, Somalia, Austria, Canada, Israel, Libya, Chile, Denmark, Estonia, Japan, Honduras, Iraq, Czech Republic, Rwanda, Uganda, Uruguay, Eritrea, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mauritania, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Niger, …2,152

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim2086
Mixed Christian / Muslim1776
Christian (Orthodox)1595
Buddhist / Non-religious367
Christian (Catholic)124
Christian72
Hindu/Sikh48

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 servicesIO app, CIE login, online services, PagoPA payments
Events & cultureActive local events/festivals mentioned

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 comune28 nurseries · 23 primaries · 10 middle schools · 27 high schools
49 state · 39 private · MIUR 2026/27
High schools: ist prof industria e artigianato, ist prof per i servizi commerciali e turistici, istituto magistrale, istituto superiore, istituto tecnico commerciale, istituto tecnico industriale
UniversityDICOM - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria · 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 Varese

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 →