CalabriaVibo Valentia

Vibo Valentia

Livability 5.7/10 · 30,753 residents · official site ↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 91% of factors · 10/11 factors
based on 75% of factors · 6/8 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
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
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport (SUF), about 28.7km away.
  • An established international community — 26 residents from Western countries already here.
Depends on you
  • The coast is close — about 4.6km to the nearest beach.
Working against it
  • The population is gradually declining — down 0.5% in the latest year. Worth weighing if long-term services and resale matter to you.
  • 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

Population30,753
Median age49
Under 1522.6%
Over 6525.7%
Foreign residents1,454 (4.7%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (30,906 → 30,753)-0.5%-153
Natural change (190 births − 304 deaths)-114
International migration (181 arrived − 32 left)+149
Internal migration (539 arrived − 727 left)-188

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: 31,0382050: 22,414 (-27.79%)

Age structure

Male Female
03356701.0k1.3k0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Natural hazards

Earthquakes (last 20 yrs)7 recorded, strongest M4.3

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)€290–1,300/m²
Rent€1.1–5.3/m²·mo
Central€520–1,300/m² · €2.4–5.3/m²·mo
Semi-central€520–1,200/m² · €2.3–4.9/m²·mo
Suburban€345–1,200/m² · €1.5–4.8/m²·mo
Outskirts€340–1,000/m² · €1.5–4.3/m²·mo
Rural€290–385/m² · €1.1–1.5/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 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 / fitness1.6km
Golf coursenone nearby
Park / green space0.1km
Sports pitch67 within 5km
Tennis court0.6km
Spa / saunanone nearby
Playground0.4km
Swimming pool0.8km
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
4 / 9 / 17
Pharmacies
5 / 6 / 12
Restaurants
7 / 7 / 13
Cafés / bars
5 / 5 / 12
Banks / ATMs
2 / 2 / 5
Post offices
- / - / 5
Doctors
1 / 2 / 4
Schools
11 / 23 / 31
Beach
- / - / 4
Clinics
  • Villa dei Gerani (in Vibo Valentia)
    ~2 min driving (0.8 km by road)
Dentists
  • 1.Studio Dentistico Gattuso (in Vibo Valentia)
    ~4 min driving (2 km by road)
  • 2.Dentist (in Zaccanopoli)
    ~30 min driving (22.2 km by road)
Hospital
  • Hospital (in Vibo Valentia)
    ~2 min driving (0.9 km by road)
Bus stopIn town (0.2km)
Train station4.7km

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

Morocco321
Romania275
Ukraine175
Bulgaria157
China74
Poland46
Nigeria42
Argentina40
Tunisia24
Russia21
Bangladesh20
Gambia20
Georgia15
Albania14
Belarus13
Algeria11
Moldova11
Ivory Coast9
Senegal9
Pakistan8
Somalia, Spain, Colombia, Mali, Brazil, Ghana, Afghanistan, Cuba, Greece, Lithuania, Egypt, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Philippines, Germany, Guinea, Ireland, Dominican Republic, Serbia, Slovakia, United States of America, Switzerland, …149

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Christian (Orthodox)618
Muslim422
Buddhist / Non-religious74
Mixed Christian / Muslim56
Christian6

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 6 days — actively maintained
Online servicesonline services

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 comune20 nurseries · 16 primaries · 6 middle schools · 20 high schools
53 state · 9 private · MIUR 2026/27
High schools: ist prof industria e artigianato, ist prof per i servizi alberghieri e ristorazione, ist prof per i servizi commerciali e turistici, istituto d'arte, istituto magistrale, istituto superiore
UniversityNearest: Università Telematica della Calabria · 40.3 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 Vibo Valentia

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 →