Living in Ferrara

In Ferrara, rent averages €4.10 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 6.1% (2023).

The city had 78,113 dwellings in 2023. Ferrara covered 405.5 km² and had a population density of 318.2 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2340 sources

Population129,081people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)1,851EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent4.1EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate6.11%country median 6.0% — about the sameOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime4,291incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean15µg/m³country median 14.0 — 7% aboveOfficial source · Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution

Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Ferrara?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in ItalyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Ferrara.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ferrara?

Average net cold rent is 4.1 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 4.1 EUR/m²/month · Collected source¹

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€36

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesFerrara highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00

Rome€17.15

Naples€9.10

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliadbox fixed fibre⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliad GIGA mobile tariff⁷Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	36 EUR/month	13 Sept 2026	TPER / AMI Ferrara³¹Official
Dwellings	78,113 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹⁵Official
Main residence dwellings	63,828 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.1 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Ferrara a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–64%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–74%

Student65%strong on education, weak on work · range 56–74%

Family65%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 55–75%

Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 246 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.1 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025-S2

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ferrara?

The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 6.11 % · Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Ferrara is 6.1%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–2222–2424–26

Ferrara 6.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	57,260 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,851 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²⁹Official
Unemployment rate	6.11 %country median 6.0% — about the same	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time8 published observations, 2001–2023

4.9%

6.8%

8.8%

10.7%

6.1%2001201820202023

Unemployment rate rose 16.2% between 2001 and 2023, from 5.3% to 6.1%.

What does a salary buy in Ferrara?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,216of €1,540 take-home

Rent
Transport
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€1,540
Rent, 60 m²€4.10/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €246
Public transport pass€36 · official · TPER / AMI Ferrara · 2026-09-13	− €36
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city	—
Internet€30 · official · iliadbox fixed fibre · 2026-09-30	− €30
Mobile plan€12 · official · iliad GIGA mobile tariff · 2026-09-30	− €12
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,216

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ferrara Salary needed to live in Ferrara

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ferrara. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service

Italian public employment services / regional employment centres

Job SearchTraining

Search jobs

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ferrara. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

The city had 113 schools in August 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	113 schools	31 Aug 2025	MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie¹⁸Official
Primary schools	30 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁹Official
Schools	112 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁹Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Italian L2 laboratories and support for foreign pupils (DPR 394/1999 art 45 route). How to enrol a child (istruzione.it).

A country-wide rule for Italy; Ferrara's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	672.4 beds per 100,000	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁸Official
Hospitals	3 count	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁸Official
Pharmacies	46 count	15 Sept 2026	Farmacie⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ferrara when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents672.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Ferrara?

Police recorded about 4,291 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tasso di delittuosità - prov³⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesFerrara highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Florence11,422

Milan10,343

Bologna9,973

Turin9,170

Venice9,092

Catania7,485

Rome7,475

Verona6,667

Naples6,521

Genoa5,692

Palermo5,384

Bari4,616

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,291 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov³⁰Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	64 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²⁶Official
Nearest airport	BLQ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	43 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ferrara. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

CPIA public Italian-language and orientation courses for foreign adults — State Language Course

Italian public adult-education system — Centri Provinciali per l'Istruzione degli Adulti

For foreign adults, people seeking Italian language and culture courses.

ItalianCEFR A2In PersonCost varies

Open official information

L.O.R.R. — Language, Orientation, Recognition and Networks with CPIA — Job-related language course

Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies / FAMI 2021-2027 programme

For third-country nationals, vulnerable migrants, unaccompanied minors.

ItalianIn Person, Online

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ferrara.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 15 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual NO₂ was 12 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 22 µg/m³ in 2025.

Is the air quality good in Ferrara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution²²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.515WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1022WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂12WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in ItalyAnnual PM2.5 in Ferrara is 15.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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121

131

113

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2628–29

Ferrara 15.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12 µg/m³country median 15.0	2025	Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution²²Official
PM10 — annual mean	22 µg/m³country median 22.0 — about the same	2025	Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution²²Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	15 µg/m³country median 14.0	2025	Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution²²Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 20.62 · Feb 19.29 · Mar 25.38 · Apr 28.71 · May 33.1 · Jun 39.11 · Jul 40.09 · Aug 41.38 · Sep 35.36 · Oct 29.76 · Nov 23.01 · Dec 17.5 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²⁰Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -3.81 · Feb -5.67 · Mar -4.44 · Apr -2.27 · May 6.27 · Jun 9.02 · Jul 13.53 · Aug 12.92 · Sep 9.47 · Oct 2.18 · Nov -2.54 · Dec -5.89 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.04 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 9.33 · Apr 13.7 · May 18.46 · Jun 23.49 · Jul 26.46 · Aug 26.02 · Sep 20.87 · Oct 15.68 · Nov 10.04 · Dec 5.1 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center²⁰Official

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2025

14.6

16.5

18.5

20.4

15.020132016201820222025

Annual PM2.5 fell 21.1% between 2013 and 2025, from 19.0 to 15.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ferrara?

The published population was 129,081 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.4%
Foreign residents12.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	668.6 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat³Official
City area	405.5 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	12.1 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁴Official
Foreign residents	16,302 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.²³Official
Population density	318.2 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²⁵Official
Female residents	67,372 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Male residents	61,709 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Population	129,081 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁴Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

128,713

130,492

132,271

134,050

129,08120142016201820222025

Population fell 3.3% between 2014 and 2025, from 133,423 to 129,081.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2016–2026

12,338

13,757

15,177

16,596

16,302201620182020202220242026

Foreign residents rose 29.1% between 2016 and 2026, from 12,632 to 16,302.

International community in Ferrara

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)	129,081	100.0%
Italia	111,037	86.0%
Ucraina	2,348	1.8%
Moldova	1,906	1.5%
Romania	1,725	1.3%
Albania	1,335	1.0%
Marocco	1,073	0.8%
Nigeria	947	0.7%
Pakistan	785	0.6%
Cina	690	0.5%

Show 140 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Tunisia	663	0.5%
Camerun	459	0.4%
Bangladesh	389	0.3%
Federazione russa	353	0.3%
Brasile	282	0.2%
Filippine	274	0.2%
Polonia	263	0.2%
Iran	212	0.2%
Germania	210	0.2%
Libano	206	0.2%
Francia	188	0.1%
Argentina	158	0.1%
Egitto	157	0.1%
Cuba	139	0.1%
Svizzera	137	0.1%
Regno Unito	126	0.1%
India	122	0.1%
Senegal	113	0.1%
Grecia	111	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	111	0.1%
Colombia	109	0.1%
Spagna	104	0.1%
Venezuela	100	0.1%
Afghanistan	95	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	92	0.1%
Serbia	84	0.1%
Gambia	83	0.1%
Libia	82	0.1%
Perù	82	0.1%
Mali	80	0.1%
Repubblica Dominicana	78	0.1%
Belgio	75	0.1%
Bulgaria	68	0.1%
Turchia	68	0.1%
Ghana	66	0.1%
Guinea	62	0.0%
Algeria	54	0.0%
Messico	53	0.0%
Bielorussia	45	0.0%
Etiopia	45	0.0%
Siria	44	0.0%
Togo	44	0.0%
Ungheria	39	0.0%
Israele	34	0.0%
Somalia	29	0.0%
Portogallo	28	0.0%
Croazia	27	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	27	0.0%
Burkina Faso	27	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	26	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	25	0.0%
Slovacchia	25	0.0%
Canada	25	0.0%
Thailandia	24	0.0%
Giordania	22	0.0%
Kazakhstan	21	0.0%
Sierra Leone	21	0.0%
Iraq	20	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	19	0.0%
Eritrea	19	0.0%
Australia	19	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	18	0.0%
Ecuador	18	0.0%
Uruguay	18	0.0%
Svezia	17	0.0%
Congo	17	0.0%
Cile	17	0.0%
Vietnam	16	0.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti	15	0.0%
Giappone	15	0.0%
Georgia	15	0.0%
Lituania	14	0.0%
Uzbekistan	14	0.0%
Sri Lanka	13	0.0%
Austria	12	0.0%
Lettonia	12	0.0%
San Marino	11	0.0%
Kosovo	9	0.0%
Benin	9	0.0%
Costa Rica	9	0.0%
Palestina	8	0.0%
Liberia	8	0.0%
Malta	7	0.0%
Corea del Sud	7	0.0%
Kenya	7	0.0%
Sudafrica	7	0.0%
Bolivia	7	0.0%
Cambogia	6	0.0%
Kuwait	6	0.0%
Kirghizistan	6	0.0%
Danimarca	5	0.0%
Irlanda	5	0.0%
Norvegia	5	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	5	0.0%
Capo Verde	5	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	5	0.0%
Tanzania	5	0.0%
Finlandia	4	0.0%
Lussemburgo	4	0.0%
Monaco	4	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Nepal	4	0.0%
Azerbaigian	4	0.0%
Taiwan	4	0.0%
Honduras	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Niger	3	0.0%
Zambia	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Islanda	2	0.0%
Estonia	2	0.0%
Malaysia	2	0.0%
Armenia	2	0.0%
Tagikistan	2	0.0%
Angola	2	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	2	0.0%
Gabon	2	0.0%
Madagascar	2	0.0%
Seychelles	2	0.0%
Sudan	2	0.0%
Bahrein	1	0.0%
Cipro	1	0.0%
Laos	1	0.0%
Maldive	1	0.0%
Mongolia	1	0.0%
Yemen	1	0.0%
Maurizio	1	0.0%
Ruanda	1	0.0%
Sao Tomé e Principe	1	0.0%
Uganda	1	0.0%
Bahamas	1	0.0%
Dominica	1	0.0%
Guatemala	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Citizenship

Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)	129,081	100.0%
Italia	113,501	87.9%
Romania	2,638	2.0%
Ucraina	2,304	1.8%
Nigeria	1,291	1.0%
Albania	960	0.7%
Moldova	890	0.7%
Marocco	873	0.7%
Cina	844	0.7%
Pakistan	780	0.6%

Show 125 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Tunisia	720	0.6%
Camerun	492	0.4%
Bangladesh	415	0.3%
Filippine	282	0.2%
Polonia	212	0.2%
Egitto	151	0.1%
Libano	147	0.1%
Federazione russa	128	0.1%
Iran	125	0.1%
Afghanistan	102	0.1%
India	101	0.1%
Senegal	101	0.1%
Francia	95	0.1%
Brasile	92	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	86	0.1%
Mali	85	0.1%
Gambia	84	0.1%
Spagna	81	0.1%
Cuba	78	0.1%
Bulgaria	73	0.1%
Grecia	71	0.1%
Guinea	68	0.1%
Serbia	65	0.1%
Ghana	63	0.0%
Turchia	61	0.0%
Regno Unito	55	0.0%
Germania	47	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	46	0.0%
Togo	42	0.0%
Algeria	38	0.0%
Venezuela	37	0.0%
Portogallo	35	0.0%
Perù	34	0.0%
Argentina	31	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	30	0.0%
Burkina Faso	28	0.0%
Colombia	28	0.0%
Siria	26	0.0%
Bielorussia	22	0.0%
Somalia	21	0.0%
Sierra Leone	20	0.0%
Giordania	19	0.0%
Messico	19	0.0%
Ungheria	18	0.0%
Slovacchia	18	0.0%
Congo	18	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	17	0.0%
Thailandia	17	0.0%
Lettonia	15	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	15	0.0%
Lituania	14	0.0%
Iraq	14	0.0%
Belgio	13	0.0%
Sri Lanka	13	0.0%
Giappone	13	0.0%
Libia	13	0.0%
Israele	12	0.0%
Croazia	10	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	10	0.0%
Vietnam	10	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	10	0.0%
Ecuador	10	0.0%
Austria	9	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	9	0.0%
Georgia	9	0.0%
Niger	8	0.0%
Uruguay	7	0.0%
Irlanda	6	0.0%
Svezia	6	0.0%
Benin	6	0.0%
Liberia	6	0.0%
Cile	6	0.0%
Kazakhstan	5	0.0%
Canada	5	0.0%
Dominica	5	0.0%
Danimarca	4	0.0%
Kosovo	4	0.0%
Kirghizistan	4	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	4	0.0%
Tanzania	4	0.0%
Eritrea	4	0.0%
Norvegia	3	0.0%
San Marino	3	0.0%
Svizzera	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Palestina	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Capo Verde	3	0.0%
Haiti	3	0.0%
Finlandia	2	0.0%
Islanda	2	0.0%
Malta	2	0.0%
Slovenia	2	0.0%
Azerbaigian	2	0.0%
Gabon	2	0.0%
El Salvador	2	0.0%
Honduras	2	0.0%
Apolide	2	0.0%
Andorra	1	0.0%
Lussemburgo	1	0.0%
Bahrein	1	0.0%
Cambogia	1	0.0%
Corea del Sud	1	0.0%
Laos	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Mongolia	1	0.0%
Nepal	1	0.0%
Tagikistan	1	0.0%
Taiwan	1	0.0%
Turkmenistan	1	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Etiopia	1	0.0%
Guinea Equatoriale	1	0.0%
Kenya	1	0.0%
Seychelles	1	0.0%
Sudafrica	1	0.0%
Sudan	1	0.0%
Uganda	1	0.0%
Zimbabwe	1	0.0%
Sud Sudan	1	0.0%
Guatemala	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%
Bolivia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	13.56 %	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹⁵Official
Non-citizens, share of residents	12.07 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹²Official
Households	65,306 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Ferrara

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Occhiobello as a Ferrara alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €3.05/m² Occhiobello vs €4.10/m² Ferrara−26%
Residents: 12,052 Occhiobello vs 129,081 Ferrara−91%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,286 Occhiobello vs 4,291 Ferrara−23%
Median gross pay, region: €1,823 Occhiobello vs €1,851 Ferrarasame level

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Forlì as a Ferrara alternative in the same country

76 km away, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Rent: €5.05/m² Forlì vs €4.10/m² Ferrara+23%
Nearest airport: 4.0 km Forlì vs 43.0 km Ferrara−91%
Unemployment: 4.6% Forlì vs 6.1% Ferrara−25%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,644 Forlì vs 4,291 Ferrara−15%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 536.9 Forlì vs 672.4 Ferrara−20%
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Forlì vs 15.0 µg/m³ Ferrara−13%
Foreign residents: 13.4% Forlì vs 12.1% Ferrara+11%

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Cities near Ferrara

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Alternative cities in Italy

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All Italy cities

Latina127,796 residents Salerno126,000 residents Giugliano in Campania125,032 residents Monza123,032 residents Sassari120,510 residents Bergamo120,389 residents

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#29 of 30 in Largest cities in Italy

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Common questions

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How many people live in Ferrara?

The published population was 129,081 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Ferrara?

Average net cold rent is 4.1 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 287 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Ferrara?

How safe is Ferrara?

Police recorded about 4,291 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tasso di delittuosità - prov.

What is the unemployment rate in Ferrara?

The unemployment rate is about 6.1 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Ferrara?

The median gross salary is 1,851 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Ferrara a good place to live?

Ferrara may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Ferrara?

Vigarano Mainarda, Occhiobello, Terre del Reno, Poggio Renatico, Copparo are near Ferrara. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) live in Ferrara?

The official country of birth distribution records 129,081 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ferrara, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4e34230dd25c25c23b6106568e635f4f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/ferrara/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ferrara, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4e34230dd25c25c23b6106568e635f4f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/ferrara/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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