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Living in Varazze

In Varazze, rent averages €9.50 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 5.8% (2023).

The foreign population count was 758 at the start of 2026. The city covers 48.01 km², with a population density of 258.5 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2334 sources

Population12,447people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Median gross salary (region)1,739EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Average net rent9.5EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate5.79%country median 6.0% — 4% belowOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Recorded crime4,333incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³country median 14.0 — 43% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 97% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Varazze?

Average net cold rent is 9.5 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): 9.5 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Varazze recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesVarazze highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Varazze highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00
Rome€17.15
Naples€9.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliadbox fixed fibre4Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB11.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliad GIGA mobile tariff3Official · national market
Dwellings13,188 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Main residence dwellings6,386 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)9.5 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source1Official · municipality zone median

Is Varazze 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Student47%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–57%
Family47%strong on family, weak on cost · range 36–58%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 570 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9.5 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 Varazze?

The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (2023).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.79 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)13
Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Varazze is 5.8%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment4,939 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,739 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it22Official
Unemployment rate5.79 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)13Official

What does a salary buy in Varazze?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,739 (servizi2.inps.it, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€858of €1,470 take-home
  • Rent
  • 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.€1,470
Rent, 60 m²€9.50/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31− €570
Internet€30 · official · iliadbox fixed fibre · 2026-09-30− €30
Mobile plan€12 · official · iliad GIGA mobile tariff · 2026-09-30− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€858
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Varazze Salary needed to live in Varazze

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Varazze. 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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools2 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)16Official
Schools8 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)16Official

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; Varazze's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Varazze?

Police recorded about 4,333 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 - prov23

Recorded crime across major citiesVarazze highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Varazze highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,333 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Tasso di delittuosità - prov23Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport17 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights20Official
Nearest airportGOA3 Aug 2026OurAirports21Official
Distance to nearest airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports21Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Varazze. 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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Varazze?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency2

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Varazze is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 14.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency2Official
Average temperature by monthJan 8.99 · Feb 9.59 · Mar 11.99 · Apr 14.61 · May 18.41 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 24.73 · Aug 24.86 · Sep 21.64 · Oct 17.58 · Nov 12.97 · Dec 10.03 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 69.75 · Feb 54.91 · Mar 55.94 · Apr 70.97 · May 0 · Jun 47.72 · Jul 25.44 · Aug 59.23 · Sep 120.6 · Oct 151.1 · Nov 202.1 · Dec 88.37 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 33.3% between 2013 and 2024, from 12.0 to 8.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Varazze?

The published population was 12,447 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202511

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents621.9 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico12Official
City area48.01 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.18Official
Foreign residents758 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.17Official
Population density258.5 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.19Official
Female residents6,382 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Male residents6,065 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Population12,447 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202511Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

Population fell 4.0% between 2018 and 2025, from 12,971 to 12,447.

International community in Varazze

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 groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)12,447100.0%
Italia11,35991.3%
Albania2952.4%
Romania950.8%
Bangladesh700.6%
Ecuador650.5%
Marocco450.4%
Ucraina430.3%
Egitto360.3%
Germania330.3%
Show 71 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Cina310.2%
Federazione russa260.2%
Perù210.2%
Tunisia180.1%
Svizzera160.1%
Francia150.1%
Polonia140.1%
Cuba140.1%
Repubblica Dominicana140.1%
Regno Unito130.1%
Senegal120.1%
Argentina120.1%
Brasile120.1%
Moldova100.1%
Belgio90.1%
Gambia90.1%
Guinea80.1%
Grecia70.1%
Colombia70.1%
Paesi Bassi60.0%
Spagna60.0%
India60.0%
Somalia60.0%
Macedonia del Nord50.0%
Pakistan50.0%
Algeria50.0%
Etiopia50.0%
Nigeria50.0%
Venezuela50.0%
Danimarca40.0%
Lituania40.0%
Filippine40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Costa d'Avorio40.0%
Camerun40.0%
Monaco30.0%
Portogallo30.0%
Bielorussia30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Siria30.0%
Sudafrica30.0%
Stati Uniti d'America30.0%
Austria20.0%
Bulgaria20.0%
San Marino20.0%
Svezia20.0%
Ungheria20.0%
Serbia20.0%
Indonesia20.0%
Libia20.0%
Mali20.0%
Canada20.0%
Finlandia10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Lussemburgo10.0%
Lettonia10.0%
Croazia10.0%
Slovenia10.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina10.0%
Slovacchia10.0%
Iran10.0%
Laos10.0%
Libano10.0%
Thailandia10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Kenya10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Messico10.0%
Panama10.0%
Cile10.0%
Nuova Zelanda10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)12,447100.0%
Italia11,74294.3%
Albania1531.2%
Romania860.7%
Bangladesh600.5%
Cina470.4%
Egitto380.3%
Marocco380.3%
Ucraina370.3%
Ecuador340.3%
Show 53 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Perù140.1%
Federazione russa130.1%
Tunisia120.1%
Germania110.1%
Senegal110.1%
Spagna100.1%
Cuba100.1%
Repubblica Dominicana100.1%
Gambia90.1%
Guinea90.1%
Pakistan70.1%
Polonia60.0%
Nigeria60.0%
Paesi Bassi50.0%
Moldova50.0%
Sri Lanka50.0%
India50.0%
Camerun50.0%
Grecia40.0%
Lituania40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Costa d'Avorio40.0%
Francia30.0%
Regno Unito30.0%
Portogallo30.0%
Brasile30.0%
Danimarca20.0%
Siria20.0%
Algeria20.0%
Stati Uniti d'America20.0%
Austria10.0%
Finlandia10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Lussemburgo10.0%
Norvegia10.0%
San Marino10.0%
Svizzera10.0%
Ungheria10.0%
Slovenia10.0%
Macedonia del Nord10.0%
Slovacchia10.0%
Bielorussia10.0%
Kosovo10.0%
Filippine10.0%
Indonesia10.0%
Iran10.0%
Laos10.0%
Thailandia10.0%
Burkina Faso10.0%
Libia10.0%
Mali10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Venezuela10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Non-citizens, share of residents5.66 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official
Households6,466 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Varazze

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.

Quiliano as a Varazze alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Rent: €3.75/m² Quiliano vs €9.50/m² Varazze−61%
  • Unemployment: 4.8% Quiliano vs 5.8% Varazze−17%
  • Residents: 6,818 Quiliano vs 12,447 Varazze−45%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,739 Quiliano vs €1,739 Varazzesame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,333 Quiliano vs 4,333 Varazzesame level

Pordenone as a Varazze alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 366 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 52,314 Pordenone vs 12,447 Varazze+320%
  • Rent: €5.25/m² Pordenone vs €9.50/m² Varazze−45%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,406 Pordenone vs 4,333 Varazze−44%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,146 Pordenone vs €1,739 Varazze+23%
  • Nearest airport: 10.0 km Pordenone vs 20.0 km Varazze−50%

Cities near Varazze

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Varazze 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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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Varazze?

The published population was 12,447 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Varazze?

Average net cold rent is 9.5 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 665 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Varazze?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Varazze?

Police recorded about 4,333 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 Varazze?

The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Varazze?

The median gross salary is 1,739 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Varazze a good place to live?

Varazze 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 Varazze?

Albisola Superiore, Cogoleto, Albissola Marina, Savona, Arenzano are near Varazze. 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 Varazze?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,447 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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