Living in Zafferana Etnea
In Zafferana Etnea, rent averages €2.50 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 15.8% (2023).
At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 545. The city covers 76.87 km², with a population density of 121.5 people per km² at the start of 2026.
Higher unemployment than 98% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 61% of Italian cities that publish it.
Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Zafferana Etnea?
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 Zafferana Etnea?
Average net cold rent is 2.5 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): 2.5 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.9 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | iliadbox fixed fibre5Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 11.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | iliad GIGA mobile tariff4Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 6,088 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 3,940 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 2.5 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Collected source1Official · municipality zone median |
Is Zafferana Etnea 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 150 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 2.5 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Zafferana Etnea?
The unemployment rate is about 15.8 % (2023).
- Unemployment rate: 15.85 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)14
Zafferana Etnea 15.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 2,969 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,575 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | servizi2.inps.it23Official |
| Unemployment rate | 15.85 %country median 6.0% | 31 Dec 2023 | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)14Official |
What does a salary buy in Zafferana Etnea?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,371 |
| Rent, 60 m²€2.50/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31 | − €150 |
| 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 | €1,179 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zafferana Etnea. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Zafferana Etnea. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 4 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)17Official |
| Schools | 12 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)17Official |
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; Zafferana Etnea's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.
Safety
How safe is Zafferana Etnea?
Police recorded about 3,977 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 - prov24
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,977 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Tasso di delittuosità - prov24Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zafferana Etnea. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Zafferana Etnea?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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.
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Zafferana Etnea 13.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 13 µg/m³country median 14.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency2Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 222.5 · Feb 177.6 · Mar 189.4 · Apr 0 · May 0 · Jun 0 · Jul 0 · Aug 0 · Sep 161.5 · Oct 265.5 · Nov 258.4 · Dec 0 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official |
Annual PM2.5 rose 8.3% between 2018 and 2024, from 12.0 to 13.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Zafferana Etnea?
The published population was 9,362 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202512
By nationality
National passport94.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 908.5 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2023 | IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico13Official |
| City area | 76.87 km² | 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.19Official |
| Foreign residents | 545 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.18Official |
| Population density | 121.5 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.20Official |
| Female residents | 4,648 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official |
| Male residents | 4,714 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official |
| Population | 9,362 people | 1 Jan 2025 | ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202512Official |
Population fell 1.7% between 2018 and 2025, from 9,528 to 9,362.
International community in Zafferana Etnea
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) | 9,362 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 8,669 | 92.6% |
| Albania | 250 | 2.7% |
| Svizzera | 127 | 1.4% |
| Romania | 103 | 1.1% |
| Germania | 33 | 0.4% |
| Ucraina | 28 | 0.3% |
| Sri Lanka | 17 | 0.2% |
| Tunisia | 12 | 0.1% |
| Polonia | 9 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 9 | 0.1% |
| Maurizio | 7 | 0.1% |
| Marocco | 6 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 6 | 0.1% |
| Federazione russa | 5 | 0.1% |
| Cina | 5 | 0.1% |
| Brasile | 5 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.1% |
| Grecia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Spagna | 4 | 0.0% |
| India | 4 | 0.0% |
| Libia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belgio | 3 | 0.0% |
| Francia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Regno Unito | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Perù | 3 | 0.0% |
| Filippine | 2 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 2 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Finlandia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lussemburgo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Svezia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 1 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 1 | 0.0% |
| Egitto | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Messico | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cile | 1 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Samoa | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16
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) | 9,362 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 8,832 | 94.3% |
| Albania | 309 | 3.3% |
| Romania | 110 | 1.2% |
| Ucraina | 25 | 0.3% |
| Sri Lanka | 25 | 0.3% |
| Polonia | 7 | 0.1% |
| Cina | 7 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 6 | 0.1% |
| India | 5 | 0.1% |
Show 23 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marocco | 3 | 0.0% |
| Maurizio | 3 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 3 | 0.0% |
| Germania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Federazione russa | 2 | 0.0% |
| Filippine | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 2 | 0.0% |
| Perù | 2 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Belgio | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Spagna | 1 | 0.0% |
| Svizzera | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 1 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 1 | 0.0% |
| Brasile | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cile | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Zafferana Etnea
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.
Gallarate as a Zafferana Etnea alternative in the same country
Better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €4.55/m² Gallarate vs €2.50/m² Zafferana Etnea+82%
- Residents: 52,902 Gallarate vs 9,362 Zafferana Etnea+465%
- Unemployment: 6.6% Gallarate vs 15.8% Zafferana Etnea−58%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,253 Gallarate vs €1,575 Zafferana Etnea+43%
- Nearest airport: 6.0 km Gallarate vs 24.0 km Zafferana Etnea−75%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,778 Gallarate vs 3,977 Zafferana Etnea−5%
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Gallarate vs 13.0 µg/m³ Zafferana Etneasame level
Budapest as a Zafferana Etnea alternative in another country
Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €16.94/m² (2026) Budapest vs €2.50/m² (2025) Zafferana Etneano percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €2,534 (2026) Budapest vs €1,575 (2024) Zafferana Etneano percentage
- Nearest airport: 18.0 km Budapest vs 24.0 km Zafferana Etnea−25%
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Budapest vs 13.0 µg/m³ Zafferana Etneasame level
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zafferana Etnea 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.
Open the official coverage guideIs Zafferana Etnea part of Acireale?
Zafferana Etnea is in the published commuting zone of Acireale; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Acireale city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Zafferana Etnea?
The published population was 9,362 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.
How much does it cost to rent in Zafferana Etnea?
Average net cold rent is 2.5 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 175 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.
Is the air quality good in Zafferana Etnea?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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 Zafferana Etnea?
Police recorded about 3,977 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 Zafferana Etnea?
The unemployment rate is about 15.8 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).
What is the typical salary around Zafferana Etnea?
The median gross salary is 1,575 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.
Is Zafferana Etnea a good place to live?
Zafferana Etnea 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.
Is Zafferana Etnea part of Acireale?
Zafferana Etnea is in the published commuting zone of Acireale; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
How many people born in Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) live in Zafferana Etnea?
The official country of birth distribution records 9,362 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). Zafferana Etnea, Italy: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2bc639db2275d6b24a07748d2a2dd85e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/zafferana-etnea/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) istat.it · checked 2026-08-04
- Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat), Italy citizenship distribution demo.istat.it · checked 2026-08-28
- Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat), Italy country of birth distribution demo.istat.it · checked 2026-08-28
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