Can you buy a house in Sicily for 1 euro?

Some comuni in Sicily have run one-euro schemes. We have 3 on file, of which 2 are open or selling now: Mussomeli (reported open), Sambuca di Sicilia (paused), San Piero Patti (reported open). Every scheme comes with a deposit and renovation deadlines, and the renovation is the real price.

Is Sicily losing population?

82% of Sicily's comuni with comparable figures had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and the region's comuni as a whole changed by -2.6%. The steepest declines are almost always in the smallest towns.

Does Sicily qualify for Italy's 7% tax on foreign pensions?

Yes, in part. 337 of Sicily's 391 comuni have 20,000 residents or fewer, which with the region is the location test for the 7% flat tax on foreign pension income. The pension must be foreign-sourced and you must not have been tax-resident in Italy for the previous five years.

Where are the cheapest houses in Sicily?

In the small inland comuni that are losing people fastest — the list on this page is a good place to start. Genuinely cheap houses come from three places: one-euro schemes, Italian court auctions, and owners selling privately, often with no agent at all.

Sicily · 391 comuni

Moving to Sicily

Sicily is the island off the toe of the boot, where the one-euro house schemes began. Of its 391 comuni, 82% had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and 337 of them sit inside Italy's 7% pension-tax zone.

This page is for anyone looking at houses for sale in Sicily or thinking of moving there: which towns need people most, the one-euro schemes, and every comune in the region with its own page.

Updated September 2026 · figures from ISTAT

391
comuni: 82%
of them shrinking since 2019: -2.6%
population change, 2019–2025: 337
towns in the 7% tax zone

1 euro houses in Sicily

These are the one-euro and cheap-house schemes we have on file in Sicily. Status is what we last confirmed — always read the comune's own notice before you plan around one.

MussomeliReported open
Sambuca di SiciliaPaused
San Piero PattiReported open

The house is rarely the expensive part. Read what the one-euro houses really cost before bidding on anything.

The towns in Sicily that most need people

Ranked by the Need Index: how fast the town is losing residents and how old its people are. These are where houses sit empty longest, where owners are most willing to sell, and where comuni run schemes to fill them.

1Frazzanò-17.4% · 536
2San Mauro Castelverde-15.9% · 1,295
3Novara di Sicilia-15.6% · 1,078
4Mineo-17.8% · 4,395
5Alessandria della Rocca-15% · 2,338
6Bompensiere-12.6% · 470
7Alcara li Fusi-13% · 1,625
8Trapani-17.1% · 54,949
9Sclafani Bagni-13.3% · 364
10Sutera-13.3% · 1,144
11Bompietro-12% · 1,143
12Galati Mamertino-12.6% · 2,155
13Polizzi Generosa-11.9% · 2,795
14Tripi-13.3% · 718
15Campofranco-12.3% · 2,550

The 7% tax towns in Sicily

A foreign pensioner who moves their tax residence to a comune of 20,000 people or fewer here pays a flat 7% on all foreign income for nine years. 337 of Sicily's comuni meet that size test.

See every 7% tax town in Italy, or read how retiring to Italy works.

Every comune in Sicily

All 391, by province. Each has its own page with its population trend, median age, scheme status and neighbours.

Moving to Sicily: questions people ask

Can you buy a house in Sicily for 1 euro?: Some comuni in Sicily have run one-euro schemes. We have 3 on file, of which 2 are open or selling now: Mussomeli (reported open), Sambuca di Sicilia (paused), San Piero Patti (reported open). Every scheme comes with a deposit and renovation deadlines, and the renovation is the real price.
Is Sicily losing population?: 82% of Sicily's comuni with comparable figures had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and the region's comuni as a whole changed by -2.6%. The steepest declines are almost always in the smallest towns.
Does Sicily qualify for Italy's 7% tax on foreign pensions?: Yes, in part. 337 of Sicily's 391 comuni have 20,000 residents or fewer, which with the region is the location test for the 7% flat tax on foreign pension income. The pension must be foreign-sourced and you must not have been tax-resident in Italy for the previous five years.
Where are the cheapest houses in Sicily?: In the small inland comuni that are losing people fastest — the list on this page is a good place to start. Genuinely cheap houses come from three places: one-euro schemes, Italian court auctions, and owners selling privately, often with no agent at all.

Know which town? Get the move in order.

Your visa route, the steps once you land, what each costs — and whether your comune is in the 7% zone.

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Moving to Sicily

1 euro houses in Sicily

The towns in Sicily that most need people

The 7% tax towns in Sicily

Every comune in Sicily

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Catania · 58

Enna · 20

Messina · 108

Palermo · 82

Ragusa · 12

Siracusa · 21

Trapani · 25

Moving to Sicily: questions people ask