Can you buy a house in Umbria for 1 euro?

We have no verified one-euro scheme in Umbria on file. That means we have not confirmed one, not that none exists — schemes open and close through each comune's own notice. The cheapest houses here usually come from court auctions and private owners in the smaller inland towns.

Is Umbria losing population?

91% of Umbria's comuni with comparable figures had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and the region's comuni as a whole changed by -2.5%. The steepest declines are almost always in the smallest towns.

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

No. The 7% flat tax on foreign pensions applies only to comuni of up to 20,000 people in Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily. Umbria is not one of them.

Where are the cheapest houses in Umbria?

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.

Umbria · 92 comuni

Moving to Umbria

Umbria is the green, landlocked heart of Italy, with Perugia, Assisi and Orvieto. Of its 92 comuni, 91% had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019.

This page is for anyone looking at houses for sale in Umbria 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

92
comuni: 91%
of them shrinking since 2019: -2.5%
population change, 2019–2025: 52
typical median age

1 euro houses in Umbria

We have no verified one-euro scheme in Umbria on file yet. That is not the same as there being none: schemes are announced by each comune, in Italian, and come and go. Watch a town from its page and we will tell you the day its scheme page changes.

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

The towns in Umbria 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.

1Poggiodomo-14.3% · 84
2Sant'Anatolia di Narco-12.9% · 486
3Montecchio-9.9% · 1,475
4Costacciaro-10.8% · 1,031
5Sellano-8.2% · 944
6Monteleone di Spoleto-8.2% · 539
7Alviano-7.9% · 1,330
8Cerreto di Spoleto-7.5% · 958
9Scheggino-7.6% · 426
10Monte Castello di Vibio-6.1% · 1,418
11Arrone-8.1% · 2,493
12Montegabbione-6.3% · 1,098
13Castel Viscardo-6.8% · 2,649
14Monte Santa Maria Tiberina-6.9% · 1,060
15Scheggia e Pascelupo-6.4% · 1,246

Umbria and the 7% tax

Umbria is outside the zone. The 7% flat tax on foreign pensions applies only in the eight southern regions — the list of qualifying towns is here.

Every comune in Umbria

All 92, by province. Each has its own page with its population trend, median age, scheme status and neighbours.

Perugia · 59

Assisi · Bastia Umbra · Bettona · Bevagna · Campello sul Clitunno · Cannara · Cascia · Castel Ritaldi · Castiglione del Lago · Cerreto di Spoleto · Citerna · Città della Pieve · Città di Castello · Collazzone · Corciano · Costacciaro · Deruta · Foligno · Fossato di Vico · Fratta Todina · Giano dell'Umbria · Gualdo Cattaneo · Gualdo Tadino · Gubbio · Lisciano Niccone · Magione · Marsciano · Massa Martana · Monte Castello di Vibio · Monte Santa Maria Tiberina · Montefalco · Monteleone di Spoleto · Montone · Nocera Umbra · Norcia · Paciano · Panicale · Passignano sul Trasimeno · Perugia · Piegaro · Pietralunga · Poggiodomo · Preci · San Giustino · Sant'Anatolia di Narco · Scheggia e Pascelupo · Scheggino · Sellano · Sigillo · Spello · Spoleto · Todi · Torgiano · Trevi · Tuoro sul Trasimeno · Umbertide · Valfabbrica · Vallo di Nera · Valtopina

Terni · 33

Acquasparta · Allerona · Alviano · Amelia · Arrone · Attigliano · Avigliano Umbro · Baschi · Calvi dell'Umbria · Castel Giorgio · Castel Viscardo · Fabro · Ferentillo · Ficulle · Giove · Guardea · Lugnano in Teverina · Montecastrilli · Montecchio · Montefranco · Montegabbione · Monteleone d'Orvieto · Narni · Orvieto · Otricoli · Parrano · Penna in Teverina · Polino · Porano · San Gemini · San Venanzo · Stroncone · Terni

Moving to Umbria: questions people ask

Can you buy a house in Umbria for 1 euro?: We have no verified one-euro scheme in Umbria on file. That means we have not confirmed one, not that none exists — schemes open and close through each comune's own notice. The cheapest houses here usually come from court auctions and private owners in the smaller inland towns.
Is Umbria losing population?: 91% of Umbria's comuni with comparable figures had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and the region's comuni as a whole changed by -2.5%. The steepest declines are almost always in the smallest towns.
Does Umbria qualify for Italy's 7% tax on foreign pensions?: No. The 7% flat tax on foreign pensions applies only to comuni of up to 20,000 people in Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily. Umbria is not one of them.
Where are the cheapest houses in Umbria?: 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.

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