The index
Every town, scored on whether it needs you — and whether you could live there.
Two numbers, never averaged. High need with low liveability is a project, not a bargain, and we label it that way.
12 towns
Photo · Laura Fortunato (Archila') · CC BY 2.5Avellino · Campania
Zungoli
Caves, castle, and a cheese with its own postcode
Photo · Cosmin latan at Italian Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Alessandria · Piemonte
Carrega Ligure
Ninety residents, ninety minutes from Genoa
Photo · Luciano Bernardi · CC BY-SA 4.0Lucca · Toscana
Fabbriche di Vergemoli
Tuscany prices without the Tuscany premium
Photo · Pispisos · CC BY-SA 3.0Nuoro · Sardegna
Ollolai
Barbagia highlands, granite houses, long lives
Photo · Jaeger · CC BY-SA 4.0Potenza · Basilicata
Latronico
Thermal springs under the Pollino peaks
Photo · © Ra Boe / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 deL'Aquila · Abruzzo
Santo Stefano di Sessanio
A restored medieval village paying founders to move in
Photo · Original uploader was Sdv18sdv at it.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Campobasso · Molise
Castropignano
Castle on a cliff in Italy's forgotten region
Photo · Gianni Careddu · CC BY-SA 4.0Oristano · Sardegna
Montresta
Under 500 people and openly recruiting
Photo · Davide Mauro · CC BY-SA 4.0Agrigento · Sicilia
Sambuca di Sicilia
Arab quarter, lake below, wine all around
Photo · gianfranco.vitolo · CC BY-SA 2.0Avellino · Campania
Bisaccia
A whole quarter waiting to be reopened
Photo · Pcastiglione99 · CC BY-SA 4.0Caltanissetta · Sicilia
Mussomeli
The town that started the €1 rush
Photo · Beatrice · CC BY 3.0Frosinone · Lazio
Patrica
An hour from Rome, a world away from the price