Vicence
110,500 residents · 225,500 within 5 km · 41 m above sea level
What Vicenza is actually like
Vicenza is a prominent Italian city located in the Veneto Region. Known for its outstanding architecture, the city features the works of Andrea Palladio, a 16th-century architect whose influence earned a portion of the city's UNESCO World Heritage status. Vicenza is both a cultural hub and a dynamic business center. The local economy benefits from the jewellery and textile industries, as well as a growing information technology sector. This city, while maintaining its small-town appeal, offers the amenities and infrastructure that residents and international visitors need.
How Vicenza scores, and why
- Quality of life here rates strong (81/100) — lifted by getting around on foot and healthcare, held back by air quality and no coast, lake or mountains within reach.
- Infrastructure here rates strong (88/100), lifted by rail connections and getting around on foot.
- The local economy rates strong (80/100), lifted by a big population within reach and local incomes.
How Vicenza is built
Post-war expanded comune
Building age, condition and occupancy from the ISTAT census (2011), by census section. Occupancy is shown as one honest split — the 2011 census does not reliably separate holiday homes from vacant ones.
Towns like Vicenza
Closest matches in Veneto on quality of life, infrastructure and economy.
- Rovigo — Rovigo · 49,900 residents
- Vénétie — Venezia · 249,500 residents
- Pescantina — Verona · 17,500 residents
- Mogliano Veneto — Treviso · 28,000 residents
- Vérone — Verona · 255,000 residents
- Albignasego — Padova · 27,400 residents
The rest of the Vicenza profile — cost of living, healthcare, climate, broadband, schools and the full pros & cons — is behind a free account.
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