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Empty homes in Toscana

23.4% of the 2,147,338 homes counted in the 2023 census had nobody resident in them.

Empty, 2023 census
23.4%
Empty homes
502,289

Empty homes in Toscana, census by census

Share of homes standing empty at each census, against the wider areas.

  • Toscana
  • Italy
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CensusToscanaItaly
202323.4%26.8%
202123.8%27.2%
201924.8%28.0%

Against the wider area

Share of homes standing empty in the 2023 census.

AreaEmpty
Toscana23.4%
Italy26.8%

Where homes stand empty in Toscana

Share of homes standing empty at the 2023 census, emptiest first.

AreaEmpty
Massa27.9%
Siena21.4%
Grosseto20.5%
Pisa19.3%
Lucca16.6%
Pistoia15.7%
Arezzo13.1%
Firenze12.3%
Livorno8.9%
Prato4.4%

The permanent census counts a dwelling as not occupied when nobody resident lives in it: empty, for sale or to let, a second home, a holiday let, or used by people registered elsewhere. It combines registers with yearly surveys, in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Other reports for Toscana

At the average OMI valuation, a 90 m² home costs €161,010. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €655 a month. Italy sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's creditworthiness.

Payment, two incomes
11%
Payment, one income
22%

Figures for Italy: Toscana has no reliable figures of its own.

1.6% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
53,036

Valuations have fallen by 3% or more once since 2016. That fall began in 2016.

Deepest fall
−9.4%
Recovery from the low
Not yet

In 2025 the population grew by 1,506 while 1,507 new homes were granted a permit: 1.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.0
Population change, 2025
+1,506

In 2025, 4% of the homes authorised were extensions of existing residential buildings.

Homes in existing buildings, 2025
4%

Public bodies signed €222.6K of housing works here in 2025, and €31.7M since 2017.

Signed in 2025
€222.6K
Per resident, 2025
€0