Cities with Highest Rental Yield in Italy 2026

Messina delivers Italy's strongest gross rental yield at 8.6%. Cesena anchors the other end at 2.8%.

Data updated Jun 27, 2026
#CityRental yieldSale medianRent medianSamplesIncome (hh)Other metrics
1Messina8.6%€95,214€685/mo2,711 / 324
2Genova7.7%€139,160€895/mo6,501 / 941
3Taranto7.5%€86,425€544/mo1,701 / 165
4Livorno7.5%€77,636€485/mo82 / 1
5Terni7.2%€101,073€603/mo1,291 / 67
6Catanzaro7.2%€101,073€603/mo1,249 / 488
7Brindisi7.1%€136,230€801/mo701 / 87
8Reggio Calabria6.9%€95,214€544/mo1,185 / 113
9Catania6.7%€124,511€697/mo3,411 / 520
10Siracusa6.5%€136,230€744/mo3,292 / 343
11Ravenna6.1%€235,839€1,200/mo2,828 / 146
12Roma6.1%€306,151€1,551/mo26,748 / 5,360
13Palermo6.0%€159,667€801/mo4,416 / 924
14Ancona6.0%€180,175€895/mo1,199 / 138
15Perugia5.5%€150,878€697/mo2,261 / 374
16Varese5.5%€194,823€895/mo1,051 / 227
17Bari5.4%€221,191€1,001/mo3,150 / 422
18Foggia5.4%€109,862€497/mo1,737 / 184
19Sassari5.2%€150,878€650/mo1,003 / 31
20Alessandria5.2%€115,722€497/mo1,621 / 140
21La Spezia5.1%€209,472€895/mo1,302 / 136
22Ferrara5.1%€188,964€801/mo1,419 / 321
23Vicenza5.0%€238,769€1,001/mo1,473 / 450
24Latina5.0%€180,175€744/mo1,562 / 139
25Venezia5.0%€361,816€1,494/mo3,176 / 507
26Torre del Greco4.9%€197,753€801/mo291 / 33
27Bologna4.8%€300,292€1,200/mo3,463 / 2,378
28Andria4.8%€150,878€603/mo684 / 65
29Pescara4.8%€238,769€954/mo1,338 / 177
30Prato4.7%€279,785€1,095/mo1,659 / 56
31Napoli4.7%€256,347€1,001/mo4,908 / 1,359
32Novara4.6%€168,456€650/mo1,062 / 240
33Cagliari4.6%€259,276€1,001/mo1,238 / 145
34Como4.5%€288,573€1,095/mo1,102 / 385
35Firenze4.5%€396,972€1,494/mo5,879 / 2,587
36Trieste4.5%€268,066€1,001/mo1,178 / 354
37Milano4.5%€376,464€1,400/mo19,587 / 17,744
38Forlì4.4%€218,261€801/mo1,318 / 106
39Bergamo4.4%€300,292€1,095/mo1,733 / 449
40Udine4.3%€250,487€895/mo750 / 114
41Salerno4.3%€279,785€1,001/mo827 / 149
42Brescia4.3%€268,066€954/mo1,932 / 328
43Modena4.2%€300,292€1,048/mo2,534 / 570
44Giugliano in Campania4.2%€200,682€697/mo1,086 / 186
45Pistoia4.1%€224,120€767/mo972 / 38
46Pisa4.1%€294,432€1,001/mo1,800 / 358
47Verona3.9%€309,081€1,001/mo2,162 / 548
48Lecce3.9%€229,980€744/mo1,033 / 155
49Parma3.9%€262,206€848/mo2,173 / 694
50Monza3.9%€323,730€1,048/mo1,627 / 351
51Arezzo3.8%€250,487€801/mo1,116 / 56
52Bolzano3.8%€493,651€1,551/mo962 / 75
53Padova3.7%€358,886€1,095/mo2,674 / 606
54Treviso3.6%€364,745€1,095/mo1,810 / 252
55Piacenza3.6%€250,487€744/mo2,031 / 272
56Rimini3.4%€320,800€895/mo1,701 / 156
57Trento3.4%€341,307€954/mo799 / 113
58Pesaro3.2%€300,292€801/mo1,490 / 136
59Cesena2.8%€314,941€744/mo1,417 / 39

Methodology

Data combines aggregated asking-price statistics from public real-estate portals, official government transaction data, national price indices, demographics, and income statistics. Ranks cover cities with a sufficient market-data sample. Rankings refreshed weekly.