Overview
The province of Ascoli Piceno is the 91st largest Italian province by population with 207.179 people, located in the Marche region.
The larger Ascoli Piceno metropolitan area comprises 33 towns (comuni) and covers an area of 122.827 km2.
The population density is 169 inhabitants per km2, making it somewhat densely populated. The male to female ratio is 1.00:1.07.
Climate
The province of Ascoli Piceno receives on average 234 hours of sunshine per month, or 7.8 hours of sunshine per day.
This is 0.85% less than the average for Italy and 0.76% less than the average for the region of Marche.
Throughout the year, it rains on average 7.19 days per month, which is an ordinary amount of precipitation for an Italian province.
During the autumn and winter season, there are usually 1.6 days per month with fog and 1.52 cold days per month with perceived temperatures below 3°C. In the summer, there are on average 24.12 hot days per month with perceived temperatures above 30°C.
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Ascoli Piceno, MarcheCost of Living
The average monthly income in Ascoli Piceno is around 1485.03€, which is lower than the average for Italy.
The estimated cost of living is around 1629.88€ per month for an individual or 2433.5€ per month for a family of 4.
The cost for renting a small apartment (2-3 bedrooms) in a main city area is around 755.33€ per month.
Overall, Ascoli Piceno is affordable compared to other Italian provinces.
Living in Ascoli Piceno is around 1.23% cheaper than the average of all Italian provinces.
Quality of Life
Healthcare
Healthcare in Ascoli Piceno is below average. For every 10k inhabitants, there are around 3.72 pharmacies, 9.53 general practitioners and 26.6 specialized doctors per 10k inhabitants.
Average life expectancy in Ascoli Piceno is very high at 83.3 years of age.
Education
Ascoli Piceno has a higher-than-average percentage of high school graduates, around 70.1%; and a higher-than-average percentage of university graduates, around 42.5%.
The average number of completed years of schooling for people over 25 is 11.11, which is above the national average of 10.44.
There are no universities in this province.
Leisure
Overall, Ascoli Piceno has somewhat decent nightlife with 3.16 bars and 5.11 restaurants per 10k inhabitants.
Crime and Safety
The province of Ascoli Piceno is overall very safe for expats. As of 2021, there are an average of 2406.4 reported crimes per 100k inhabitants. This is 15.14% lower than the national average.
There have been around 0.2 deadly road accidents and 22.5 serious work-related injuries per 10k people in Ascoli Piceno. This is respectively 62.96% less driving accidents than average and -74.42% less work accidents than average.
Car theft is reportedly 33.36% lower than average with only 47 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Reports of house thefts are 29.95% lower than average with 122.6 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Cases of robbery are uncommon with 122.6 reported cases per 100k inhabitants, about 49.64% less the national average.
Overall, Ascoli Piceno is a very safe place to visit and live in.
Transport
Public transport in Ascoli Piceno is lacking, and traffic is very high.
There are on average 0.72 active vehicles per person, against a national average of 0.66.
Around 0.20km per 10k inhabitants of the main city in Ascoli Piceno consist of bicycle lanes. This makes Ascoli Piceno not very bike-friendly.
Everything inside the fortified town can be reached on foot.
