Overview
The province of Fermo is the 98th largest Italian province by population with 173.800 people, located in the Marche region.
The larger Fermo metropolitan area comprises 40 towns (comuni) and covers an area of 86.277 km2.
The population density is 201 inhabitants per km2, making it somewhat densely populated. The male to female ratio is 1.00:1.06.
Climate
The province of Fermo 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 7.18 days per month, which is an ordinary amount of precipitation for an Italian province.
During the autumn and winter season, there are usually 0.93 days per month with fog and 2.1 cold days per month with perceived temperatures below 3°C. In the summer, there are on average 22.11 hot days per month with perceived temperatures above 30°C.
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Fermo, MarcheCost of Living
The average monthly income in Fermo is around 1507.33€, which is close to the average for Italy.
The estimated cost of living is around 1667.75€ per month for an individual or 2487.4€ per month for a family of 4.
The cost for renting a small apartment (2-3 bedrooms) in a main city area is around 752.86€ per month.
Overall, Fermo is expensive compared to other Italian provinces.
Living in Fermo is around 1.07% more expensive than the average of all Italian provinces.
Quality of Life
Healthcare
Healthcare in Fermo is below average. For every 10k inhabitants, there are around 3.94 pharmacies, 8.58 general practitioners and 18.6 specialized doctors per 10k inhabitants.
Average life expectancy in Fermo is very high at 83.2 years of age.
Education
Fermo has a lower-than-average percentage of high school graduates, around 52.6%; and a lower-than-average percentage of university graduates, around 23.5%.
The average number of completed years of schooling for people over 25 is 9.53, which is lower than the national average of 10.44.
There are no universities in this province.
Leisure
Overall, Fermo has somewhat decent nightlife with 2.48 bars and 3.88 restaurants per 10k inhabitants.
Crime and Safety
The province of Fermo is overall very safe for expats. As of 2021, there are an average of 2691.8 reported crimes per 100k inhabitants. This is 5.08% lower than the national average.
There have been around 0.3 deadly road accidents and 10.8 serious work-related injuries per 10k people in Fermo. This is respectively 44.44% less driving accidents than average and 16.28% less work accidents than average.
Car theft is reportedly 36.07% lower than average with only 45.09 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Reports of house thefts are 32.44% higher than average with 231.79 cases per 100k inhabitants.
Cases of robbery are uncommon with 231.79 reported cases per 100k inhabitants, about 11.25% less the national average.
Overall, Fermo is a very safe place to visit and live in.
Transport
Public transport in Fermo is lacking, and traffic is very high.
There are on average 0.71 active vehicles per person, against a national average of 0.66.
Around 0.17km per 10k inhabitants of the main city in Fermo consist of bicycle lanes. This makes Fermo not very bike-friendly.
Tourists have a variety of options for getting around in Fermo.
