Overall score
Use the Ferrara profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and flood-resilience signals alongside Bologna, Parma, and other northern Italian metros.
Overall73/100
Affordability72/100
Air quality68/100
Energy70/100
Italy / Southern Europe
Ferrara City Intelligence
Ferrara is an Emilia-Romagna university city with a UNESCO-listed Renaissance core, flat cycling-friendly urban form, and Po-plain flood context that shapes its climate-adaptation framing. Ferrara is a southern europe city of about ~340K metro in Italy. On the composite city-intelligence score, Ferrara sits around the indexed median (73/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- ~340K metro
Image credit: Image: Massimo Baraldi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5 it
Overall city intelligence
Good73/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Data confidence
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
Verified utility layers
See country hub
Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.
Ferrara data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 73/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 72/100 | Ferrara's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 68/100 | Ferrara's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 70/100 | Ferrara's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 71/100 | Ferrara's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 72/100 | Ferrara's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 68/100 | Ferrara's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 68/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety80/100
Low crime82/100
Personal safety81/100
Night safety77/100
Road safety77/100
Ferrara ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (80/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life81/100
Healthcare86/100
Education86/100
Green space70/100
Cleanliness84/100
Infrastructure88/100
Mobility70/100
Ferrara has a very high quality-of-life estimate (81/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness80/100
Education86/100
Green space70/100
Overall safety80/100
Ferrara scores very high for family living (80/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability78/100
Walkability85/100
Cycling66/100
Infrastructure88/100
Ferrara is high for remote workers (78/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability80/100
Healthcare86/100
Cleanliness84/100
Outdoor lifestyle52/100
Ferrara is very high for retirement (80/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.
Emergency and public safety in Ferrara
Local public safety guidance for Ferrara, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | Italy operates 112 as a single emergency number (Numero Unico di Emergenza) across the country. |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Ferrara, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Italy emergency profile.
Public safety sources
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
- European Commission: 112 — The European emergency number
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Ferrara
Healthcare context for Ferrara, with national-level information from Italy where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Ferrara, see the Italy healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Ferrara
Local mobility context for Ferrara, with national-level context from Italy where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Ferrara, see the Italy transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Ferrara. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Ferrara
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for Ferrara will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Ferrara air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Explore Ferrara modules
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Cost of Living in Ferrara
Ferrara's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality in Ferrara
Ferrara's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy in Ferrara
Ferrara's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety in Ferrara
Ferrara's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed in Ferrara
Ferrara's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk in Ferrara
Ferrara's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in Ferrara
Cost of living estimates for Ferrara — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in Ferrara
Climate profile for Ferrara — Mediterranean climate, annual average 14°C, comfort score 82/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Visual guide to Ferrara
Source-attributed visual context for Ferrara using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning guide for Ferrara
Weekend trip planning checklist for Ferrara — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Nearby weekend places from Ferrara
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Ferrara
Estimate a monthly budget for Ferrara using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Ferrara
Plan a trip budget for Ferrara using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Nearby cities from Ferrara
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Ferrara. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Bologna, Italy
Same region · about 44 km from Ferrara. Explore Bologna's city intelligence profile.
Modena, Italy
Same region · about 59 km from Ferrara. Explore Modena's city intelligence profile.
Ravenna, Italy
Coastal cluster · about 66 km from Ferrara. Explore Ravenna's city intelligence profile.
Padua, Italy
Same region · about 66 km from Ferrara. Explore Padua's city intelligence profile.
Mantua, Italy
Same region · about 74 km from Ferrara. Explore Mantua's city intelligence profile.
Forlì, Italy
Same region · about 76 km from Ferrara. Explore Forlì's city intelligence profile.
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Same region · about 79 km from Ferrara. Explore Reggio Emilia's city intelligence profile.
Verona, Italy
Same region · about 83 km from Ferrara. Explore Verona's city intelligence profile.
Venice, Italy
Coastal cluster · about 87 km from Ferrara. Explore Venice's city intelligence profile.
Cesena, Italy
Same region · about 92 km from Ferrara. Explore Cesena's city intelligence profile.
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Interpretation
Use the Ferrara profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and flood-resilience signals alongside Bologna, Parma, and other northern Italian metros. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (72/100) and internet speed (72/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (68/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Italy country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Ferrara appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- European Environment Agency: Air Quality Status Report
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.