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Reggio Emilia City Intelligence

Reggio Emilia is an Emilia-Romagna manufacturing city on the high-speed Mediterranea rail corridor, with a mechanical-industry economy and Po-plain climate context that inform its adaptation planning. Reggio Emilia is a southern europe city of about ~530K metro in Italy. On the composite city-intelligence score, Reggio Emilia sits around the indexed median (74/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~530K metro
View of Reggio Emilia, Italy

Image credit: Image: Paolo da Reggio / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

Overall score

Use the Reggio Emilia profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and industrial-economy signals alongside Modena, Parma, and Bologna.

Overall74/100
Affordability70/100
Air quality66/100
Energy72/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

74/100

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.

Reggio Emilia data table

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Reggio Emilia city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score74/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living70/100Reggio Emilia's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality66/100Reggio Emilia'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.
Energy72/100Reggio Emilia's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety72/100Reggio Emilia's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed73/100Reggio Emilia's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk70/100Reggio Emilia's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience70/100Climate 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 safety76/100
Road safety77/100

Reggio Emilia 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 life84/100
Healthcare86/100
Education86/100
Green space86/100
Cleanliness84/100
Infrastructure89/100
Mobility72/100

Reggio Emilia has a very high quality-of-life estimate (84/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness83/100
Education86/100
Green space86/100
Overall safety80/100

Reggio Emilia scores very high for family living (83/100), 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 suitability79/100
Walkability86/100
Cycling66/100
Infrastructure89/100

Reggio Emilia is high for remote workers (79/100), 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 suitability81/100
Healthcare86/100
Cleanliness84/100
Outdoor lifestyle53/100

Reggio Emilia is very high for retirement (81/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Reggio Emilia

Local public safety guidance for Reggio Emilia, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Italy emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
European emergency11224/7Italy operates 112 as a single emergency number (Numero Unico di Emergenza) across the country.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Reggio Emilia, 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.

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 Reggio Emilia

Healthcare context for Reggio Emilia, with national-level information from Italy where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Reggio Emilia, 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 Reggio Emilia

Local mobility context for Reggio Emilia, with national-level context from Italy where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Reggio Emilia, 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 Reggio Emilia. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Reggio Emilia

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 Reggio Emilia 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.

Reggio Emilia air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution
  • Global 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).

Explore Reggio Emilia modules

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Cost of Living in Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia'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 Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia'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 Reggio Emilia

Cost of living estimates for Reggio Emilia — 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 Reggio Emilia

Climate profile for Reggio Emilia — Mediterranean climate, annual average 14.1°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 Reggio Emilia

Source-attributed visual context for Reggio Emilia 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 Reggio Emilia

Weekend trip planning checklist for Reggio Emilia — 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.

Estimate a monthly budget for Reggio Emilia

Estimate a monthly budget for Reggio Emilia 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 Reggio Emilia

Plan a trip budget for Reggio Emilia 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 Reggio Emilia

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Reggio Emilia. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Modena, Italy

Same region · about 24 km from Reggio Emilia. Explore Modena's city intelligence profile.

Parma, Italy

Nearby city · about 27 km from Reggio Emilia. Explore Parma's city intelligence profile.

Mantua, Italy

Same region · about 52 km from Reggio Emilia. Explore Mantua's city intelligence profile.

Bologna, Italy

Same region · about 61 km from Reggio Emilia. Explore Bologna's city intelligence profile.

Cremona, Italy

Same region · about 68 km from Reggio Emilia. Explore Cremona's city intelligence profile.

Ferrara, Italy

Same region · about 79 km from Reggio Emilia. Explore Ferrara's city intelligence profile.

Piacenza, Italy

Same region · about 83 km from Reggio Emilia. Explore Piacenza's city intelligence profile.

Verona, Italy

Same region · about 87 km from Reggio Emilia. Explore Verona's city intelligence profile.

Pistoia, Italy

Same region · about 88 km from Reggio Emilia. Explore Pistoia's city intelligence profile.

La Spezia, Italy

Same region · about 92 km from Reggio Emilia. Explore La Spezia's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

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Themed collections

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Interpretation

Use the Reggio Emilia profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and industrial-economy signals alongside Modena, Parma, and Bologna. Its standout dimensions are internet speed (73/100) and energy (72/100). The area most worth watching is air quality (66/100), 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 Reggio Emilia 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.