Global CityIntelligence

Italy / Southern Europe

Rome City Intelligence

Rome is a historic Mediterranean capital where deep cultural heritage meets a working modern metro and active climate-adaptation work. Rome is a southern europe city of about 4.3M metro in Italy. On the composite city-intelligence score, Rome sits comfortably above the indexed median (80/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
4.3M metro
View of Rome, Italy

Image credit: Image: Bert Kaufmann from Roermond, Netherlands / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Visual context

Additional verified imagery for Rome, Italy. Each photo is sourced from Wikimedia Commons with full attribution and a permissive license.

Overall score

Rome is most useful for users weighing cultural depth and walkability against heat, mobility, and infrastructure-renewal needs.

Overall80/100
Affordability70/100
Air quality74/100
Energy76/100

Overall city intelligence

Strong

80/100

Strong cultural and walkability profile balanced against mobility and heat pressure.

Cultural depth

Exceptional

Heritage sites and creative life shape daily experience.

Walkability

Very high

Compact historic core supports car-light daily life.

Rome data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Rome city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score80/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living70/100Rome offers moderate affordability for a major European capital, with central rents and tourism shaping price levels in popular districts.
Air Quality74/100Rome's air quality is moderate-to-good with traffic-related pollutants the main focus and EU monitoring providing strong trend visibility.
Energy76/100Rome's energy profile reflects solid Mediterranean solar resource and ongoing national renewable build-out, with building retrofits a focus.
Safety80/100Rome is broadly safe with low violent-crime context and tourist-area pickpocketing the most visible practical concern.
Internet Speed80/100Rome delivers solid fiber broadband and reliable mobile coverage, with national fiber rollout still expanding district by district.
Climate Risk72/100Rome carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat and dry-summer water stress, balanced by EU adaptation framing and city programs.
Resilience74/100Climate 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 safety77/100
Low crime80/100
Personal safety79/100
Night safety71/100
Road safety76/100

Rome is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life83/100
Healthcare87/100
Education89/100
Green space66/100
Cleanliness84/100
Infrastructure93/100
Mobility78/100

Rome has a very high quality-of-life estimate (83/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

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

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness79/100
Education89/100
Green space66/100
Overall safety77/100

Rome scores high for family living (79/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability81/100
Walkability95/100
Cycling73/100
Infrastructure93/100

Rome is very high for remote workers (81/100), 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
Healthcare87/100
Cleanliness84/100
Outdoor lifestyle46/100

Rome is very high for retirement (80/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Rome

Local public safety guidance for Rome, 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 Rome, 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 Rome

Healthcare context for Rome, 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 Rome, 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 Rome

Local mobility context for Rome, 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 Rome, 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 Rome. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Rome

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 Rome 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.

Rome 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).

Related comparisons

Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.

Explore Rome modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Rome

Rome offers moderate affordability for a major European capital, with central rents and tourism shaping price levels in popular districts.

Air Quality in Rome

Rome's air quality is moderate-to-good with traffic-related pollutants the main focus and EU monitoring providing strong trend visibility.

Energy in Rome

Rome's energy profile reflects solid Mediterranean solar resource and ongoing national renewable build-out, with building retrofits a focus.

Safety in Rome

Rome is broadly safe with low violent-crime context and tourist-area pickpocketing the most visible practical concern.

Internet Speed in Rome

Rome delivers solid fiber broadband and reliable mobile coverage, with national fiber rollout still expanding district by district.

Climate Risk in Rome

Rome carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat and dry-summer water stress, balanced by EU adaptation framing and city programs.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Rome

Cost of living estimates for Rome — 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 Rome

Climate profile for Rome — Mediterranean climate, annual average 15.7°C, comfort score 87/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Rome

Economy and jobs profile for Rome — government center, economy score 73/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, government. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Rome

Education profile for Rome — student city, education score 78/100, 7 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Rome

Healthcare and retirement profile for Rome — major healthcare center, healthcare score 79/100, retirement score 77/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Arrival planning guide for Rome

Practical arrival planning context for Rome — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.

Neighborhood planning guide for Rome

Structured neighborhood research checklist for Rome — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, arrival planning, and budgeting tools. Not a real-estate, rental, or safety-ranking service.

Moving to Rome planning guide

Structured relocation research checklist for Rome — links into country context, arrival planning, neighborhood research, cost tools, healthcare, public safety, and transport. Not immigration, visa, tax, legal, financial, medical, or property advice.

Visual guide to Rome

Source-attributed visual context for Rome using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Summer 2026 travel planning guide for Rome

Summer 2026 travel planning checklist for Rome — links into arrival planning, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not a weather forecast, events calendar, hotel-price guide, or tourism ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Rome

Weekend trip planning checklist for Rome — 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 Rome

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 Rome

Estimate a monthly budget for Rome 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 Rome

Plan a trip budget for Rome 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 Rome

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

Latina, Italy

Same region · about 60 km from Rome. Explore Latina's city intelligence profile.

Terni, Italy

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L'Aquila, Italy

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Perugia, Italy

Lake cluster · about 135 km from Rome. Explore Perugia's city intelligence profile.

Grosseto, Italy

Same region · about 149 km from Rome. Explore Grosseto's city intelligence profile.

Pescara, Italy

Same region · about 156 km from Rome. Explore Pescara's city intelligence profile.

Caserta, Italy

Same region · about 180 km from Rome. Explore Caserta's city intelligence profile.

Arezzo, Italy

Same region · about 181 km from Rome. Explore Arezzo's city intelligence profile.

Siena, Italy

Same corridor · about 184 km from Rome. Explore Siena's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Rome — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Rome — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Rome is most useful for users weighing cultural depth and walkability against heat, mobility, and infrastructure-renewal needs. Its standout dimensions are safety (80/100) and internet speed (80/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (70/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 5 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Italy country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Rome 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

5 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.