In short
In Padua (Veneto), a €300,000 resale home bought from a private owner as a prima casa pays €6,100 in purchase taxes, €27,100 as a second home; 3,603 homes changed hands there in 2024 (OMI). That is 17.3 sales per 1,000 residents, against 12.5 for Italy; the tax rates are national.
What the sales data say about Padua
Padua ranks 12th of 20 on volume, with 3,603 home sales in 2024 in the Agenzia delle Entrate's OMI records. Provisional 2025 data show 3,461, a change of −3.9% when Italy overall gained +6.4%.
The rate per head is higher than the rank suggests. ISTAT counts 208,202 residents on 1 January 2026, giving 17.3 sales per 1,000 (6th of 20), far above Italy's 12.5. Padua carries 0.5% of national sales.
Its province behaves differently from the city. Padova province has 11,634 sales; the city accounts for 31.0%, and the remaining 8,031 reached a provisional 9,060 in 2025, +12.8%. Surrounding towns rose while the capoluogo (provincial capital) fell.
Veneto totals 63,824 sales ; regionally it is 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Padua is 5.6% of that volume, above its 4.3% of the population.
Buyers should treat the 2025 dip as preliminary and as a statement about numbers of deals, never about prices. Activity per resident was high in 2024, and most sales in the province happened outside Padua itself.
Data as of 31 December 2025 for OMI home sales (2024 final, 2025 provisional, collected on 19 October 2026) and 1 January 2026 for ISTAT population.
The questions, answered
How much tax do you pay to buy a €300,000 home in Padua?
The rates are national, so Padua pays what all of Italy pays: €6,100 on a resale bought from a private owner as a prima casa, €27,100 as a second home, €12,600 on a new build from a builder as a prima casa and €30,600 otherwise, before the notary's fee.
How many homes are sold each year in Padua?
3,603 homes were sold in Padua in 2024 according to the OMI register of the Agenzia delle Entrate, and 3,461 in 2025 (provisional, -3.9%).
Is the property market in Padua more active than the Italian average?
Padua recorded 17.3 home sales per 1,000 residents in 2024, against 12.5 for Italy as a whole (OMI sales, ISTAT population).
How do I find the IMU property tax rate in Padua?
Each Italian municipality sets its own IMU rate by resolution, published on the Ministry of Economy and Finance site (finanze.gov.it, IMU rates search). A main home in categories A/2 to A/7 is exempt.
The figures
| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes on €300,000, resale, prima casa | €6,100 | DPR 131/1986 |
| Taxes on €300,000, resale, second home | €27,100 | DPR 131/1986 |
| Taxes on €300,000, new build, prima casa | €12,600 | Agenzia delle Entrate |
| Home sales, 2024 | 3,603 | Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI |
| Home sales, 2025 (provisional) | 3,461 | Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI |
| Sales per 1,000 residents, 2024 | 17.3 | OMI, ISTAT |
| Population, 1 January 2026 | 208,202 | ISTAT |
Buying from abroad
What differs for a foreign buyer: Buying as a foreigner · prima casa and residence · the codice fiscale · IMU property tax.
Cities of Veneto on Payotte
Sources
- Purchase taxes: calculator sources (DPR 131/1986, Agenzia delle Entrate).
- Home sales: Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI, Volumi di compravendita (NTN), residential, province and capoluogo series: 2024 definitive, 2025 provisional; territory excluding the tavolare regime (Trento, Bolzano, Trieste, Gorizia, partly Udine) (CC BY 4.0).
- Population: ISTAT, resident population by commune on 1 January 2026 (SDMX dataflow 22_389, status e = estimate) (CC BY 4.0).
- IMU rates: Dipartimento delle Finanze, IMU rules and rates search.