In short
In Sicily, 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; 50,104 homes changed hands there in 2024 (OMI). That is 10.5 sales per 1,000 residents, against 12.5 for Italy; the tax rates are national.
What the sales data say about Sicily
Sicily has no dominant province. Palermo leads with 12,265 sales in 2024, only 24.5% of the 50,104 recorded in the region, and Catania is close at 11,030, well ahead of Messina. Of the 9 provinces in the OMI series, Palermo and Catania are clearly larger than the rest.
The capoluogo matters most in Palermo, where the city is 53.2% of the province. The city share is 35.0% in Catania and 37.7% in Messina. Overall the capoluoghi account for 35.9% of regional sales.
Provisional 2025 data give 53,590 sales, a rise of +7.0%. Palermo moved +9.6% and Catania +8.5%, whereas Messina grew +2.3% and Siracusa only +1.0%.
Adjusted for population, the island registers 10.5 transactions per 1,000 inhabitants, placing it 15th of 18 regions, under the Italian figure of 12.5. The island is home to 8.1% of Italians (ISTAT) and records 7.0% of national sales (Agenzia delle Entrate). These measure volumes, not price levels.
The western and interior provinces round out the picture: Trapani recorded 4,291 sales, Agrigento 3,804, Caltanissetta 2,746 and Enna 1,316. Agrigento (+12.1%) and Enna (+11.3%) grew fastest in the provisional count. In each of them the capoluogo handles a minority of provincial activity.
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 Sicily?
The rates are national, so Sicily 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 Sicily?
50,104 homes were sold in Sicily in 2024 according to the OMI register of the Agenzia delle Entrate, and 53,590 in 2025 (provisional, +7%).
Is the property market in Sicily more active than the Italian average?
Sicily recorded 10.5 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 Sicily?
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 | 50,104 | Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI |
| Home sales, 2025 (provisional) | 53,590 | Agenzia delle Entrate – OMI |
| Sales per 1,000 residents, 2024 | 10.5 | OMI, ISTAT |
| Population, 1 January 2026 | 4,775,194 | 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 Sicily 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.