The Metropolitan City of Palermo is an administrative division of Italy, situated on the northern coast of the island of Sicily along the Tyrrhenian Sea. The territory spans a mountainous and hilly terrain that rises from the coastline. As a metropolitan city, it functions as a province-level authority, with its administrative seat in the city of Palermo.
Most of the region's housing stock is concentrated in the city of Palermo itself, which holds far more homes than anywhere else in the territory and is the most expensive place to buy. The remaining housing is spread across smaller coastal and inland towns. Cefalù and Carini represent the next tier of the market, with prices sitting around the regional average. In contrast, towns like Bagheria, Monreale, and Trabia offer much cheaper options, with Trabia being particularly inexpensive. Overall, the Metropolitan City of Palermo is a relatively cheap area to buy property compared to the rest of Italy.