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Albairate: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Milano, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Albairate, end of the line in Milan's southern farm park

To many people in Milan, Albairate is the name at the end of the line: Albairate-Vermezzo station, on the Milan-Mortara railway, is where a suburban line into Milan terminates. The town lies west of the city, near Abbiategrasso and the Naviglio Grande canal, inside the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano, a protected farming belt, with rice fields, maize and courtyard farms still at work.

The train is the main reason people buy here: the open timetables list 1 stops in the municipality served by 4 lines, 3 of them by rail, and central Milan can be reached without a car. The town has a small centre of restored courtyard houses and newer areas of detached homes and small blocks of flats. The park's rules limit new building and keep the countryside around the village.

There are 4,715 residents (2023), up 2.0% on 2011. The average age is 46.4, slightly above the metropolitan area (45.6), and over-65s make up 23.3%. Foreign residents account for 6.3%. Declared incomes are well below the Milan average, which is pulled up by the city itself.

Seismic hazard is minimal: Albairate is in zone 4, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.042 g. On this irrigated plain, what deserves attention is damp in ground floors and cellars and the distance from canals: the report checks flooding for the address. Winters are cold and foggy (climate zone E), so insulation and windows affect energy bills.

Key points

  • Albairate-Vermezzo station, terminus of a suburban line to Milan.
  • 1 stops and 4 lines in open timetables.
  • 4,715 residents, up 2.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, inside the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano.

Overview

Albairate is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,715 residents, ranked 104 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albairate is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (73 of 133) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.042 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 2.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albairate declared an average taxable income of 27,279 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albairate is in climate zone E, with 2,360 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 124 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Albairate has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 3 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 13.1% of the land in Albairate, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Albairate is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Albairate; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albairate: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Albairate are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 25 inhabited census areas in Albairate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.1%
  • good 87.9%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 015005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.