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Amalfi: what to know before buying a home

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

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Amalfi, the maritime republic squeezed between rock and sea

Amalfi fills the mouth of a narrow valley running down to the sea, with white houses stacked against the rock and the Cathedral of Sant'Andrea at the top of its long flight of steps. It was one of the medieval maritime republics and gives its name to the whole coast, which UNESCO has listed as a World Heritage Site. Behind the town, in the Valle dei Mulini, paper used to be made, and above it sits the hamlet of Pogerola.

Buying a home here is unlike almost anywhere else. Many houses can only be reached on foot, up steps and alleys; parking is scarce and expensive, the coast road is jammed in summer and the ferry is often the easiest way to get about. Tourism affects everything: many flats are let to visitors, and prices are among the highest in Campania. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 4,626 residents in 2023, down 10.4% on 2011, or 537 fewer, partly replaced by holiday homes. The average age is 48.4, against 45.2 for the province of Salerno; over-65s make up 27.1% and foreign residents only 2.6%.

Amalfi is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.094 g, lower than much of the province. The real risks are the rock faces and water: the slopes above the houses can give way, and the stream coming down the valley runs in a culvert beneath the streets of the centre, where after very heavy rain the water can come back to the surface. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Former maritime republic at the heart of a UNESCO-listed coast.
  • Homes reached on foot, little parking, many holiday lets.
  • 4,626 residents, down 10.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3; landslides and flooding to check.

Overview

Amalfi is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 4,626 residents, ranked 51 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Amalfi is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 43 of 158 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.094 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 10.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Amalfi declared an average taxable income of 24,557 euros, above the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Amalfi is in climate zone C, with 954 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 6 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Amalfi has 9 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 1.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 14.0% of the land in Amalfi, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 contaminated sites in Amalfi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Amalfi: 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 Amalfi 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 26 inhabited census areas in Amalfi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 89.0%
  • good 11.0%

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 065006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.