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Boffalora sopra Ticino: 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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For example: Via San Defendente 1, Boffalora sopra Ticino.

Boffalora sopra Ticino, on the Naviglio Grande by Piedmont

Boffalora sopra Ticino is the last Lombard town before the river, at the western tip of the metropolitan city of Milan. The centre stretches along the banks of the Naviglio Grande, the canal that has carried water from the Ticino towards Milan for centuries, with old houses and villas facing the towpath. To the west the land drops into the Ticino valley, inside the regional park, and Piedmont begins across the river.

For anyone working in Milan the distance is manageable: there is no station in the town, but Magenta's, with trains to Milan, is just to the south, and the A4 Milan-Turin motorway runs close by. The Naviglio towpath is a popular cycle route. Canal-side houses have charm but often need work; the newer part of town is mostly detached houses and blocks of flats.

There are 4,079 residents in 2023, going by Istat (the national statistics office), 2.8% fewer than in 2011. The population is older than the metropolitan average: average age 47.4 against 45.6, over-65s at 26.4% against 23.0%. Foreign residents make up 5.6%. Average declared incomes are below those of the metropolitan city, the highest in Italy.

Earthquake hazard is among the lowest in the country. Boffalora is in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, like 73 municipalities in the metropolitan city, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.039 g. What matters more here is damp in walls close to the water, the roof and the energy rating.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. Between the Naviglio and the Ticino valley, flood hazard changes a lot from one spot to another, and it is one of the checks the report runs on the address.

Key points

  • On the Naviglio Grande, at the edge of the Ticino valley.
  • Magenta station to the south, A4 Milan-Turin motorway nearby.
  • Over-65s at 26.4%, against 23.0% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.039 g.

Overview

Boffalora sopra Ticino is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,079 residents, ranked 113 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Boffalora sopra Ticino 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 0.039 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 fallen by 2.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (46). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Boffalora sopra Ticino declared an average taxable income of 29,749 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Boffalora sopra Ticino is in climate zone E, with 2,470 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 142 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Boffalora sopra Ticino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 4 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Boffalora sopra Ticino.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 21.4% of the land in Boffalora sopra Ticino, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Boffalora sopra Ticino 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Boffalora sopra Ticino, and 7 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Boffalora sopra Ticino: 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 Boffalora sopra Ticino 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 29 inhabited census areas in Boffalora sopra Ticino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.8%
  • fair 59.1%
  • good 40.1%

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 015026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.