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Borgo Ticino: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Lazzaretto 1, Borgo Ticino.

Borgo Ticino, between the Ticino park and Lake Maggiore

Borgo Ticino lies on the Piedmont bank of the Ticino river, in the northern part of the province of Novara, a little south of where the river flows out of Lake Maggiore. The area mixes woodland, clearings and housing, and the land towards the river is part of the Ticino Valley nature park. Across the water is Lombardy, with Malpensa airport only a few kilometres away as the crow flies.

Families working around Novara, the Varese area and the airport choose it for detached houses with gardens. Detached and terraced houses make up most of the market, and the old centre is small. Before settling on a street, find out about aircraft noise, which varies a great deal from one area to another around Malpensa, and check how close the busier roads are. There are 11 sports facilities, or 2.13 per 1,000 residents against 0.82 in the province.

The population is growing. Istat, the Italian statistics office, counted 5,167 residents in 2023, up 4.8% on 2011. It is a young town by Piedmont standards, with an average age of 44.2 against 46.7 in the province and 20.1% over 65, against 26.6% for the region. Foreign residents make up 10.9%. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.

Seismic hazard is among the lowest in Italy. All 87 municipalities in the province of Novara are in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.038 g. For a house from the 1970s or 1980s, insulation, the boiler and the windows matter more, as this is climate zone E.

Towards the Ticino the ground drops in terraces and banks. The report checks the gradient, the landslide maps and the flood maps near the river for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can trace an address to its plot.

Key points

  • Piedmont bank of the Ticino, near Lake Maggiore and Malpensa.
  • Residents up 4.8% since 2011; 20.1% over 65.
  • All 87 Novara municipalities in seismic zone 4.
  • Aircraft noise: check street by street before buying.

Overview

Borgo Ticino is a municipality in the province of Novara, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 5,167 residents, ranked 14 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgo Ticino is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 87 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.038 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 4.8%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgo Ticino declared an average taxable income of 24,180 euros, below the provincial average (26,949 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Borgo Ticino is in climate zone E, with 2,693 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 299 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgo Ticino has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 11 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 15.2% of the land in Borgo Ticino, compared with 11.2% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Borgo Ticino is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte 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 contaminated sites in Borgo Ticino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgo 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 Borgo 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 42 inhabited census areas in Borgo Ticino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.7%
  • fair 59.1%
  • good 39.2%

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 003025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.