Burago di Molgora: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Burago di Molgora, along the stream in the Vimercate area
The Molgora stream gives the village its name and its greenest edge. Burago di Molgora is a small municipality in the Vimercate area of eastern Brianza, with Vimercate and Agrate Brianza a few minutes away, in one of the most productive parts of Lombardy, full of businesses, shopping centres and major roads.
A very high share of the land is built on, and the village consists mostly of small blocks of flats, terraced houses and condominiums from the 1970s and 1980s, plus a small historic core. The advantage is location: the eastern Milan ring road and the motorway are close, and Milan and Monza can be reached by car. The data show no public transport stops within the municipality, so it is worth measuring journey times from the address to stations and stops in neighbouring towns. Along the Molgora, the report checks the official flood maps.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,269 residents in 2023, up 0.7% on 2011. The population is older than average: 48.1 years against 45.9 for the province of Monza and Brianza, with over-65s at 28.0% against 23.5%. Foreign residents make up 8.6%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average, which is already high.
Earthquake hazard is low: Burago is in seismic zone 3, like 39 other municipalities in Brianza, and the expected ground acceleration is around 0.066 g. In a block of flats from that period, the state of the facades and roof, the heating system and the service charges matter most; ask the building manager before making an offer.
Key points
- Vimercate area, close to Vimercate and Agrate Brianza.
- Over-65s at 28.0%, against 23.5% provincially.
- 4,269 residents, up 0.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.066 g.
Overview
Burago di Molgora is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,269 residents, among the smallest in the province (49 of 55).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Burago di Molgora is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (40 of 55) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.066 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Burago di Molgora declared an average taxable income of 30,419 euros, in line with the province (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Burago di Molgora is in climate zone E, with 2,416 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 182 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Burago di Molgora has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 3 sports facilities.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Burago di Molgora.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 35.2% of the land in Burago di Molgora, compared with 40.9% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.3 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Burago di Molgora 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 Burago di Molgora; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Burago di Molgora: 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 Burago di Molgora 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 15 inhabited census areas in Burago di Molgora. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 46.2%
- good 53.8%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 108013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.