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Buscate: 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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Buscate, flat farmland on the way to the Ticino

Buscate is a small town on the plain in the Alto Milanese, the north-western corner of the province of Milan, where the fields run almost to the edge of the Ticino valley and its regional park. Its neighbours are Castano Primo, Arconate and Inveruno, and Malpensa airport lies a short way to the north. The old centre sits tightly around the parish church, with newer detached houses and small blocks of flats spreading out towards the countryside.

Most working residents drive out each morning, to firms around Legnano and Busto Arsizio or into Milan. Before settling on a street, it is worth checking real journey times and how far schools, the pharmacy and shops are; the report measures these from the exact spot of the house. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, although that average is pushed up a great deal by the city of Milan.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, Buscate had 4,680 residents in 2023, down 1.5% on the 2011 census, or 71 fewer people. The average age is 46.3, against 45.6 across the province, and 25.1% of residents are over 65, compared with 23.0% provincially. Foreign residents make up 7.9%.

Earthquake risk is low. Buscate is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, along with 72 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.038 g. In houses built between the 1960s and the 1980s, insulation, windows and wiring matter more. The report also checks the official flood maps for the specific address, which is useful if the property has a basement garage or cellar.

Key points

  • Flat Alto Milanese town near the Ticino park and Malpensa.
  • 4,680 residents, down 1.5% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 25.1%, against 23.0% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.038 g.

Overview

Buscate is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,680 residents, ranked 106 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Buscate 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 0.038 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 fallen by 1.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Buscate declared an average taxable income of 26,201 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Buscate 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 177 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Buscate has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.9 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 24.7% of the land in Buscate, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Buscate is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. 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 open contaminated sites in Buscate; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Buscate: 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 Buscate 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 22 inhabited census areas in Buscate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 9.5%
  • good 90.5%

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 015038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.