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Caccamo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Palermo, Sicilia. 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: Corso Umberto I 1, Caccamo.

Caccamo, the castle above the San Leonardo valley

The castle of Caccamo, one of the largest medieval castles in Sicily, looks down over the valley of the San Leonardo river. The town sits on a rocky spur at over five hundred metres, south of Termini Imerese, and down in the valley lies the Rosamarina reservoir. The sea at Termini and the Palermo to Catania motorway are a short drive away.

The old centre is a tangle of narrow, steep streets, churches and stone houses, several of them empty or in need of restoration. Prices are low, but buyers need to look hard at the condition of the structure, car access and the cost of the work. Outside the centre there are scattered country houses among olive groves and wheat fields. For work and major services, people look to Termini Imerese and Palermo.

The population is falling: 7,625 residents at the end of 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, 8.1% fewer than in 2011. It is older than the province of Palermo as a whole, with an average age of 46.4 against 44.7 and over-65s at 25.8%. Foreign residents are very few, 1.2%, and declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Almost the whole province of Palermo is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification (81 of 82 municipalities, Caccamo included), and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.165 g. Stone houses in the centre have thick walls, but they have often been altered and their floors rebuilt, so get a surveyor to check before buying.

Slope is the first thing to look at. The town sits on high ground and the surrounding hillsides can be prone to landslides, which the report checks for the address along with the elevation and gradient of the ground. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to its plot.

Key points

  • Above the San Leonardo valley, with one of Sicily's largest castles.
  • Population down 8.1% since 2011, over-65s 25.8%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.165 g.
  • Stone houses at low prices: check structure and access.

Overview

Caccamo is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,625 residents, ranked 24 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caccamo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (81 of 82) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.165 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Caccamo, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 8.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caccamo declared an average taxable income of 16,113 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caccamo is in climate zone D, with 1,531 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 521 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caccamo has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

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 2.4% of the land in Caccamo, compared with 5.7% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Caccamo; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caccamo: 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 Caccamo 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 75 inhabited census areas in Caccamo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 29.8%
  • good 65.5%
  • very good 4.7%

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 082014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.