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Caino: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Villa Mattina 1, Caino.

Caino, the Garza valley above Nave

Caino is a village in the Garza valley, north-east of Brescia beyond Nave, on the road that climbs from the city towards the Valle Sabbia. The valley is narrow and wooded, with houses grouped on the valley floor and along the slopes. Brescia is a short drive away, and many residents work there.

The population is younger than the provincial average, and people come here for a house with some green space close to the city. The market offers detached and semi-detached houses and village homes; on the slopes, check the gradient, sun exposure and winter access, as the sun reaches less into narrow valleys. The data show no public transport stops in the municipality.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,190 residents in 2023, up 5.3% since 2011. The average age is 44.0, lower than 45.4 for the province, and over-65s make up 18.4%. Foreign nationals account for 8.9%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Brescia average.

Caino is in seismic zone 2, like 51 other municipalities in the province of Brescia, with expected ground acceleration of 0.151 g. If the house you are buying is masonry and a few decades old, an engineer's check of the structure will tell you whether it needs strengthening.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps: the report finds the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps, useful in a narrow valley with a stream at the bottom.

Key points

  • Garza valley, north-east of Brescia beyond Nave.
  • Average age 44.0, younger than the province.
  • Population up 5.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.151 g.

Overview

Caino is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,190 residents, ranked 135 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caino is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 52 of 205 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.151 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Caino, 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 grown by 5.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caino declared an average taxable income of 24,964 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caino is in climate zone E, with 2,760 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 385 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caino has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.9% of the land in Caino, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Caino is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 contaminated sites in Caino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caino: 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 Caino 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 8 inhabited census areas in Caino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 017031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.