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Cambiago: 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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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 Giacomo Matteotti 1, Cambiago.

Cambiago, Martesana country between Gessate and Brianza

Cambiago lies on the plain east of Milan, in the Martesana area, right next to Gessate, where the green metro line (M2) ends, and on the edge of Brianza towards Cavenago and Agrate. It is a place of fields, industrial units and residential districts built in recent decades, with a small old core around the church.

Many families choose Cambiago for the balance between price and distance from Milan. The metro at Gessate is a few minutes away by car or bike, and the motorways towards Bergamo and the outer eastern ring road are close; the public transport data show no lines with stops in the municipality itself. The market is mainly terraced and semi-detached houses and flats in recent low-rise blocks.

Growth has been strong. At the end of 2023 there were 7,210 residents, up 10.8% on 2011, or 702 more people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 43.4, against 45.6 in the metropolitan area, and over-65s make up 19.6%. Foreign residents account for 7.0%. Declared incomes are below the metropolitan average, which Milan keeps high.

Cambiago is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.073 g in the built-up area, a low value. For buildings from the last twenty years, the useful questions concern the real energy performance, heating and service charges.

The report starts from the address and measures the distance to the metro, busy roads and industrial areas. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, which lead to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Martesana, next to Gessate and the green metro line.
  • Population up 10.8% since 2011.
  • Average age 43.4, over-65s at 19.6%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.073 g.

Overview

Cambiago is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,210 residents, ranked 82 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cambiago is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 60 of 133 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.073 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 resident population has grown by 10.8%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cambiago declared an average taxable income of 29,264 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cambiago is in climate zone E, with 2,404 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 158 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.1 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 29.9% of the land in Cambiago, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cambiago 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 Cambiago; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cambiago: 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 Cambiago 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 19 inhabited census areas in Cambiago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 30.9%
  • good 69.1%

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 015044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.