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Capaci: 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: Via Vittorio Emanuele 1, Capaci.

Capaci, between the mountains and the sea on the airport road

Capaci lies on the coast west of Palermo, between Isola delle Femmine and Carini, squeezed between the sea and the mountains that close off the plain behind it. For Italians its name is tied to the 1992 bombing in which the Mafia killed the judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife Francesca Morvillo and his police escort on the motorway near the Capaci junction. The same motorway now takes you to Palermo airport or into the city in a few minutes.

Buyers here usually want a home near the sea within commuting distance of Palermo. The town divides into the centre, with low houses and small blocks of flats, newer districts towards the coast and villas on the lower slopes. In summer Palermo holidaymakers arrive, and part of the housing near the sea is made up of second homes. The climate is mild, in climate zone B of the national heating classification, with short winters.

The town is growing and young. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 11,334 residents in 2023, up 2.8% since 2011. The estimated average age of 43.5 is below the provincial 44.7, and over-65s make up 21.0%. Foreign residents are very few, 1.0%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Almost the whole province of Palermo, 81 of its 82 municipalities, is in seismic zone 2, and Capaci is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.155 g. In blocks of flats put up quickly during the building boom, look at the condition of the reinforced concrete, especially near the sea, and at the structural paperwork.

The mountains behind the town are steep and the gullies run straight down to the coast, so landslides, rockfalls and flash floods in storms are checked for the individual address. The report does this and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • On the coast between Palermo and Punta Raisi airport.
  • Population up 2.8% since 2011; average age 43.5.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.155 g.
  • Below the mountain: landslides and rockfalls are checked by address.

Overview

Capaci is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 11,334 residents, ranked 14 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capaci 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 0.155 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Capaci, 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 2.8%. The estimated average age is 43 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capaci declared an average taxable income of 19,220 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capaci is in climate zone B, with 737 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 December to 31 March, for up to 8 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 51 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capaci has 12 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 28.8% of the land in Capaci, compared with 5.7% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Capaci.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capaci: 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 Capaci 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 37 inhabited census areas in Capaci. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 10.7%
  • good 63.3%
  • very good 26.0%

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 082020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.