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Cardito: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Napoli, Campania. 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 Nuova Belvedere 1, Cardito.

Cardito, a densely built town on the plain north of Naples

Cardito lies on the plain north of Naples, between Afragola and Caivano, in one of the most heavily built-up parts of Italy. Houses, roads and warehouses cover most of the municipality, and the boundary with neighbouring towns is often visible only on the map. Naples is close and many residents work there or in the surrounding industrial areas.

The old core keeps the courtyard houses typical of the area's former farming villages, with a street door opening onto an inner yard shared by several families. Around it, apartment blocks and small buildings have gone up, many from the 1970s onwards. What matters most for a buyer is the condition of the individual building, its façades and systems, and planning compliance, which a surveyor should check by comparing what was built with the permits on file.

Cardito is young. At the end of 2023 it had 21,514 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 3.6% on 2011. The estimated average age is 41.2, below the metropolitan area's 43.2, and only 16.5% of residents are over 65. Households average 2.77 people. Foreign nationals make up 2.5%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The seismic zone is 2, the same as 76 municipalities in the province of Naples, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.160 g, a medium hazard. For a building put up before the latest earthquake codes, ask for the design year, the structural sign-off (collaudo) and any strengthening work before you sign.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Cardito, so the report finds the land parcel from the address. With so little open ground, rainwater from storms runs along the streets instead of soaking away, and flood hazard, especially for ground floors and basements, is read for the individual address.

Key points

  • Plain north of Naples, between Afragola and Caivano, densely built.
  • Average age 41.2, with 16.5% over 65.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.160 g.
  • Households of 2.77 people on average.

Overview

Cardito is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 21,514 residents, ranked 37 of 92 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cardito is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (76 of 92) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.160 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cardito, 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 3.6%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cardito declared an average taxable income of 18,737 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cardito is in climate zone C, with 1,061 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 33 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cardito has 16 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 15 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities 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 74.2% of the land in Cardito, compared with 34.9% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

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 Cardito.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cardito: 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 Cardito 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 46 inhabited census areas in Cardito. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 37.7%
  • good 62.3%

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 063016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.