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Careri: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria. 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 delle Pirarelle 1, Careri.

Careri, Locride hill country towards Aspromonte

Behind the Ionian coast of the Locride, where the hills start climbing towards the Aspromonte massif, Careri is a farming village with its centre on high ground and countryside of olive groves, citrus orchards and fiumare, the wide stony riverbeds of southern Calabria. The sea and the coastal towns are a short drive away, while Reggio Calabria is a longer journey.

Buyers will find masonry houses in the centre, often on several floors and in need of work, and newer homes along the roads running down to the valley. The fiumare are dry for much of the year but fill in heavy rain: for a property close to a watercourse, the report shows the official flood maps for that address. The climate zone is C.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,100 residents in 2023, down 12.9% on 2011. Unlike many small municipalities, the population is young: the average age is 43.4, below the provincial 45.2, and over-65s make up 22.6%. Foreign residents account for 2.6%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

All 97 municipalities in the province of Reggio Calabria are in seismic zone 1, the highest, and here the expected ground acceleration is 0.223 g. This is the first thing to look at: before buying, ask for the structural paperwork and have the building assessed by a surveyor.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the plot from the address, with the official landslide maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Hill village of the Locride, towards Aspromonte.
  • Young population: average age 43.4.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.223 g.
  • Near the fiumare: check the flood maps.

Overview

Careri is a municipality in the province of Reggio Calabria, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,100 residents, ranked 48 of 97 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Careri is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. All 97 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.223 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Careri, 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 12.9%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Careri declared an average taxable income of 13,864 euros, below the provincial average (19,157 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Careri is in climate zone C, with 1,144 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 320 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Careri has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 2.6% of the land in Careri, compared with 5.8% in the province and 5.1% 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Careri. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Careri: 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 Careri 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 13 inhabited census areas in Careri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 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 080023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.