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Carosino: what to know before buying a home

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

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Carosino, vineyards and olive groves inland from Taranto

Carosino is a small town on the plain inland and east of Taranto, near San Giorgio Ionico and Grottaglie, surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. The centre stands at around seventy metres on almost flat ground, with a compact old core and residential districts that grew up around it in the second half of the twentieth century.

It is one of the towns in Taranto's orbit from which many people commute into the city every day. For the hospital, secondary schools and larger shops, Taranto is the reference point and is a short drive away. Basic services are available locally: 44 in total among those mapped by Overture Maps, with 0.46 supermarkets per 1,000 residents compared with 0.62 across the province.

In 2023 the town had 6,530 residents, down 4.4% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is younger than the provincial average: an average age of 44.9 against 46.5, and over-65s at 21.3% against 25.1%. Households are large by today's standards, 2.51 people on average, and foreign residents are few, at 1.6%. Average declared income is higher than in the province as a whole.

Earthquakes are not a major worry here. Carosino is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 19 municipalities in the province; the remaining 10 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.059 g. In stone and tuff houses, rising damp, the condition of the floors and the state of flat roofs matter more.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On such flat ground, water from heavy rain collects in the lowest spots, so flood risk should be read for the individual plot.

Key points

  • Town on the plain east of Taranto, among vineyards and olive groves.
  • Average age 44.9, younger than the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest, acceleration about 0.059 g.
  • Average income above the Taranto provincial average.

Overview

Carosino is a municipality in the province of Taranto, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,530 residents, ranked 20 of 29 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carosino is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (19 of 29) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.059 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 4.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carosino declared an average taxable income of 21,826 euros, above the provincial average (20,557 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carosino is in climate zone C, with 1,194 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 70 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carosino has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 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 16.5% of the land in Carosino, compared with 9.6% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Carosino is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Puglia in 2025. 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 open contaminated sites in Carosino; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carosino: 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 Carosino 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 20 inhabited census areas in Carosino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 31.8%
  • good 67.8%

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 073002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.