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Carugate: 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 Cesare Battisti 2, Carugate.

Carugate, where Martesana meets Brianza

Carugate lies on the plain north-east of Milan, on the border with the province of Monza and Brianza, in the part of the Martesana area where one town runs into the next with no countryside in between. Outside the area many people know the name because of the Carosello shopping centre on the edge of town. Most of the land is built up with housing, industrial units and busy roads, and what farmland remains lies around the fringes.

There is no railway station or metro stop in Carugate itself. People who work in Milan usually drive, cycle or take a bus to a train or metro station in a neighbouring town, and for many journeys a car is still needed. Before choosing a property it is worth checking in the report how far the nearest stop is from the address.

The town is growing. In 2023 it had 15,740 residents, up 11.0% on 2011, or 1,565 more people. The population is slightly younger than the metropolitan area as a whole: average age 44.7 against 45.6, with over-65s at 21.0% against 23.0%. Foreign nationals make up 8.0%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Milan, which is among the highest in Italy.

Earthquake hazard is low. Carugate is in seismic zone 3, the national classification set by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile), like 59 other municipalities in the metropolitan area, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.061 g. In a block of flats from the 1970s or 1980s, the energy rating, the state of the roof and façades and the service charges usually matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality, so the report finds the land parcel from the address. With so much built-up land, it also pays to look at what surrounds the house: services within walking distance, nearby industrial sites and the local price range.

Key points

  • Plain north-east of Milan, no railway station in town.
  • 15,740 residents, up 11.0% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.7, against 45.6 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.061 g.

Overview

Carugate is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 15,740 residents, ranked 41 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carugate 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 0.061 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 11.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carugate declared an average taxable income of 29,340 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carugate 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 149 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carugate has 8 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 50.8% of the land in Carugate, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Carugate 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Carugate, and 5 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Carugate: 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 Carugate 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 31 inhabited census areas in Carugate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.1%
  • good 94.9%

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 015051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.