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Comazzo: what to know before buying a home

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

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Comazzo, northern Lodi countryside near the Adda

Comazzo is at the northern tip of the province of Lodi, on a plain of fields, farmsteads and tree rows near the River Adda, close to the eastern outskirts of Milan. The village is small and compact, with a centre of low houses and courtyards and newer residential streets at the edges, surrounded by irrigated farmland.

Its main appeal is location: you live in the countryside within driving distance of Milan and its commuter belt, where some residents work. No public transport lines are listed for the municipality in the published timetables, so a car is a daily necessity; before buying, try the drive towards Milan at rush hour, as traffic on local roads builds up. The village has 2 schools, 2 pharmacies and 6 bars and restaurants.

The population is young. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,341 residents (2023), up 7.2% from 2,183 in 2011; the average age is 42.6 against 45.4 in the province, and over-65s are 17.0% against 22.6%. Foreign residents make up 8.2%. Incomes are slightly below the Lodi average.

Earthquake risk is moderate: every municipality in the province of Lodi is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification, and the expected ground acceleration in Comazzo is about 0.072 g. In recent detached houses, the energy rating matters; in older courtyard houses, rising damp, the walls and the roof, not least because climate zone E brings cold, foggy winters.

Near the Adda and the irrigation channels, the exact position of the house makes a difference: the report checks the official flood maps at the address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality.

Key points

  • Northern tip of the Lodi province, on the plain near the Adda
  • 2,341 residents, up 7.2% since 2011
  • Average age 42.6, over-65s at 17.0%
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Lodi

Overview

Comazzo is a municipality in the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,341 residents, ranked 28 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Comazzo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 60 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.072 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 7.2%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Comazzo declared an average taxable income of 26,371 euros, in line with the province (27,169 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Comazzo is in climate zone E, with 2,557 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 98 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Comazzo has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.4% of the land in Comazzo, compared with 12.4% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Comazzo 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 no open contaminated sites in Comazzo; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Comazzo: 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 Comazzo 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 Comazzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 58.7%
  • good 41.3%

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 098020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.