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Comerio: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Varese, 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 Enea Sacconaghi 2, Comerio.

Comerio, the hillside above Lake Varese

On the slope that runs down from Campo dei Fiori to Lake Varese, Comerio takes up the band of hillside between the woods and the lake basin. Varese is about ten kilometres away and many residents work there or travel on to Gallarate and Milan. It is a residential place, with period villas, family houses and few businesses.

What buyers mainly pay for here is the setting. The higher houses look over the lake, and on clear days towards Monte Rosa, but are reached by narrow, steep roads. Those lower down are on flatter ground and handier for shops and schools. On the slope, gradient and rainwater run-off matter; on the low ground, the flood maps do. The report checks both for the address.

Declared incomes are among the highest in the area, well above the average for the province of Varese. There are 2,804 residents (2023), up 7.2% since 2011, with an average age of 46.6, practically the same as the province. People over 65 make up 24.7% and foreign residents 8.7%.

Earthquake risk is low. Comerio is in seismic zone 4, like all 136 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.038 g. In early twentieth century villas the thing to look at is different: the state of roofs, facades and wiring and plumbing, which often need redoing.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Campo dei Fiori hillside above Lake Varese
  • Incomes above the provincial average
  • 2,804 residents, up 7.2% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4, low risk

Overview

Comerio is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,804 residents, ranked 81 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Comerio is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 136 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.038 g, a low 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 grown by 7.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Comerio declared an average taxable income of 33,146 euros, above the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Comerio is in climate zone E, with 2,652 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 382 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Comerio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

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 Comerio.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.8% of the land in Comerio, compared with 21.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Comerio 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 contaminated sites in Comerio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Comerio: 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 Comerio 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 15 inhabited census areas in Comerio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 29.5%
  • good 70.5%

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 012055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.