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Cormano: 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 Gramsci Antonio 1, Cormano.

Cormano, Brusuglio and Parco Nord just above Milan

Just north of Milan, between Bollate and Cusano Milanino, Cormano is almost entirely built up, made of separate cores that grew until they merged: the centre, Ospitaletto and Brusuglio, home to the villa where the novelist Alessandro Manzoni spent long periods. Part of Parco Nord Milano, a large urban park, falls within its boundaries and is the area's main green space.

To get to Milan there are trains and buses. Cormano-Cusano Milanino station, on the Ferrovie Nord line towards Seveso and Asso, lies on the border with Cusano; the open public transport timetables also list 46 stops served by 6 bus lines. Homes are mostly 1960s and 1970s apartment blocks alongside more recent developments; few of the old courtyard buildings remain.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 20,556 residents in 2023, up 3.1% since 2011. The average age of 45.5, over-65s at 23.5% and foreign nationals at 13.2% are close to the figures for the province of Milan. Average incomes, however, are lower than for the Milan area as a whole. More than half the land is built over, so green spaces, starting with Parco Nord, make a real difference to individual neighbourhoods. Healthcare sites on record are few per resident.

Seismic hazard is low: seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, like 72 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.048 g. In a 1960s block the roof, façades, systems, lift and any extraordinary works already approved matter more, and should be checked in the owners' meeting minutes before signing.

In the north of the Milan area, with so much sealed ground and many watercourses running in culverts, flooding can be very local, and the report checks it for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and lead from the street number to the plot.

Key points

  • North of Milan, with Brusuglio, Ospitaletto and Parco Nord.
  • Ferrovie Nord station and 6 bus lines.
  • 20,556 residents, up 3.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected ground acceleration about 0.048 g.

Overview

Cormano is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 20,556 residents, ranked 29 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cormano is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (73 of 133) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.048 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 3.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cormano declared an average taxable income of 26,792 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cormano 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, Cormano has 10 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 14 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 46 public transport stops, served by 6 bus lines. That is about 2.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 59.2% of the land in Cormano, 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

Cormano 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 Cormano, and 10 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 Cormano: 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 Cormano 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 61 inhabited census areas in Cormano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.7%
  • good 94.9%
  • very good 4.4%

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 015086. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.