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Costa di Mezzate: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Bergamo, 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 Foppe 1, Costa di Mezzate.

Costa di Mezzate, between the plain and the hills east of Bergamo

Costa di Mezzate lies east of Bergamo, where the plain meets the first hills, with the old village gathered higher up and newer residential areas below. It is a commuter municipality: most residents work in Bergamo or in the industrial towns around it, and Orio al Serio airport and the A4 motorway are a short drive away.

The population is growing. In 2023 there were 3,431 residents, up 4.9% since 2011, or 160 more people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is also young for the province: the average age is 43.0 against 45.2, and over-65s are 18.4%, against 22.5% for the province. Foreign nationals make up 11.9%.

Much of the land is built on, and buyers mostly find terraced houses, semi-detached homes and small recent blocks of flats, with a few older houses in the centre. Incomes are close to the provincial average. The open data show no public transport stops in the municipality, so a car is still essential, and the report measures from the address how far schools, shops and services are.

The whole province of Bergamo is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and in Costa di Mezzate the expected ground acceleration is about 0.127 g. Homes built in the last twenty years already follow the anti-seismic rules; for older ones, ask for the year of the design and any later work.

On the hillsides and along the small streams the report checks landslide and flood maps for the exact spot. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.

Key points

  • Commuter town east of Bergamo, close to the A4 and Orio al Serio.
  • Up 4.9% since 2011, average age 43.0.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Bergamo.
  • Terraced houses and recent flats; no bus stops in the data.

Overview

Costa di Mezzate is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,431 residents, ranked 113 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Costa di Mezzate is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 243 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.127 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 4.9%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Costa di Mezzate declared an average taxable income of 26,011 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Costa di Mezzate is in climate zone E, with 2,489 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 218 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Costa di Mezzate has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 24.4% of the land in Costa di Mezzate, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Costa di Mezzate 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 Costa di Mezzate.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Costa di Mezzate: 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 Costa di Mezzate 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 26 inhabited census areas in Costa di Mezzate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 78.5%
  • good 21.5%

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 016084. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.