Costa di Rovigo: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Rovigo, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Costa di Rovigo, Polesine farmland near the county town
Costa di Rovigo is a municipality in the Polesine, the flat land between the rivers Adige and Po, a short distance from Rovigo. The town hall is less than ten metres above sea level, and the land is typical of the area: arable fields, rows of trees, reclamation canals, farm courtyards and a compact centre along the main road. Rovigo is the reference city for work, secondary schools, hospital and trains, a few minutes away by car.
House hunters here mostly find detached homes with gardens, terraced houses and old rural buildings, often with plenty of space. On a plain crossed by large rivers and a dense web of canals, flooding is the first thing to check: the report reads the official flood hazard maps for the address. In older houses, look for rising damp, cracks and the state of the foundations, since lowland soils are often soft.
The population is ageing. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,457 residents in 2023, down 8.4% since 2011, with an average age of 49.8 and over-65s at 30.6%, above the provincial 28.1%. Foreign residents account for 8.5%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Polesine average.
In town there are 3 school-related places, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket and 6 cafés and restaurants.
All 50 municipalities in the province of Rovigo are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification; expected ground acceleration here is about 0.069 g, which is low. Climate zone E brings damp, foggy winters, so insulation and heating affect running costs. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available.
Key points
- Polesine lowland between the Adige and the Po, close to Rovigo.
- Flooding: the first thing to check for the address.
- Population down 8.4% since 2011, over-65s at 30.6%.
- Seismic zone 3 like the whole province, low acceleration.
Overview
Costa di Rovigo is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,457 residents, ranked 24 of 50 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Costa di Rovigo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 50 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.069 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 fallen by 8.4%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Costa di Rovigo declared an average taxable income of 21,405 euros, below the provincial average (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Costa di Rovigo is in climate zone E, with 2,466 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 9 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Costa di Rovigo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.
There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
Public transport
We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.7% of the land in Costa di Rovigo, compared with 8.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Costa di Rovigo is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. 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 Costa di Rovigo; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Costa di Rovigo: 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 Rovigo 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 25 inhabited census areas in Costa di Rovigo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.2%
- fair 64.1%
- good 35.7%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 029018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.