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Crotone: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Crotone, Calabria. 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 Mario Nicoletta 1, Crotone.

Crotone, Pythagoras's city on the Ionian Sea

The province's code, KR, comes from the city's Greek name: Kroton, one of the leading colonies of Magna Graecia and the place where Pythagoras founded his school. Crotone faces the Ionian Sea, and south of the city, on the headland of Capo Colonna, a single column still stands from the great temple of Hera Lacinia. The province was created in 1992, when it separated from Catanzaro.

Of all Calabria's provincial capitals, Crotone has lost the fewest residents: 58,478 in 2023 against 58,881 at the 2011 census, a dip of just 0.7%. It is also the youngest. The estimated average age is 44, and 21.4% of residents are over 65, compared with 24.0% for Calabria. Households average 2.33 people and 5.0% of residents are foreign nationals. The city is home to 36.1% of the population of the province's 27 municipalities.

In Overture's open map data, provision is above the provincial average for healthcare (43 sites), education (47) and sport (36), while officially registered pharmacies (17) and supermarkets (38) are proportionally scarcer. There are 288 cafés and restaurants.

The seismic picture is consistent across the area: all 27 municipalities in the province are in zone 2. In Crotone's built-up area the expected ground acceleration is about 0.163 g, a mid-range value. Anyone considering a flat can ask when the block was built, whether its design took anti-seismic rules into account and whether any structural work has been done.

As for the land registry, the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality and the report reaches the land parcel from the address. On the coast, along the Esaro river that runs through the city and towards the hills, landslide and flood risk is checked street by street rather than with a single verdict.

Key points

  • Calabria's youngest provincial capital: 21.4% of residents over 65.
  • 58,478 residents in 2023, almost unchanged since 2011 (-0.7%).
  • All 27 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2; about 0.163 g.
  • A separate province since 1992, previously part of Catanzaro.

Overview

Crotone is the capital of the province of Crotone, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 58,478 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 36% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Crotone is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 27 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.163 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Crotone, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Crotone declared an average taxable income of 20,814 euros, above the provincial average (17,765 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Crotone is in climate zone B, with 899 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 December to 31 March, for up to 8 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 8 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Crotone has 47 schools and 17 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 38 grocery shops and supermarkets, 43 healthcare facilities, 36 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.2).

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 8.5% of the land in Crotone, compared with 3.8% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Crotone. 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 Crotone: 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 Crotone 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 432 inhabited census areas in Crotone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • poor 0.0%
  • modest 0.8%
  • fair 29.1%
  • good 36.3%
  • very good 33.9%

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 101010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.