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Cusano Milanino: 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: Viale Cooperazione 1, Cusano Milanino.

Cusano Milanino, the garden suburb north of Milan

No countryside separates Milan from Cusano Milanino, one of the most densely built municipalities in the city's northern belt, joined to Milan and its neighbours. Its name reflects its two halves: the old village of Cusano and the Milanino, a garden suburb laid out in the early twentieth century by a cooperative, with small villas, tree-lined avenues and private gardens. The Seveso river runs through it.

The Milanino is the most sought-after area, with period houses and greenery; elsewhere, apartment blocks prevail. Public transport is dense: open timetable data show 30 stops in the municipality, with 6 bus lines and 3 rail lines, and the report works out the distance to the nearest stop for every address.

It is an older town: over-65s at 29.2% against 23.0% for the metropolitan area, an estimated average age of 48.5 and small households, 2.11 people on average. At the end of 2023 there were 18,919 residents, practically the same as in 2011 (+0.1%, according to Istat, the national statistics office). Foreign nationals make up 8.8%. Declared incomes are high, though below the metropolitan average, which Milan itself pulls up.

Earthquake hazard is low: in the province, 73 municipalities are in zone 4 and 60 in zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, and Cusano is in zone 4, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.049 g. In blocks from the post-war boom, the state of facades, roofs and systems, service charges and the energy rating matter more.

The Seveso, on the other hand, needs attention. It is the river that bursts its banks in northern Milan during heavy storms, and here too areas near the riverbed can flood, garages and cellars first. The report checks the hazard for the address, after finding the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • The Milanino, an early twentieth-century garden suburb.
  • 30 bus and rail stops in public transport timetables.
  • Over-65s 29.2%, more than the metropolitan area.
  • The Seveso crosses the town: check flood hazard.

Overview

Cusano Milanino is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 18,919 residents, ranked 34 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cusano Milanino 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 0.049 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cusano Milanino declared an average taxable income of 30,836 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cusano Milanino 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 152 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cusano Milanino has 12 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 11 healthcare facilities, 21 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 30 public transport stops, served by 6 bus lines, 3 train lines. That is about 1.6 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 65.7% of the land in Cusano Milanino, 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

Cusano Milanino 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 6 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cusano Milanino, and 8 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 Cusano Milanino: 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 Cusano Milanino 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 47 inhabited census areas in Cusano Milanino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 10.4%
  • good 89.6%

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 015098. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.