Fara in Sabina: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Rieti, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Fara in Sabina, from the hilltop village to Passo Corese station
Fara in Sabina has two sides a few kilometres apart. Up top is the historic village, on a hill among the olive groves of the Sabina, at almost five hundred metres. Down in the valley towards the Tiber is Passo Corese, the largest village, with Fara Sabina-Montelibretti station on the FL1 line: trains run to Rome and on to Fiumicino airport. The municipality also contains Farfa Abbey, one of the most important monasteries of medieval Italy.
The railway is what drives growth: 13,843 residents in 2023, up 12.3% since 2011, while much of the province of Rieti is losing people. Those working in Rome find bigger homes here at lower prices than in the capital. The population is younger than the province, with over-65s at 22.1% against 27.1%, and foreign residents make up 14.7%.
Choosing between hill and valley makes a big difference. In the old village and the hill hamlets you find stone houses, sloping streets, views over the Sabina and longer trips to services. In and around Passo Corese homes are newer, close to the station and shops, and large logistics sites have grown up nearby.
The Rieti area is seismically active: 13 municipalities are in zone 1, the highest, and Fara is in zone 2 with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.149 g. For a stone house in the village or a 1970s building, ask for structural checks and a list of the work done.
In the valley, near the Tiber and the river Farfa, the report checks flood hazard for the address; on the slopes, landslides.
Key points
- Hilltop village and FL1 station at Passo Corese.
- Population up 12.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2; expected acceleration about 0.149 g.
- Farfa Abbey lies within the municipality.
Overview
Fara in Sabina is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 13,843 residents, the second most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fara in Sabina is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2B. Most municipalities in the province (60 of 73) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.149 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Fara in Sabina, 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 resident population has grown by 12.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (48). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 14.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fara in Sabina declared an average taxable income of 21,803 euros, in line with the province (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Fara in Sabina is in climate zone E, with 2,242 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 482 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fara in Sabina has 13 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 pharmacies 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 10.2% of the land in Fara in Sabina, compared with 3.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 14.9 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Fara in Sabina, and one more has 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 Fara in Sabina: 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 Fara in Sabina 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 96 inhabited census areas in Fara in Sabina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.2%
- fair 69.8%
- good 30.0%
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.
- 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 057027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.