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Frascati: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Roma, Lazio. 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 Enrico Fermi 2, Frascati.

Frascati, the Castelli Romani and the research centres

Frascati is one of the Castelli Romani closest to Rome, the old hill towns of the Alban Hills, and it is built on a slope looking out over the Roman countryside. Aristocratic villas such as Villa Aldobrandini, its white wine and the ruins of Tusculum on the hilltop made its name. Less well known to outsiders, but important for the housing market, is scientific research: the European Space Agency's ESRIN centre, laboratories of Italy's national nuclear physics institute (INFN) and a large centre of the energy agency ENEA are all based here.

Many residents work in Rome. The Rome to Frascati railway runs into the city, and by car you drop down towards Anagnina and the Rome ring road. Homes range from flats in the hilly old centre, where parking is scarce, to newer villas and blocks lower down towards the plain.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 22,805 residents in 2023, up 9.9% on 2011, strong growth for a town that was already built up. The average age of 45.9 is close to the provincial figure, and over-65s make up 23.6%. Foreign residents account for 6.7%. Declared incomes are close to the Rome metropolitan average.

The Alban Hills are an ancient volcanic complex, and earthquake hazard is fairly high: Frascati is in seismic zone 2, like 97 of the 121 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.167 g. For a building in tuff or stone, the construction date, structural work and assessments all matter. On volcanic ground it is also sensible to measure radon in ground-floor and basement rooms.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address, along with elevation and slope, which are useful in a town built on a hillside.

Key points

  • A Castelli Romani town close to Rome, known for villas and wine.
  • ESA, INFN and ENEA research centres draw residents.
  • 22,805 residents, up 9.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.167 g.

Overview

Frascati is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 22,805 residents, ranked 18 of 121 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Frascati 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 (97 of 121) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.167 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Frascati, 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 9.9%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Frascati declared an average taxable income of 28,226 euros, in line with the province (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Frascati is in climate zone D, with 1,818 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 320 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Frascati has 35 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 18 grocery shops and supermarkets, 25 healthcare facilities, 36 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 1.5 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 22.6% of the land in Frascati, compared with 13.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.3 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Frascati, 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 Frascati: 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 Frascati 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 256 inhabited census areas in Frascati. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 9.5%
  • fair 49.6%
  • good 38.7%
  • very good 2.2%

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 058039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.