Garbagnate Milanese: 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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Garbagnate Milanese, the Groane park and the train to Milan
Garbagnate Milanese lies north-west of Milan, on the railway that runs up towards Saronno, and it is one of the commuter towns where the train really matters. Much of the land that is still open belongs to the Groane Park, an area of woodland and heath that stretches towards Cesate and Senago.
In the official timetable data (GTFS format) the municipality has 18 stops served by 4 rail lines and 2 bus lines. For anyone working in Milan, walking distance to the station is often the first thing to weigh up, and the report measures it from every address. The town also has the Salvini hospital, which serves a large part of the area north-west of Milan.
The population is steady: 26,913 residents in 2023, up 2.5% on 2011. It is older than the metropolitan average, with 25.5% over 65 against 23.0%, and foreign nationals make up 10.7%. Declared incomes are below the metropolitan average, which Milan pulls up a long way.
Outside the park the land is almost all built on, with many blocks of flats from the years when the Milan hinterland grew fastest, next to more recent developments. Seismic hazard is low: zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, expected ground acceleration about 0.043 g. In older blocks, heating, insulation and the cost of major repairs matter more, with cold winters (climate zone E). The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, so the report traces the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- 18 stops and 4 rail lines in the timetable data.
- Groane Park and the Salvini hospital within the municipality.
- 25.5% of residents over 65, against 23.0% metro-wide.
- Seismic zone 4, expected ground acceleration about 0.043 g.
Overview
Garbagnate Milanese is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 26,913 residents, ranked 18 of 133 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Garbagnate Milanese 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 0.043 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 resident population has grown by 2.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Garbagnate Milanese declared an average taxable income of 27,132 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Garbagnate Milanese is in climate zone E, with 2,449 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 179 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Garbagnate Milanese has 19 schools and 8 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 20 healthcare facilities, 20 sports facilities and 9 parks and green areas.
There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 18 public transport stops, served by 4 train lines, 2 bus lines. That is about 0.7 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 48.9% of the land in Garbagnate Milanese, 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
Garbagnate Milanese 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Garbagnate Milanese, and 9 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 Garbagnate Milanese: 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 Garbagnate Milanese 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 53 inhabited census areas in Garbagnate Milanese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 0.0%
- good 94.6%
- very good 5.4%
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.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): ATM Milano, Comune di Milano - AMAT, orari del trasporto pubblico ATM (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261029.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- 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 Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 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 015105. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.