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Gessate: 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 Europa 1, Gessate.

Gessate, at the end of Milan's green metro line

Gessate is the terminus of the branch of Milan's M2 metro, the green line, which runs from here through the Martesana area into the city with no need to change. It is a flat town east of Milan, beyond Gorgonzola, where the old village of farm courtyards has grown with detached houses and blocks of flats built over recent decades.

For anyone working in Milan, that is the main reason to buy here. Published timetables show 1 metro station, and the report measures how far each address is from it. Homes within walking distance of the station are usually the most sought after, to rent as well as to buy; people living further out use the car or a bike and the car park by the terminus.

The population is young for the Milan area. At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 8,788 residents, up 1.4% since 2011; over-65s make up 18.5% against 23.0% in the metropolitan area, and the estimated average age is 44.0. Foreign residents account for 9.7%. Declared incomes are below the metropolitan average, which is among the highest in Italy.

The earthquake hazard is low. Gessate is in seismic zone 3, like 60 municipalities in the metropolitan area, while the other 73 are in zone 4; expected ground acceleration is about 0.074 g. In a 1970s or 1980s block, service charges, heating and wiring, and the energy rating matter more.

A high share of land is built on, as in most of the Milan commuter belt, with little farmland left between towns. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its land parcel, where it also checks flood hazard along canals and irrigation channels.

Key points

  • End of the M2 metro branch, east of Milan.
  • 1 metro station: distance measured for each address.
  • Over-65s at 18.5%, against 23.0% in the metro area.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration of about 0.074 g.

Overview

Gessate is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,788 residents, ranked 70 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gessate is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 60 of 133 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.074 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 1.4%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gessate declared an average taxable income of 30,545 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gessate is in climate zone E, with 2,441 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 144 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gessate has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities and 8 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 metro line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 31.6% of the land in Gessate, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gessate 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 no contaminated sites in Gessate.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gessate: 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 Gessate 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 29 inhabited census areas in Gessate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 17.2%
  • good 74.7%
  • very good 7.9%

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 015106. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.