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Gualdo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Macerata, Marche. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Gualdo, Macerata hill country facing the Sibillini

With 41.4% of residents aged over 65, against 26.5% in the province, Gualdo has a much older population than average. The average age is 53.5 (47.2 in the province), and at the end of 2023 there were 718 residents, down 17.3% on 2011. Foreign residents make up 11.0%.

The village sits on a hill inland in the province of Macerata, with the town hall at about 650 metres and the Sibillini Mountains on the horizon. Around it are farmed hills, woods and scattered houses. Winters are cold (climate zone E), and for work, secondary schools and hospitals people drive down to the larger towns of the province.

Buyers here usually look for a stone village house or a farmhouse in the countryside, often in need of work. Average declared income is below the provincial level. Budget for the work from the start: roof, systems, insulation and, above all, the state of the structure.

Earthquakes are the main issue. Gualdo is in seismic zone 2, like 48 other municipalities around Macerata, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.178 g. Many buildings in the area have been repaired or strengthened in recent years: before signing, ask for the paperwork on the structural work, any grant file and the final inspection certificate. On slopes, the report also checks the official landslide hazard maps for the exact address.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces an address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill village at about 650 metres, facing the Sibillini Mountains.
  • Over-65s at 41.4%, against 26.5% in the province.
  • Residents down 17.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2: ask for the structural work records.

Overview

Gualdo is a municipality in the province of Macerata, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 718 residents, ranked 44 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gualdo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (49 of 55) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.178 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Gualdo, 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 fallen by 17.3%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (47). 41% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gualdo declared an average taxable income of 18,959 euros, below the provincial average (23,312 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gualdo is in climate zone E, with 2,402 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 652 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gualdo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

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 4.6% of the land in Gualdo, compared with 5.7% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Gualdo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gualdo: 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 Gualdo 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 17 inhabited census areas in Gualdo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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

ISTAT code 043021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.