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Guanzate: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Como, 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: Via Patrioti 1, Guanzate.

Guanzate, the southern Como plain towards Saronno

Guanzate lies in the southern part of the province of Como, the band of plain and gentle hills between Como itself and Saronno, crowded with villages, workshops and roads. It is a residential town for families who work around Como, in the Varese area or in Milan, with detached houses, small blocks of flats and a compact old centre around the church.

The town has no railway station of its own: the lines to Milan run through neighbouring municipalities, and the Milan to Como motorway is a short drive away. In daily life a car is essential, and the report measures the distance from the address to schools, pharmacies and supermarkets.

There were 5,747 residents in 2023, up 0.7% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office: figures that have barely moved. Guanzate is younger than the province, with a mean age of 45.1 against 46.3 and over-65s at 21.5% against 24.1%. Foreign residents account for 6.7%. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Como.

Earthquakes are not much of a factor. All 147 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest band, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.040 g. Insulation and heating systems matter more, since the climate zone is E, with damp, cold winters, and an unmodernised 1970s house can be expensive to heat.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Guanzate, and the report traces the address back to its land parcel. Near streams and irrigation channels, flood hazard needs checking at the exact spot, as does the local price band, which varies a lot from one village to the next in this area.

Key points

  • Southern Como plain towards Saronno, no station of its own.
  • 5,747 residents, up 0.7% since 2011.
  • Whole province in seismic zone 4; acceleration about 0.040 g.
  • Incomes above the provincial average.

Overview

Guanzate is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,747 residents, ranked 26 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Guanzate is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 147 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.040 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). 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 Guanzate declared an average taxable income of 27,971 euros, in line with the province (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Guanzate is in climate zone E, with 2,615 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 342 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Guanzate has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 5 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Guanzate.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 24.8% of the land in Guanzate, compared with 12.3% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Guanzate 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Guanzate. 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 Guanzate: 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 Guanzate 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 21 inhabited census areas in Guanzate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 21.1%
  • good 78.9%

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 013114. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.