Isola di Capo Rizzuto: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Crotone, Calabria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Ionian headlands and the castle at Le Castella
The name is misleading: Isola di Capo Rizzuto is not an island (isola) but a municipality on Calabria's Ionian coast south of Crotone, with a long, indented shoreline of headlands, coves and beaches. The sea in front is a marine protected area, one of the largest in Italy, and at Le Castella an Aragonese fortress stands on an islet joined to the shore. Crotone's airport is also within the municipality.
The municipality has several centres: the main village inland, on a plateau, and coastal places such as Le Castella and Capo Rizzuto, where holiday villages, apartment complexes and second homes are concentrated. Many houses are lived in only in summer. Along this coast, as in other parts of southern Italy, not everything was built with proper permits: before buying a seaside home, have a surveyor check planning compliance, any amnesty applications (condoni) and restrictions, and find out how far the paperwork has got.
At the end of 2023 there were 17,679 residents, 11.7% more than in 2011, an increase of 1,852. It is a very young municipality: estimated average age 39.7 against 44.3 for the province of Crotone, over-65s at 15.6%. Foreign residents account for 11.3%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average, itself low.
All 27 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, and Calabria is one of the Italian regions with the most earthquakes in its history. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.155 g. For a house built on a tight budget or in stages, perhaps with a floor added later, checking the structure is the first step.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report locates the plot from the address. On the coast, beach erosion and streams that swell in storms make flood hazard differ from one spot to the next.
Key points
- Indented coast south of Crotone, with a marine protected area.
- Average age 39.7, well below the province.
- Seaside homes: check permits, amnesty applications and restrictions.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.155 g.
Overview
Isola di Capo Rizzuto is a municipality in the province of Crotone, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 17,679 residents, the second most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Isola di Capo Rizzuto is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 27 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.155 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Isola di Capo Rizzuto, 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 11.7%. The estimated average age is 40 years, lower than the province average (44). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Isola di Capo Rizzuto declared an average taxable income of 13,676 euros, below the provincial average (17,765 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Isola di Capo Rizzuto is in climate zone C, with 991 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 90 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Isola di Capo Rizzuto has 17 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
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 6.3% of the land in Isola di Capo Rizzuto, compared with 3.8% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.
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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Isola di Capo Rizzuto, 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 Isola di Capo Rizzuto: 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 Isola di Capo Rizzuto 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 120 inhabited census areas in Isola di Capo Rizzuto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 5.7%
- fair 36.7%
- good 57.7%
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.
- 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.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 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 101013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.