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Jesi: what to know before buying a home

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

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Jesi, the walled town of the Vallesina and Verdicchio

Jesi's medieval walls are still almost complete, enclosing the old town on a rise above the Esino valley, known locally as the Vallesina. The Emperor Frederick II was born here in 1194, in a tent pitched in the square that now bears his name, and so was the composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, after whom the theatre is named. Around the town lie the hills of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi wine.

The upper and lower towns are clearly separate. Inside the walls there are historic palazzi, narrow lanes and little parking; outside, towards the river, lie the twentieth-century districts, newer housing and one of the main industrial areas in the Marche. Ancona and the coast are close, by the dual carriageway down the valley or by train on the line towards Rome.

In 2023 Jesi had 39,301 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 2.5% since 2011. The population is on the older side, with an average age of 47.5 and over-65s at 26.7%, both slightly above the provincial figures. Foreign residents make up 11.2% and households are small, 2.17 people on average. Incomes are a little above the average for the province of Ancona.

All 47 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, and in Jesi the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.184 g, a medium-high value. The Marche have been hit by several strong earthquakes in recent decades. In brick buildings in the old town, ask whether the building has had seismic upgrading, possibly with the tax incentives available, and check the roof and floors.

Along the Esino and the ditches of the lower town, flood hazard varies a lot from street to street, as does landslide hazard on the hills, and the report reads both from the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Walled town on the Vallesina, birthplace of Frederick II and Pergolesi.
  • 39,301 residents, down 2.5% since 2011.
  • The whole province in seismic zone 2, acceleration about 0.184 g.
  • Upper town inside the walls, housing and industry towards the river.

Overview

Jesi is a municipality in the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 39,301 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Jesi is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 47 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.184 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Jesi, 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 2.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Jesi declared an average taxable income of 25,777 euros, in line with the province (24,794 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Jesi is in climate zone D, with 1,899 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 97 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Jesi has 34 schools and 12 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 23 grocery shops and supermarkets, 42 healthcare facilities, 45 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.

There are 1.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 12.7% of the land in Jesi, compared with 9.1% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list 13 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Jesi, and 5 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 Jesi: 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 Jesi 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 388 inhabited census areas in Jesi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.2%
  • fair 23.7%
  • good 74.1%

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 042021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.