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Latina: what to know before buying a home

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

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Search for an address in Latina

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: Strada Litoranea 1, Latina.

Latina, a twentieth-century city

Latina has no medieval core: it was founded in 1932 under the name Littoria, during the draining of the Pontine Marshes, and took its present name after the Second World War. The town plan, with streets radiating from the central square and the rationalist buildings of the 1930s, still reflects that origin. The municipality is flat and reaches the Tyrrhenian coast at its own beach.

It is also the fastest-growing of Lazio's provincial capitals: 127,859 residents at the end of 2023, 8.5% more than at the 2011 census. The municipality is home to 22.6% of the province's population. It is a relatively young place, with an estimated average age of 45.6 and 22.6% of residents over 65, below the Lazio average of 23.4%. The average household has 2.27 people, and foreign residents make up 9.5%.

Seismic hazard is lower than in inland Lazio. Latina is in zone 3, regional sub-zone 3A, like the vast majority of its province (30 of 33 municipalities, with the other 3 in zone 2). The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.077 g, a moderate value. Even in zone 3, for a building that is not recent it is worth asking how and when it was designed.

Services: Overture Maps data record 176 sports facilities, 1.38 per 1,000 residents against 1.01 across the province, and 113 healthcare facilities. Supermarkets are less dense than the provincial average (0.48 against 0.65 per 1,000). The Ministry of Health lists 35 pharmacies.

Sheet and parcel numbers (foglio and particella) are easy to find, because the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the municipality's cadastral maps. On a reclaimed plain criss-crossed by drainage canals and bordered by the coast, flood hazard and the local price range have to be checked for each address, which is what the report does.

Key points

  • Founded in 1932 during the draining of the Pontine Marshes.
  • Population up 8.5% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.6; over-65s at 22.6%.
  • Seismic zone 3 (sub-zone 3A); ground acceleration about 0.077 g.

Overview

Latina is the capital of the province of Latina, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 127,859 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 23% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Latina is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3A. Most municipalities in the province (30 of 33) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.077 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 8.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 9.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Latina declared an average taxable income of 24,617 euros, above the provincial average (21,502 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Latina is in climate zone C, with 1,220 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 21 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Latina has 103 schools and 35 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 61 grocery shops and supermarkets, 113 healthcare facilities, 176 sports facilities and 23 parks and green areas.

There are 0.9 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 15.6% of the land in Latina, compared with 10.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 23.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list 19 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Latina, and 9 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 Latina: 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 Latina 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 1,174 inhabited census areas in Latina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 81 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 15.4%
  • good 25.1%
  • very good 58.3%
  • excellent 1.1%

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 059011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.