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Lodi: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Lodi, 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: Viale Milano 1, Lodi.

Lodi, on the Adda south-east of Milan

Lodi has a precise founding date. It was established in 1158 on the orders of Frederick Barbarossa, after the original town, now called Lodi Vecchio, had been destroyed. It stands on the bank of the river Adda, in the plain south-east of Milan, in farming country known for livestock and dairy products. The Tempio civico dell'Incoronata, a masterpiece of the Lombard Renaissance, is a short walk from the cathedral square.

Unlike many Italian provincial capitals, Lodi has grown. In 2023 it had 45,158 residents, 4.2% more than the 43,332 of 2011, and 14.0% of residents are foreign nationals. The town is home to 19.7% of the population of the province's 60 municipalities and is the largest of them. Yet it is older than its surroundings: 25.0% of residents are over 65 against 22.6% in the province, with an estimated average age of 46.6.

In Trenord's open timetables (GTFS format), the municipality has one stop served by 3 rail lines and one bus line. How far the station is from a particular home is something the report works out address by address.

Services match the town's role as provincial capital. Overture's open map data count 45 education sites and 53 healthcare sites, above the provincial rate per resident, 14 green spaces, well above the average, and 216 cafés and restaurants.

The seismic picture is uniform: all 60 municipalities in the province, Lodi included, are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.070 g, a low value. The hazard is moderate, but the age and structural condition of a building should still be checked.

Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cover the municipality, and the report identifies the land parcel from the address. Along the Adda and across a plain threaded with canals, flood risk is a matter of exact location: it is checked for each address, as is landslide risk.

Key points

  • 45,158 residents in 2023, up 4.2% since 2011.
  • One railway stop served by 3 Trenord lines.
  • All 60 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3; about 0.070 g.
  • Education, healthcare and green spaces above the provincial rate per resident.

Overview

Lodi is the capital of the province of Lodi, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 45,158 residents, the most populous municipality in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lodi is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 60 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.070 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 4.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 14.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lodi declared an average taxable income of 30,735 euros, above the provincial average (27,169 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lodi is in climate zone E, with 2,592 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 87 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lodi has 45 schools and 17 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 23 grocery shops and supermarkets, 53 healthcare facilities, 33 sports facilities and 14 parks and green areas.

There are 1.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 3 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.0 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 22.8% of the land in Lodi, compared with 12.4% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lodi 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Lodi, and 11 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 Lodi: 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 Lodi 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 452 inhabited census areas in Lodi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 10.0%
  • good 53.7%
  • very good 36.0%
  • excellent 0.2%

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 098031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.