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Lomazzo: 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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Lomazzo, a rail and motorway town between Como and Saronno

In the southern part of the province of Como, where the plain starts rising towards the hills, Lomazzo is a place people pass through, and that is useful. The Nord railway between Milan, Saronno and Como stops here, the Milan to Como motorway (A9, the Autostrada dei Laghi) has its exits here, and the Pedemontana motorway towards Varese starts nearby. Besides the main town there is the district of Manera.

The local economy used to be built on textiles. An old cotton mill now houses ComoNExT, a technology park for companies and start-ups. For a buyer, the practical point is the train: the municipality has 1 station served by 2 lines, and the report measures how far it is from the address. If you work in Milan or Como you can manage without a car, as long as the house is a sensible distance from the tracks; near the motorway junctions, expect noise and lorry traffic.

The town is growing. At the end of 2023 there were 9,969 residents, 8.4% more than the 9,194 of 2011, and the estimated average age is 44.8, lower than 46.3 for the province. Over-65s account for 21.8% and foreign residents 8.8%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

A lot of the land is built on, with homes, industrial sheds and infrastructure covering close to a third of the municipality. Some green space remains, but open countryside is further north.

Seismic hazard is low: all 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in Lomazzo is about 0.041 g. Insulation, energy rating and, in blocks of flats, the state of roofs and facades matter more. The report finds the plot from the address using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps and checks the flood maps along the smaller watercourses.

Key points

  • Station on the Nord line and exits on the Milan to Como motorway.
  • 1 station in town, served by 2 rail lines.
  • Population up 8.4% since 2011, average age 44.8.
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole province of Como.

Overview

Lomazzo is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 9,969 residents, among the most populous in the province (7 of 147).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lomazzo 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 0.041 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 resident population has grown by 8.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (46). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lomazzo declared an average taxable income of 27,316 euros, in line with the province (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lomazzo is in climate zone E, with 2,550 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 296 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lomazzo has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 29.3% of the land in Lomazzo, 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

Lomazzo 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 no open contaminated sites in Lomazzo; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lomazzo: 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 Lomazzo 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 31 inhabited census areas in Lomazzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 14.9%
  • good 64.0%
  • very good 21.1%

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 013133. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.