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Malito: what to know before buying a home

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

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Malito, a hill village in the Savuto area

Inland from Cosenza, in the Savuto valley area, Malito has its town hall at about 730 metres. The village looks out over a valley of wooded hills and farmland; Cosenza, with its university, hospitals and offices, is the reference point for work and services, and is reached by car. The village itself has the essentials and little more.

The climate is zone E, with winters that are cold for the altitude and summers cooler than on the coast. Homes are mostly village houses on two or three floors, often masonry-built, and scattered country houses. The land slopes: the report measures elevation and gradient at the exact point and reads the official landslide and flood maps, which need checking house by house.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 717 residents at the end of 2023, down 11.7% on the 812 of 2011. The average age is 49.0 against 46.1 in the province, over-65s make up 27.9% and foreign residents 2.8%. Average declared income is close to the provincial level.

Seismic hazard is high across much of Calabria, and Malito is in zone 1 along with 64 other municipalities in the province of Cosenza, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.270 g. For a masonry house, or one built in stages, have a surveyor check the structure, floors and connections, and ask whether any strengthening work has been done.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces an address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Hill municipality at about 730 metres, in the Savuto area.
  • 717 residents, down 11.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.270 g.
  • Average income close to the provincial level.

Overview

Malito is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. At the end of 2023 it had 717 residents, among the smallest in the province (135 of 150).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Malito is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 65 of 150 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.270 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Malito, 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 11.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Malito declared an average taxable income of 17,992 euros, in line with the province (18,237 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Malito is in climate zone E, with 2,256 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 728 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Malito has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

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 4.5% of the land in Malito, compared with 4.4% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Malito; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Malito: 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 Malito 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 10 inhabited census areas in Malito. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.8%
  • fair 99.2%

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 078072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.