Mariano Comense: 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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Mariano Comense, Brianza furniture and the train to Milan
Mariano Comense lies in the Como part of Brianza, between Cantù and the border with the province of Monza, in an area where woodworking and furniture making have employed generations of families. Workshops, showrooms and small factories are still part of the landscape, mixed in with the houses.
For anyone working in Milan there is the train. The station is on the Ferrovienord line between Milan and Asso, and the journey avoids the traffic on Brianza's local roads, which are heavy at rush hour. The municipality is heavily built up, with detached houses, apartment blocks and industrial sheds often side by side, so before choosing it pays to look at what surrounds a home as well as the home itself.
The population is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 25,387 residents at the end of 2023, up 8.0% on 2011, in a province of 147 municipalities. It is a fairly young town, with an average age of 45.2 against 46.3 and over-65s at 22.1%. Foreign nationals make up 8.9%, and average incomes are a little above the provincial level.
Some services are thinner than elsewhere. Schools number 0.55 per 1,000 residents against 0.90 in the province, and cafés and restaurants 3.19 against 4.46. The report measures the real distances from the address to the nearest services, including those in neighbouring towns.
Seismic hazard is the lowest in the national classification: the whole province of Como is in zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in Mariano is about 0.047 g. In homes, insulation, heating and the energy rating matter most, since winters are cold. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre covers the municipality, and the report also checks the flood maps along the streams for the address.
Key points
- Furniture district and a Ferrovienord station on the Milan line.
- 25,387 residents, up 8.0% since 2011.
- 0.55 schools per 1,000 residents, below the province.
- Seismic zone 4, low expected acceleration: 0.047 g.
Overview
Mariano Comense is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 25,387 residents, the third most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mariano Comense 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 0.047 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 8.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mariano Comense declared an average taxable income of 27,003 euros, in line with the province (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Mariano Comense is in climate zone E, with 2,427 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 252 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mariano Comense has 14 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 13 grocery shops and supermarkets, 14 healthcare facilities, 18 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train 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 37.5% of the land in Mariano Comense, compared with 12.3% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Mariano Comense 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Mariano Comense, and 2 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 Mariano Comense: 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 Mariano Comense 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 93 inhabited census areas in Mariano Comense. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 2.5%
- good 79.1%
- very good 18.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 013143. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.