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Marino: what to know before buying a home

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

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Marino, Castelli Romani wine and the districts towards Rome

Marino is one of the Castelli Romani, the hill towns on the Alban Hills south-east of Rome. It is known for its white wine and for the grape festival in October, when the Fountain of the Four Moors runs with wine instead of water.

The municipality, however, is split into two parts that have little in common. The old centre and surrounding districts are on the hill, at around 360 metres, with stone houses and sloping streets. Further down, towards Rome, along the Via Appia and near Ciampino airport, are districts such as Santa Maria delle Mole, Cava dei Selci, Frattocchie and Castelluccia, which have grown a great deal in recent decades with small houses and blocks of flats. Commuters to Rome can use Marino Laziale station on the regional line into the capital.

That growth sets the tone of the figures: 46,404 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 21.3% on 2011, or 8,159 more people. The population is younger than the province, with an average age of 44.0 against 46.0 and over-65s at 19.9%. Foreign residents make up 9.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, which the capital pushes up.

The Alban Hills are a dormant volcano, and swarms of small tremors are felt from time to time. Marino is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 96 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.165 g. For a house in the old centre, built of volcanic stone on sloping ground, have the walls, vaults and foundations checked; for recent buildings in the lower districts, check that everything was properly permitted.

On the hillsides the report reads the landslide maps for each address. The Revenue Agency publishes the land registry maps.

Key points

  • A Castelli Romani hill town known for wine and its grape festival.
  • 46,404 residents, up 21.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.165 g.
  • Lowland districts towards Rome, old centre on the hill.

Overview

Marino is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 46,404 residents, among the most populous in the province (11 of 121).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marino is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2B. Most municipalities in the province (97 of 121) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.165 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Marino, 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 grown by 21.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marino declared an average taxable income of 25,039 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Marino is in climate zone D, with 1,919 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 360 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Marino has 33 schools and 13 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 22 healthcare facilities, 29 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 26.3% of the land in Marino, compared with 13.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Marino, and 3 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 Marino: 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 Marino 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 291 inhabited census areas in Marino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.0%
  • fair 74.0%
  • good 24.0%

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 058057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.