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Masate: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Milano, 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: Via Quattro Novembre 1, Masate.

Masate, new homes between Gessate and the Adda

Masate, east of Milan, has grown fast in recent years: in 2023 there were 3,823 residents, up 15.4% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The town sits at the eastern edge of the Metropolitan City of Milan, in the Gessate and Inzago area, with the river Adda and the province of Bergamo just beyond.

The growth shows in the housing. Next to the old core of courtyard houses there are estates of terraced houses and small blocks built in recent decades, surrounded by fields. For Milan, the M2 metro terminus at Gessate is a short drive or bike ride away; otherwise people get around mainly by car. Average declared incomes are below the Milan average, which remains among the highest in Italy.

Masate is also young. The estimated average age is 43.9, against 45.6 across the metropolitan area, and over-65s make up 19.2%, against 23.0%. Foreign residents account for 9.7% and households have 2.31 members on average.

As for earthquakes, the Metropolitan City has 60 municipalities in zone 3 and 73 in zone 4 of the Civil Protection Department's scale: Masate is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.081 g. The hazard is low, and for a recent house the energy rating, window quality and heating system matter most, along with any shared service charges for the estate or building.

The cadastral maps are published and the report traces an address to its plot. On this irrigated plain full of canals and ditches, groundwater and flooding are checked at the exact spot, especially if you want a house with an underground garage or basement room.

Key points

  • East Milan town that has grown 15.4% since 2011.
  • Young population: over-65s at 19.2%.
  • M2 metro terminus at Gessate a short way off.
  • Seismic zone 3; with a basement, check groundwater and floods.

Overview

Masate is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,823 residents, ranked 118 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Masate is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 60 of 133 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.081 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 15.4%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Masate declared an average taxable income of 29,091 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Masate is in climate zone E, with 2,416 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 153 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Masate has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Masate.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 19.2% of the land in Masate, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Masate 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 Masate; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Masate: 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 Masate 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 Masate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.6%
  • good 94.4%

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

ISTAT code 015136. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.