Melito di Napoli: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Napoli, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Melito di Napoli, dense and young on Naples' northern edge
Melito di Napoli covers a stretch of flat land north of Naples, between Mugnano, Giugliano and Sant'Antimo, in a belt of towns that have filled up with housing until they meet. Far more of the land is built on than left open, and there is little green space between the blocks. The historic core is small; most homes are in apartment buildings put up in the last decades of the twentieth century, as Naples pushed its population out towards the suburbs.
Its population is among the youngest in the province: a mean age of 40.1 against 43.2, with only 14.8% over 65. Families are large, 2.86 people on average, and foreign residents few, at 2.1%. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 36,334 residents in 2023, down 1.6% on 2011. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
For a buyer, the value of a flat depends heavily on the street. Visit the area at different times of day, check parking and traffic, and ask about the state of the building, since many are forty years old or more and may have major works coming up. Planning compliance also needs care: compare the cadastral floor plan, the actual layout and the building permits held by the town hall.
Melito is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like almost the whole province of Naples (76 municipalities out of 92), with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.156 g. In reinforced concrete blocks of that era, find out whether any structural checks exist or whether the owners have already carried out anti-seismic work with the government building bonuses.
The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address, along with services within walking distance and the local price band.
Key points
- Flat land north of Naples, heavily built up with little green space.
- Mean age of 40.1, households of 2.86 people.
- 36,334 residents, down 1.6% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2: ask for checks on concrete-framed blocks.
Overview
Melito di Napoli is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 36,334 residents, ranked 17 of 92 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Melito di Napoli is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (76 of 92) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.156 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Melito di Napoli, 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 1.6%. The estimated average age is 40 years, lower than the province average (43). 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Melito di Napoli declared an average taxable income of 18,224 euros, below the provincial average (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Melito di Napoli is in climate zone C, with 1,194 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 89 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Melito di Napoli has 27 schools and 9 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 31 grocery shops and supermarkets, 10 healthcare facilities, 19 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 81.5% of the land in Melito di Napoli, compared with 34.9% in the province and 10.6% 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 Melito di Napoli. 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 Melito di Napoli: 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 Melito di Napoli 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 50 inhabited census areas in Melito di Napoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 38.4%
- good 61.6%
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.
- 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.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 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 063045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.