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Melzo: 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 Aldo Moro 0, Melzo.

Melzo, east of Milan on the railway to Treviglio

Melzo is one of the main towns east of Milan, on the plain between the city and the river Adda. Its great asset is the station on the Milan to Venice line: the official timetables (GTFS format) list 3 rail lines, suburban and regional, which many residents use to get to Milan every day. The town has a compact historic centre with its square and shopping streets, surrounded by residential districts, industrial and logistics sites and fields still farmed at the edges.

Land here is heavily built up, as across much of Milan's commuter belt. For buyers the choice is mostly between flats in apartment blocks, from 1960s buildings to recent ones, with few detached houses. Walking distance to the station is what affects daily life most, and the report measures it from the address along with nearby schools, pharmacies and shops. Healthcare sites are denser than the provincial average, 1.03 per 1,000 residents against 0.75, and sports facilities are above average too.

The population is holding up: 18,386 residents in 2023, up 1.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is a little older than the metropolitan average, with an estimated average age of 46.7 and over-65s at 25.4% against 23.0%. Foreign nationals make up 12.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, which Milan itself pushes well up.

Earthquake hazard is low. In the province of Milan 73 municipalities are in zone 4 and 60, including Melzo, in zone 3 of the classification set by the Civil Protection Department; expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.071 g. For a flat, the condition of the building, the service charges (spese condominiali) and the energy rating matter more, and with cold winters the energy rating shows up in the bills. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Station on the Milan to Venice line, 3 rail lines.
  • Residents up 1.0% since 2011.
  • Healthcare sites: 1.03 per 1,000 residents, above the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.071 g.

Overview

Melzo is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 18,386 residents, ranked 36 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Melzo 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 0.071 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 1.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Melzo declared an average taxable income of 28,191 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Melzo is in climate zone E, with 2,404 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 118 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Melzo has 12 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 19 healthcare facilities, 21 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 1.0 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 3 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 41.7% of the land in Melzo, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Melzo 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 Melzo, and 9 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 Melzo: 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 Melzo 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 59 inhabited census areas in Melzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.0%
  • good 70.9%
  • very good 28.1%

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 015142. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.