Monguzzo: 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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Monguzzo, a castle and green residential Brianza near Como
Monguzzo is a residential municipality in the Como part of Brianza, in the area of hills and small lakes between Erba and Cantù. The castle on the hill gives the village its character, while the rest of the land mixes detached houses, homes with gardens, meadows and woodland. Compared with many Brianza towns, the built-up area is modest and green space is easy to see.
It is a place to live rather than to work or shop. The services on record in the village are few: 2 schools, 2 pharmacies, 0 bars and restaurants and 0 supermarkets. For everything else people go to Erba, Cantù or the shopping centres in the area, and no public transport lines are listed for the municipality in the published timetables. If you buy here, plan on a car, often two per household.
The population is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,345 residents (2023), up 5.2% from 2,230 in 2011, and the average age is 44.2 against 46.3 in the province of Como. Over-65s are 20.6%, below the provincial 24.1%, and foreign residents 7.0%. Incomes are above the provincial average.
Earthquake risk is low: every municipality in the province of Como is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class in the Civil Protection classification, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.047 g. For a detached house from the 1970s or 1980s, energy performance and the state of the roof and heating matter more, since climate zone E brings cold winters.
Near streams and ditches, the report checks the official flood maps for the exact address; on the slopes of the hill, the landslide maps. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality.
Key points
- Como Brianza between Erba and Cantù, with its castle on the hill
- 2,345 residents, up 5.2% since 2011
- Few services in the village: 0 bars and restaurants
- Seismic zone 4, like the whole province of Como
Overview
Monguzzo is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,345 residents, ranked 78 of 147 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monguzzo 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 5.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monguzzo declared an average taxable income of 27,863 euros, in line with the province (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monguzzo is in climate zone E, with 2,524 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 320 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monguzzo has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Monguzzo.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 16.0% of the land in Monguzzo, compared with 12.3% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Monguzzo 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 Monguzzo. 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 Monguzzo: 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 Monguzzo 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 14 inhabited census areas in Monguzzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 12.3%
- good 87.7%
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 013153. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.