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Montalto delle Marche: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, Marche. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Contrada Lago 1, Montalto delle Marche.

Montalto delle Marche, Pope Sixtus V's hill town

Montalto delle Marche is tied to the name of Pope Sixtus V, whose family came from here: in the late sixteenth century the town was made a city and a bishop's seat, and the buildings in the centre still show it. Today it is a hill municipality in the Piceno area, at about 500 metres, between the Aso and Tesino valleys, with the Adriatic coast around half an hour away by car.

House hunters will find a compact, steep historic centre in brick and stone, surrounded by farmland with farmhouses and hamlets. For work, offices and the hospital people look to Ascoli Piceno, San Benedetto del Tronto and the towns in the valleys. Country houses with land are a large part of the market, and with those it pays to check access, drainage and the roof before even looking at the price.

There are 1,848 residents (2023), down 18.2% since 2011. The population is older than average: the mean age is 50.8 against 47.8 in the province, and over-65s make up 34.1%. Households have 2.21 members on average.

Montalto is in seismic zone 2, the same as 31 other municipalities in the province of Ascoli, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.176 g. For an old building, the useful question is whether it has had documented structural work and whether any grant applications are still open.

The Revenue Agency cadastre is available: the report finds the land parcel from the address and checks slope, landslides and flooding on the official maps for that plot.

Key points

  • Town linked to Pope Sixtus V, between the Aso and Tesino valleys.
  • 1,848 residents, average age 50.8.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.176 g.
  • Many country houses: check access, drainage and roof.

Overview

Montalto delle Marche is a municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 1,848 residents, ranked 21 of 33 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montalto delle Marche is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (32 of 33) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.176 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montalto delle Marche, 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 18.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montalto delle Marche declared an average taxable income of 20,354 euros, below the provincial average (22,837 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montalto delle Marche is in climate zone E, with 2,240 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 513 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montalto delle Marche has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 5 sports facilities.

There are 2.2 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.0).

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 4.5% of the land in Montalto delle Marche, compared with 6.5% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 contaminated sites in Montalto delle Marche.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montalto delle Marche: 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 Montalto delle Marche 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 23 inhabited census areas in Montalto delle Marche. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 64.4%
  • good 35.1%

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 044032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.