Monte San Giusto: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Macerata, Marche. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Monte San Giusto, shoe-making hills above the Chienti valley
The old town of Monte San Giusto sits on a hilltop south of the river Chienti, between Macerata and Civitanova Marche, just short of the boundary with the province of Fermo. The Marche countryside here blends into the shoe-making district shared by the Macerata and Fermo areas: upper-stitching shops, shoe factories and small workshops have provided work for decades and explain the shape of the town, with the historic centre at the top and workshops and newer housing spread down the slopes towards the valley.
The church of Santa Maria in Telusiano holds a large Crucifixion by Lorenzo Lotto, which is what brings most visitors.
Buyers choose between brick houses in the old centre, often on several floors and without a garage, and newer homes lower down that are easier to reach by car. The beach at Civitanova is roughly twenty minutes' drive, Macerata a little less.
The town is losing people. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 7,464 residents, down 7.5% since 2011. The estimated average age (46.0) is lower than the province's (47.2), and foreign residents make up 13.8%, a high share for the Marche that reflects factory work. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.
The Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile) places Monte San Giusto in seismic zone 2, like 48 other municipalities in the province of Macerata, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.181 g. That deserves attention: before signing, ask whether the building has been assessed or strengthened, and for a masonry house in the old centre have an engineer check how walls and floors are tied together.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces the address back to its plot. On the clay hillsides landslide hazard varies from one slope to the next and is read for the individual address.
Key points
- Hilltop town between Macerata and Civitanova, in shoe country.
- Population down 7.5% since 2011; foreign residents 13.8%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.181 g.
- A Crucifixion by Lorenzo Lotto in Santa Maria in Telusiano.
Overview
Monte San Giusto is a municipality in the province of Macerata, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 7,464 residents, ranked 13 of 55 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monte San Giusto is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (49 of 55) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.181 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Monte San Giusto, 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 13.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monte San Giusto declared an average taxable income of 20,766 euros, below the provincial average (23,312 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monte San Giusto is in climate zone D, with 1,923 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 236 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monte San Giusto has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 9.5% of the land in Monte San Giusto, compared with 5.7% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
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 Monte San Giusto.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monte San Giusto: 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 Monte San Giusto 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 32 inhabited census areas in Monte San Giusto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.6%
- fair 47.9%
- good 50.5%
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 043031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.