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Monteprandone: 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: Viale Alcide de Gasperi 1, Monteprandone.

Monteprandone, a hilltop village and a valley town

Monteprandone has two sides. The historic village sits on a hill between the Tronto valley and the coast, inside its walls, with the narrow lanes where the Franciscan preacher San Giacomo della Marca was born. Most residents, though, live lower down in Centobuchi, which has grown along the valley towards Porto d'Ascoli and San Benedetto del Tronto with recent low-rise flats, shops and warehouses.

For a buyer the choice depends a lot on where you look. Up on the hill there are stone and brick houses, often in need of renovation, sloping streets and sea views. In Centobuchi buildings are newer, the beach and the A14 motorway are close, and the dual carriageway along the Tronto valley leads inland to Ascoli Piceno. Many people work in San Benedetto or in the valley's industrial area.

This is one of the growing towns of the Piceno area: 13,043 residents in 2023, up 6.8% since 2011, in a province that is ageing overall. The age profile tells the same story, with an average of 44.0 against 47.8 and 20.9% over 65, well below the provincial 27.0%. Foreign residents make up 9.3%.

The province of Ascoli knows earthquakes well: the 2016 tremors destroyed much of Arquata del Tronto, further up the valley. Monteprandone is in seismic zone 2, like almost all of the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.178 g. For a house in the old village, ask whether any seismic upgrading was carried out after 2016 and get copies of the permits and sign-off certificates.

On the hill the thing to check is the slope; down in the valley it is the distance from the Tronto and the streams running to the sea. The report checks landslide and flood maps for the individual address, using the cadastral maps that the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes for this town too.

Key points

  • Historic village on the hill, newer Centobuchi towards San Benedetto.
  • Population up 6.8% since 2011, average age 44.0.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.178 g.
  • Slopes on the hill, river and streams below: checked by address.

Overview

Monteprandone is a municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 13,043 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 33).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monteprandone 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 0.178 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Monteprandone, 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 grown by 6.8%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (48). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monteprandone declared an average taxable income of 20,292 euros, below the provincial average (22,837 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monteprandone is in climate zone D, with 1,951 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 266 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monteprandone has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities 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 18.1% of the land in Monteprandone, compared with 6.5% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Monteprandone; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monteprandone: 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 Monteprandone 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 60 inhabited census areas in Monteprandone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.0%
  • fair 51.0%
  • good 44.0%

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 044045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.