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Montesilvano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Pescara, Abruzzo. 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: Corso Umberto Primo 1, Montesilvano.

Montesilvano, the seafront north of Pescara and the hill village

Montesilvano grew as an extension of Pescara along the beach, and today the two towns run into each other without a break. There has been talk for years of merging them, together with Spoltore, into a single municipality called Nuova Pescara; meanwhile Montesilvano is the second largest town in the province.

It has two distinct parts. Montesilvano Colle is the old village on a hill inland, with older houses and more space. Montesilvano Marina is the new town: apartment blocks, hotels, the conference centre and a seafront promenade several kilometres long that reaches the mouth of the river Saline. On the coast you will find many flats from the 1970s and 1980s and holiday homes. The station is on the Adriatic line and the Pescara Nord motorway junction is a few minutes away.

Growth continues: 53,493 residents at the end of 2023, up 6.1% on 2011, equal to 17.1% of the province. Montesilvano is younger than its surroundings, with over-65s at 21.5% against 24.8% in the province. Foreign residents make up 7.6% and declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

In the province of Pescara, 18 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 on the Civil Protection map; Montesilvano is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.147 g. The thing to look at is the blocks put up quickly during the coastal boom: ask for the structural design and the results of any checks, and look at the state of columns and balconies exposed to sea air.

The report finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps. Near the mouth of the Saline and the ditches crossing the lower town, flooding is checked address by address; on the hill of the old village, landslides are the concern.

Key points

  • Seafront with apartment blocks, old village on the hill.
  • 53,493 residents, up 6.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.147 g.
  • Station on the Adriatic line, A14 a few minutes away.

Overview

Montesilvano is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 53,493 residents, the second most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montesilvano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (28 of 46) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.147 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montesilvano, 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montesilvano declared an average taxable income of 22,285 euros, in line with the province (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montesilvano is in climate zone D, with 1,720 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 5 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montesilvano has 30 schools and 16 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 20 grocery shops and supermarkets, 30 healthcare facilities, 61 sports facilities and 9 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

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 34.3% of the land in Montesilvano, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list 15 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Montesilvano, and one more has 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 Montesilvano: 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 Montesilvano 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 230 inhabited census areas in Montesilvano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.6%
  • fair 36.1%
  • good 62.3%

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 068024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.