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Montorfano: 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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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: Via Crotto Urago 1, Montorfano.

Montorfano, the small lake between Como and Brianza

Lake Montorfano, small, round and protected as a nature reserve, gives the village its name and character. This is the Como side of Brianza, a few kilometres south-east of Como, on glacial hills covered in woods and meadows. On the lakeshore lies the Villa d'Este golf course, one of the best known in Lombardy, and the landscape stays very green despite the city being so close.

Montorfano is an upmarket residential municipality: villas with grounds, detached houses and some restored courtyard homes, in a quiet setting. Declared incomes are well above the provincial average. People who move here usually work in Como, Brianza or Milan and travel by car: the data show almost no public transport within the municipality.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,534 residents in 2023, down 3.2% on 2011. The average age is 48.6, higher than the provincial 46.3, and 27.5% are over 65; foreign residents make up 5.6%.

Earthquake risk is low: Montorfano is in seismic zone 4, with 146 other municipalities in the province, and an expected ground acceleration of 0.043 g. For a villa from the 1960s or 1970s, insulation, windows and systems matter more, in climate zone E.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published. For properties near the shore or in protected areas, the report helps you see from the address which official maps and constraints apply to that plot.

Key points

  • Lake Montorfano, a nature reserve south-east of Como
  • Residential, incomes well above the provincial average
  • 2,534 residents, average age 48.6
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.043 g

Overview

Montorfano is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,534 residents, ranked 75 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montorfano 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 0.043 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 fallen by 3.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montorfano declared an average taxable income of 31,558 euros, above the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montorfano is in climate zone E, with 2,657 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 414 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montorfano has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.

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 Montorfano.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 16.9% of the land in Montorfano, 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

Montorfano 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 no contaminated sites in Montorfano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montorfano: 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 Montorfano 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 16 inhabited census areas in Montorfano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 013157. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.