Montorio Romano: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Roma, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Montorio Romano, a Sabina hill village above the Via Salaria
Montorio Romano is a hill village in the Roman part of the Sabina, north-east of Rome, in the area between the Via Salaria and the Lucretili mountains. It stands on a rise at just over five hundred metres, with a compact old centre and newer houses along the roads that run down into olive-growing countryside.
For anyone working in Rome, travel time is the issue: the city is reached by car via the Salaria or the A1 motorway, and journey times depend heavily on traffic into the capital. You find village houses and detached homes, with prices the report shows as a range for the area. In the old centre, houses are often on several floors, with steep stairs and no parking: things to factor in.
In 2023 there were 1,910 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 6.1% on 2011. The average age matches that of the Metropolitan City of Rome, 46.0, and over-65s are 22.3%. Foreign residents are 12.2%. Declared incomes are much lower than the provincial average, which is pulled up by the capital.
Earthquake hazard is medium to high. Montorio Romano is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 96 other municipalities around Rome, with an expected acceleration of 0.155 g. With a stone house in the village, ask whether it has been strengthened and under which permits.
The climate is zone E, with colder winters than in the city. The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address; landslides on the slopes and flooding are checked for the same spot.
Key points
- Sabina hill village north-east of Rome.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.155 g.
- Population down 6.1% since 2011.
- Old-centre houses on several floors, often without parking.
Overview
Montorio Romano is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 1,910 residents, ranked 77 of 121 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montorio Romano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2B. Most municipalities in the province (97 of 121) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.155 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Montorio Romano, 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 12.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montorio Romano declared an average taxable income of 19,834 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montorio Romano is in climate zone E, with 2,224 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 575 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montorio Romano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
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 3.6% of the land in Montorio Romano, compared with 13.2% in the province and 8.2% 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 Montorio Romano.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montorio Romano: 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 Montorio Romano 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 8 inhabited census areas in Montorio Romano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 65.5%
- good 34.5%
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 058066. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.