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Moscufo: 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: Contrada Colle di Giogo 1, Moscufo.

Moscufo, olive-growing hills behind Pescara

Moscufo lies in the hills behind Pescara, among olive groves, vineyards and farmed ridges. It is known for the Romanesque church of Santa Maria del Lago, which keeps a carved medieval pulpit, and for the local olive oil, part of the Aprutino Pescarese designation. The coast and the city are close, and many residents work in the Pescara urban area.

Buyers find a small old centre with brick houses, surrounded by detached houses and country homes on the ridges, often with land. Between ridges and gullies the gradient changes a lot: the report measures elevation and slope at the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps.

There are 3,072 residents (2023), down 5.9% on 2011. The average age is 47.3, close to the province (46.6); over-65s are 26.1% and foreign residents 4.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In the province of Pescara 18 municipalities are in seismic zone 1 and 28 in zone 2, Moscufo among them, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.170 g. Abruzzo knows earthquakes well: before buying, ask for the construction date, structural paperwork and any work carried out, and have a structural engineer assess them.

The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps and the report identifies the plot from the address, with the local price band and real distances to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Key points

  • Olive-growing hills behind Pescara
  • Romanesque church of Santa Maria del Lago
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.170 g
  • 3,072 residents, down 5.9% since 2011

Overview

Moscufo is a municipality in the province of Pescara, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 3,072 residents, ranked 16 of 46 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Moscufo 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 0.170 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Moscufo, 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 5.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Moscufo declared an average taxable income of 19,509 euros, below the provincial average (23,063 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Moscufo is in climate zone D, with 1,429 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 246 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Moscufo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 6.6% of the land in Moscufo, compared with 7.3% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

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 6 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Moscufo. 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 Moscufo: 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 Moscufo 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 Moscufo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.3%
  • fair 63.6%
  • good 30.1%

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 068025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.