Nerviano: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Milano, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Nerviano, on the Olona and the Simplon road north-west of Milan
In the Alto Milanese, north-west of Milan between Rho and Legnano, Nerviano is crossed by the river Olona and the old Simplon main road. Besides the main town it includes villages such as Garbatola and Sant'Ilario, separated by fields and business areas. It is also home to an internationally known pharmaceutical research centre, Nerviano Medical Sciences.
People buying in Nerviano usually want a bigger home than they could afford in Milan, with a garden or garage, in a quiet town. There is no railway station: trains to Milan leave from neighbouring towns such as Parabiago or Vanzago, so a car remains important, and the report shows for each address how far the nearest stop is. Average declared incomes are below the metropolitan average, which Milan itself pushes up.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 16,891 residents in 2023, down 1.2% since 2011. The population is older than the Milan average: average age 47.2 against 45.6, over-65s at 26.2% against 23.0%. Foreign nationals account for 7.7%. Cafés and restaurants (49) and healthcare facilities are few per resident, while supermarkets are above average.
Earthquakes are not much of a worry: Nerviano is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.041 g. The Olona is more of a concern, having burst its banks several times in the Alto Milanese over the years. For a house in the low-lying areas near the river, ask whether cellars and garages have flooded in the past; the report checks the official flood maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Alto Milanese, between Rho and Legnano, on the Olona.
- No station in town: trains leave from neighbouring towns.
- Over-65s at 26.2%, against 23.0% in the province.
- Seismic zone 4; flood maps worth checking near the Olona.
Overview
Nerviano is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 16,891 residents, ranked 39 of 133 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nerviano is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (73 of 133) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.041 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 1.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (46). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nerviano declared an average taxable income of 27,584 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Nerviano is in climate zone E, with 2,545 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 175 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Nerviano has 9 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 13 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Nerviano.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 36.2% of the land in Nerviano, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Nerviano 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Nerviano, and 10 more have 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 Nerviano: 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 Nerviano 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 48 inhabited census areas in Nerviano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 24.5%
- good 75.5%
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.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): ATM Milano, Comune di Milano - AMAT, orari del trasporto pubblico ATM (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261029.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- 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.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 14 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 015154. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.