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Nocera Inferiore: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Nocera Inferiore, in the farming plain between Naples and Salerno

On the fertile plain between Vesuvius and the Lattari mountains, known as the Agro nocerino-sarnese, Nocera Inferiore is one of the main towns and serves the surrounding villages with offices, law courts, a hospital and shops. Tomatoes have always been grown here, and the canning industry has employed generations of local families. Its roots go back a long way: the area was home to Nuceria Alfaterna, already an important town in Roman times.

Transport is a strong point. The station on the Naples-Salerno line and the nearby motorway put both cities within easy reach, and many residents work elsewhere. The town is densely built, though, with much of the land covered by buildings and roads, and traffic is heavy. Conditions vary a lot between the centre and the hills: flat areas near the channels draining towards the river Sarno can flood, while neighbourhoods at the foot of Monte Albino have been hit by mudslides. These are the first two things to check for any address, and the report reads both on the official maps.

In 2023 there were 43,752 residents, 2,811 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 6.0% according to Istat, the national statistics office. Households are large by Italian standards, 2.60 people on average, and foreign residents are few, at 3.9%. Average declared incomes are above the Salerno provincial figure.

For healthcare too the town serves an area wider than its own boundaries: there are 56 healthcare facilities, 1.28 per 1,000 residents against 0.70 in the province.

Nocera is in seismic zone 2 of the national classification, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.123 g, and the 1980 Irpinia earthquake was strongly felt here. In buildings put up before the 1980s, ask for the structural design and any work done after that earthquake; in the oldest houses of the centre, check the floors and load-bearing walls.

Key points

  • In the Agro nocerino-sarnese plain, on the Naples-Salerno railway.
  • 43,752 residents, households of 2.60 people on average.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.123 g.
  • Monte Albino slopes and channels to the Sarno: landslides and floods.

Overview

Nocera Inferiore is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 43,752 residents, among the most populous in the province (5 of 158).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nocera Inferiore is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (97 of 158) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.123 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Nocera Inferiore, 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 6.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nocera Inferiore declared an average taxable income of 21,508 euros, above the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Nocera Inferiore is in climate zone C, with 1,194 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 43 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Nocera Inferiore has 57 schools and 15 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 38 grocery shops and supermarkets, 56 healthcare facilities, 28 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.

There are 1.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 Nocera Inferiore, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Nocera Inferiore; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Nocera Inferiore: 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 Nocera Inferiore 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 331 inhabited census areas in Nocera Inferiore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.7%
  • fair 65.7%
  • good 29.6%

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 065078. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.