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Pachino: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Siracusa, Sicilia. 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 Alessandro La Marmora 1, Pachino.

Pachino, tomato greenhouses and the coast at Marzamemi

Pachino's name appears on tomato labels all over Italy. The Pachino PGI tomato is grown in the greenhouses that cover much of the countryside around the town and its neighbours. This is the south-eastern tip of Sicily, close to Capo Passero, on low ground a few kilometres from the sea. On the coast to the east lies Marzamemi, a fishing village with an old tuna fishery, busy in summer.

Buyers find two markets. In town there are mostly low houses of one or two storeys; along the coast there are holiday homes, used mainly in the warm months or let to tourists. There is no railway, and Siracusa, the provincial capital, is reached by car or bus. The town is in climate zone B, meaning mild winters and long, hot summers.

Pachino is young compared with the rest of the province. At the end of 2023 it had 21,840 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 1.0% on 2011, a modest fall. The estimated average age is 42.9 against 45.4 for the province of Siracusa, and 19.2% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 8.4%, many of them working in farming. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

In the province of Siracusa, 17 municipalities are in seismic zone 1, the highest. Pachino is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.114 g in the built-up area. South-eastern Sicily has a history of very strong earthquakes, so with a house built without an earthquake-resistant design it is wise to have the structure checked before signing.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Pachino, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the coast and in low areas near the coastal marshes, flood hazard is read for the individual address, as is the distance from the sea.

Key points

  • Greenhouse countryside, coast towards Marzamemi and Capo Passero.
  • Average age 42.9, below the provincial 45.4.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.114 g.
  • Population down 1.0% since 2011.

Overview

Pachino is a municipality in the province of Siracusa, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 21,840 residents, ranked 5 of 21 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pachino is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 4 of 21 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.114 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pachino, 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 1.0%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 8.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pachino declared an average taxable income of 15,305 euros, below the provincial average (20,509 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pachino is in climate zone B, with 780 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 December to 31 March, for up to 8 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 65 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pachino has 20 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities and 15 sports facilities.

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 21.0% of the land in Pachino, compared with 9.2% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Pachino; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pachino: 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 Pachino 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 69 inhabited census areas in Pachino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 14.0%
  • good 31.3%
  • very good 54.6%

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 089014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.