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Perito: 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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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: Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Perito.

Perito, in the inland Cilento on the Alento hills

Perito is a village in the inland Cilento, on the hills that follow the river Alento before it reaches the sea. The town hall stands at about 460 metres among olive groves, woods and fields, and the village has kept the feel of a farming community. The Cilento coast and its beach resorts are a drive away, as are the towns with secondary schools, a hospital and most of the jobs.

Buying here usually means buying a stone or masonry village house, often on several levels, or a country house with land. Older ones need assessing by a surveyor: roof, floors, damp and systems. This is climate zone D, with winters that are not harsh. On the Cilento hills the ground can be unstable, and the report checks the official landslide maps for the exact address.

The population has fallen steeply: at the end of 2023 there were 801 residents, down 20.5% from 1,007 in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.5, against 45.2 in the province of Salerno, over-65s are 28.5% against 22.7% provincially, and foreign residents 4.4%. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

The province of Salerno spans three seismic zones: 18 municipalities are in zone 1, 97 in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. Perito is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.090 g. Even with a moderate hazard, for older masonry houses it is worth knowing whether the floors are tied into the walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, and the report traces the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Village in the inland Cilento, on the Alento hills.
  • Population down 20.5% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 28.5%, against 22.7% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.090 g.

Overview

Perito is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 801 residents, ranked 130 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Perito is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 43 of 158 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.090 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 20.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Perito declared an average taxable income of 16,358 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Perito is in climate zone D, with 1,626 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 465 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Perito has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 3.2% of the land in Perito, 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

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 Perito.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Perito: 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 Perito 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 9 inhabited census areas in Perito. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 53.3%
  • good 46.7%

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 065092. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.