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Pioltello: 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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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 Dante Alighieri 1, Pioltello.

Pioltello, from the Satellite estate to Limito station

Pioltello lies on the plain east of Milan and is made up of parts that have little in common. There is the old centre, there are Seggiano and Limito, which grew out of farming hamlets, and there is the Satellite, an estate of large apartment blocks built in the 1960s and 1970s that houses a sizeable share of the population. Buyers need to think area by area, because prices, building age and how the blocks are managed vary a great deal.

Transport is the strong point. Pioltello-Limito station is on the line towards Treviglio, and the public timetables list 17 stops in the municipality, with 5 rail lines and 3 bus lines. For many residents the suburban train is simply how they get to work in Milan, and the walking distance to the station shows up in the price of a flat.

It is one of the youngest towns in the area: a mean age of 43.3 against 45.6 for the metropolitan city, and 19.6% over 65 against 23.0%. Foreign residents make up 25.4%, far above the Lombardy average and concentrated mainly in the Satellite. According to Istat, the national statistics office, the population has grown by 4.6% since 2011 and stood at 36,677 in 2023. Declared incomes are well below the Milan province average.

Earthquakes are not a big worry: seismic zone 3 in the national classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.059 g. In the large blocks and 1970s buildings, heating systems, insulation and unpaid service charges matter more, so ask the building manager before you sign.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, and the report starts from the land parcel at the address. Flood hazard and the local price band are read there, at that exact point, rather than as an average for Pioltello.

Key points

  • Pioltello-Limito station: 5 rail lines in the public timetables.
  • Up 4.6% since 2011, with a mean age of 43.3.
  • Foreign residents at 25.4%, mostly in the Satellite estate.
  • Seismic zone 3: building services and accounts matter more.

Overview

Pioltello is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 36,677 residents, among the most populous in the province (11 of 133).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pioltello is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 60 of 133 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.059 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 grown by 4.6%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 25.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pioltello declared an average taxable income of 25,295 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pioltello is in climate zone E, with 2,404 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 122 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pioltello has 18 schools and 10 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 14 healthcare facilities, 18 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 17 public transport stops, served by 5 train lines, 3 bus lines. That is about 0.5 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 45.3% of the land in Pioltello, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Pioltello 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Pioltello, and 14 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 Pioltello: 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 Pioltello 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 100 inhabited census areas in Pioltello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.8%
  • good 42.6%
  • very good 51.6%

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 015175. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.