Portico di Caserta: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Caserta, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Portico di Caserta, dense plain west of the Royal Palace
Portico di Caserta is one of the towns that grew up around the provincial capital on the Caserta plain, between Caserta and Santa Maria Capua Vetere. It is almost entirely built over: homes, roads and industrial sheds take up most of the land, and the built-up area merges with the neighbouring towns. The Royal Palace (Reggia) and the centre of Caserta are a few kilometres away.
Buyers find restored courtyard houses, low blocks of flats and small villas built over recent decades. The A1 motorway and the Marcianise industrial area are a short drive away, which helps explain why many young families have settled here. Before buying, check that any extensions, added floors or enclosed terraces appear in the building permits and the cadastral records.
This is a young town. The average age is 40.8, against 43.1 for the province; over-65s are 16.1% (provincial figure 19.3%) and households average 2.71 people. At the end of 2023 there were 7,722 residents, the same as the 7,719 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Foreign residents are 3.3%. Average declared incomes are just above the provincial level.
In the province of Caserta almost every municipality is in zone 2 of the seismic scale kept by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile): 96, including Portico, against 5 in zone 1 towards the Matese mountains and 3 in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration here is about 0.126 g. Tuff courtyard houses need their walls and floors checked; in buildings from the 1970s and 1980s, ask for the design and the structural sign-off.
The plain is flat and largely paved over, and after heavy rain water can pool in the lowest streets. The report checks the official flood maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Almost fully built-up town between Caserta and Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
- Average age 40.8, over-65s at 16.1%.
- 7,722 residents, the same as in 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.126 g.
Overview
Portico di Caserta is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 7,722 residents, ranked 36 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Portico di Caserta is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (96 of 104) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.126 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Portico di Caserta, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Portico di Caserta declared an average taxable income of 20,734 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Portico di Caserta is in climate zone C, with 1,127 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 31 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Portico di Caserta has 9 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.
There are 1.0 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
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 62.5% of the land in Portico di Caserta, compared with 10.5% 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 medium. 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 Portico di Caserta.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Portico di Caserta: 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 Portico di Caserta 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 13 inhabited census areas in Portico di Caserta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 1.2%
- good 98.8%
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.
- 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.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 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 061062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.