Porto Sant'Elpidio: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Fermo, Marche. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Porto Sant'Elpidio, shoes and beach beyond the Chienti
The river Chienti marks the northern edge of Porto Sant'Elpidio and with it the border between the provinces of Fermo and Macerata, with Civitanova Marche on the other bank. The town stretches along the flat, low Adriatic coast, with the railway running parallel to the sea and the hills of Sant'Elpidio a Mare behind.
It grew with the shoe factories of the Fermo and Macerata footwear district, one of the most important in Italy, and in summer with beach tourism. Buyers find flats in blocks along the coast, detached and terraced houses further inland, and should bear in mind that the railway and the coastal main road cut through the town. Distance from the sea, train noise and traffic change a lot from one street to the next.
At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 25,860 residents, up 2.1% on 2011, in a province where many inland villages are losing people. The average age of 46.0 is lower than 47.6 for the province, and foreign nationals, many of whom came for work, make up 13.4%. Average incomes are close to the provincial level.
All 40 municipalities in the province of Fermo are in seismic zone 2. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.181 g, a medium-high value, and the 2016 earthquakes in central Italy were strongly felt across the Marche. For a flat, asking for the structural design, the year of construction and any work carried out after those shocks is a step not to skip.
On the low coast, and near the mouth of the Chienti, flood hazard is what counts, and the report checks it for the address using official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, so the report can go from the street number to the plot.
Key points
- Footwear district and beach, on the border with Civitanova Marche.
- 25,860 residents, up 2.1% since 2011.
- Average age 46.0 against 47.6 for the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.181 g.
Overview
Porto Sant'Elpidio is a municipality in the province of Fermo, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 25,860 residents, the second most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Porto Sant'Elpidio is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 40 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.181 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Porto Sant'Elpidio, 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 grown by 2.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 13.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Porto Sant'Elpidio declared an average taxable income of 20,996 euros, in line with the province (21,786 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Porto Sant'Elpidio is in climate zone D, with 1,644 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 4 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Porto Sant'Elpidio has 18 schools and 8 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 15 grocery shops and supermarkets, 17 healthcare facilities, 24 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.
There are 0.7 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.0).
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 28.0% of the land in Porto Sant'Elpidio, compared with 7.9% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list 8 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Porto Sant'Elpidio. 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 Porto Sant'Elpidio: 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 Porto Sant'Elpidio 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 95 inhabited census areas in Porto Sant'Elpidio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.5%
- fair 76.1%
- good 23.4%
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 109034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.