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Rabbi: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Rabbi, a side valley of Val di Sole below the Stelvio

Val di Rabbi branches off to the north of Val di Sole and climbs towards the mountains of the Stelvio National Park. The municipality has no compact main town: houses are spread across hamlets and farmsteads along the stream, from Pracorno to San Bernardo and Piazzola, above 1,000 metres. At the head of the valley are the Rabbi spa baths, known for their iron-rich water, and in summer hikers come through on their way into the park.

Anyone looking for a home here should expect climate zone F, long winters and mountain roads to drive every day down to Val di Sole, where the main services are. Sun exposure, heating and insulation matter more than elsewhere, as does the distance from the stream and from steep slopes, which you can check at the address against the official maps.

There are 1,373 residents (2023), a slight fall of 1.9% since 2011. The average age is 47.1, against 45.4 in the province of Trento, and 2.3% of residents are foreign nationals.

Rabbi is in seismic zone 3, like most municipalities in Trentino, with a low expected ground acceleration of 0.050 g. On mountain houses, snow load on the roof and the condition of the walls weigh more heavily.

One practical point: Trentino uses the land register system (catasto tavolare), and the Revenue Agency does not publish parcel maps here. The report says so, and ownership is checked through the Land Book (Libro fondiario).

Key points

  • Side valley of Val di Sole, on the edge of the Stelvio National Park.
  • Scattered hamlets above 1,000 metres, climate zone F.
  • 1,373 residents, average age 47.1.
  • Land register system: ownership checked in the Land Book.

Overview

Rabbi is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,373 residents, ranked 85 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rabbi is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (147 of 166) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.050 g, a low 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 1.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rabbi declared an average taxable income of 23,833 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rabbi is in climate zone F, with 4,099 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,095 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rabbi has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 3 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 0.5% of the land in Rabbi, compared with 3.1% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Rabbi is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Provincia autonoma di Trento in 2026. 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 open contaminated sites in Rabbi; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rabbi: 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

For Rabbi the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps: the land registry here uses the tavolare (land book) system. The report cannot give a parcel reference, but it still checks risks, services and transport at the address and states this clearly.

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 37 inhabited census areas in Rabbi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 022150. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.