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Raddusa: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Catania, Sicilia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Raddusa, the wheat town of inland Catania province

Raddusa lies deep inland in the province of Catania, towards the border with the province of Enna, in a landscape of open hills planted with wheat. Grain is the town's identity, and every year it celebrates it with its wheat festival. Catania and the coast are about an hour by car, and for work and services many people rely on the larger towns of the area.

Buyers find a town of regular streets, with one and two storey houses and newer blocks of flats on the edges. Prices are low and many houses are dated, so budget for wiring and plumbing, roofs and damp. On the clay soils of the hills, the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the individual address.

The population has been falling for years. There are 2,783 residents (2023), down 15.2% since 2011, while the average age of 44.4 is in line with the province (44.2). People over 65 make up 22.6%, foreign residents just 1.6%, and declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Raddusa is in seismic zone 2, like 53 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.115 g. For a masonry house, ask whether structural work has been done and under which permits, especially if an extra floor has been added.

The climate is zone C in the Italian classification, with very hot summers. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Wheat hills inland, towards Enna
  • Catania and the coast about an hour by car
  • 2,783 residents, down 15.2% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.115 g

Overview

Raddusa is a municipality in the province of Catania, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,783 residents, among the smallest in the province (54 of 58).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Raddusa is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (54 of 58) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.115 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Raddusa, 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 fallen by 15.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Raddusa declared an average taxable income of 14,900 euros, below the provincial average (20,793 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Raddusa is in climate zone C, with 1,253 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 350 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Raddusa has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 4.2% of the land in Raddusa, compared with 8.0% in the province and 6.6% 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 Raddusa.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Raddusa: 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 Raddusa 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 14 inhabited census areas in Raddusa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 49.3%
  • good 50.7%

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 087036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.