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Rodano: 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 dell'Ontano 3, Rodano.

Rodano, farmland on Milan's eastern fringe

Between Pioltello, Vignate and Settala, Rodano has kept far more countryside than most municipalities on Milan's eastern fringe. Its land is largely farmed and protected by the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano, with farmsteads, irrigation channels and rice and maize fields a few minutes from the ring road.

Housing falls into separate clusters. Next to the old village and the hamlet of Lucino is Millepini, a residential district built among the trees, with detached houses and low-rise blocks. Commuters to Milan drive or use stations in neighbouring towns on the line towards Treviglio, and Linate airport is not far. Families choose it for space without moving too far from the city.

The population has grown by 2.7% since 2011, reaching 4,646 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 45.3, in line with the province (45.6); over-65s make up 23.0% and foreign residents 5.9%. Declared incomes are high, close to the average for the province of Milan.

Rodano is in seismic zone 3, like 59 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.061 g, a low value. It is more useful to look at the age and energy efficiency of the houses, many of which date from the 1970s and 1980s. With irrigation channels so close, the report also checks the official flood maps for the address you choose.

Key points

  • Milan's eastern fringe, farmland of the Parco Agricolo Sud.
  • Three clusters: the village, Lucino and the Millepini district.
  • 4,646 residents, up 2.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.061 g.

Overview

Rodano is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,646 residents, ranked 107 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rodano 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 0.061 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rodano declared an average taxable income of 32,138 euros, in line with the province (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rodano is in climate zone E, with 2,557 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 112 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rodano has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Rodano.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 15.1% of the land in Rodano, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Rodano 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 no open contaminated sites in Rodano; 7 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rodano: 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 Rodano 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 20 inhabited census areas in Rodano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.2%
  • fair 81.8%
  • good 15.0%

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 015185. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.