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Rodero: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Teodolinda Buzzi 1, Rodero.

Rodero, the Olgiate hills close to Switzerland

Rodero is a village in the hills west of Como, in the Olgiate area, a few kilometres from the border with the Swiss canton of Ticino. The landscape mixes woods, meadows and small clusters of houses, with plenty of family homes built in recent decades. Como and Varese are both a short drive away.

Being close to Switzerland matters. In the border belt many residents work in Ticino as cross-border commuters.

The population is growing and is younger than the Como average. There were 1,291 residents in 2023, up 6.7% on 2011; the average age is 43.6, against 46.3 in the province, and over-65s are 20.3% against 24.1%. Foreign residents make up 7.6%.

House hunters will mostly find detached and semi-detached homes and small blocks of flats, plus a few old courtyard houses in the historic core. Try the daily commute at rush hour, towards the border crossing or towards Como: journey times on border roads vary a lot. It is climate zone E.

Earthquake risk is low: all 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.039 g. The report uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to find the land parcel and checks the official landslide and flood maps for local streams.

Key points

  • Olgiate hills, a few kilometres from the canton of Ticino.
  • Population up 6.7% since 2011, average age 43.6.
  • Italian income figures understated by cross-border work.
  • Seismic zone 4 across the whole province of Como.

Overview

Rodero is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,291 residents, ranked 94 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rodero is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 147 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.039 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 6.7%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rodero declared an average taxable income of 19,529 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rodero is in climate zone E, with 2,689 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 394 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rodero has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.4% of the land in Rodero, compared with 12.3% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Rodero 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 contaminated sites in Rodero.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rodero: 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 Rodero 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 9 inhabited census areas in Rodero. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 6.6%
  • good 93.4%

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

ISTAT code 013197. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.