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Rodì Milici: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Carmelo Germano` 1, Rodì Milici.

Rodì Milici, between the Peloritani and the Tyrrhenian coast

The name tells you how the municipality is made up: Rodì and Milici are two separate villages joined into one council, on the Tyrrhenian side of the province of Messina in north-east Sicily. They sit on the hills behind the coast, in the Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto area, below the Peloritani mountains, with the sea a short drive away. The landscape is citrus groves, olive trees and gullies cut by streams.

Homes are mostly village houses, often on two or three levels, and country houses with land. The fuller range of services, from hospitals to secondary schools, is on the coastal strip, which is also where the Messina to Palermo motorway and the railway run. Commuting to Messina is long but doable.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,948 residents at the end of 2023, down 8.5% on 2011. The average age, 46.9, is almost the same as the province's (46.7). Foreign residents are 6.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, and the climate is mild (zone C).

Rodì Milici is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.194 g, a fairly high value. For a house built before the latest anti-seismic rules, ask when it was designed and whether any structural work has been done, and have any cracks seen by an engineer or surveyor.

Along the streams and on the steeper slopes, conditions vary from one spot to the next, so the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address. Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Two villages, Rodì and Milici, on the Tyrrhenian hills.
  • Services, motorway and railway on the nearby coast.
  • Population down 8.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.194 g.

Overview

Rodì Milici is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,948 residents, ranked 56 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rodì Milici is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (91 of 108) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.194 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Rodì Milici, 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 8.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 6.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rodì Milici declared an average taxable income of 17,249 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rodì Milici is in climate zone C, with 929 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 177 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rodì Milici has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 Rodì Milici, compared with 6.0% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no open contaminated sites in Rodì Milici; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rodì Milici: 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 Rodì Milici 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 Rodì Milici. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 32.5%
  • good 67.5%

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 083075. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.