Roseto degli Abruzzi: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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For example: Via Nazionale 1, Roseto degli Abruzzi.
Roseto degli Abruzzi, the seafront and hilltop Montepagano
Montepagano, the old village on the hill, was the seat of the municipality before life moved down to the sea, where Roseto grew up. Today the town stretches south along the Teramo coast to the mouth of the river Vomano, with its beach, its seafront promenade and a station on the Adriatic railway; the A14 motorway junction is a few minutes away.
It is a seaside resort with a life of its own in winter too. In summer tourists and second-home owners arrive, and the number of cafés and restaurants reflects it: 8.43 per 1,000 residents against 6.50 in the province. Buyers choose between flats near the sea, where it is worth knowing how many neighbours are there only in summer, and houses in the hills behind, quieter and with views but on uphill roads.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 25,617 residents at the end of 2023, up 2.7% since 2011. The average age of 46.2 is just below the province, and foreign nationals make up 6.2%. Average incomes are close to the provincial level.
Seismic hazard is not negligible. In the province 10 mountain municipalities inland are in zone 1 and the rest in zone 2; Roseto is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.169 g. The L'Aquila and central Italy earthquakes were felt on the coast as well, so for a flat the first step is to ask for the design, any surveys and the work carried out.
On the low coastal strip and near the ditches and the Vomano, flood hazard is what counts; in the hills, landslides. The report checks the official maps for the address, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps lead it to the plot.
Key points
- Seafront, Adriatic railway station and hilltop Montepagano.
- 8.43 cafés and restaurants per 1,000 residents.
- 25,617 residents, up 2.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.169 g.
Overview
Roseto degli Abruzzi is a municipality in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. At the end of 2023 it had 25,617 residents, the second most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roseto degli Abruzzi is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (37 of 47) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.169 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Roseto degli Abruzzi, 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 grown by 2.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roseto degli Abruzzi declared an average taxable income of 21,860 euros, in line with the province (21,288 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Roseto degli Abruzzi is in climate zone C, with 1,282 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 5 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roseto degli Abruzzi has 24 schools and 8 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 20 grocery shops and supermarkets, 19 healthcare facilities, 25 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.
There are 0.7 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).
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 15.0% of the land in Roseto degli Abruzzi, compared with 6.7% in the province and 5.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 7.3 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Official databases list 6 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Roseto degli Abruzzi, and 4 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roseto degli Abruzzi: 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi 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 115 inhabited census areas in Roseto degli Abruzzi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 7.6%
- fair 66.3%
- good 26.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 067037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.