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Rozzano: 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 Pavese 1, Rozzano.

Rozzano, tram 15, Humanitas hospital and the Parco Sud

Tram 15 runs from central Milan out to Rozzano, which borders the Milan district of Gratosoglio. In the published timetables the municipality has 91 stops served by 1 tram line and 4 bus lines; there is no railway station. The town is home to the Humanitas clinical institute, one of the large hospitals of the Milan area, and to the south and west lies the farmland of the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano.

In the 1960s and 1970s Rozzano went from farming village to large suburb, with whole districts of public housing built for people coming to work in Milan. Next to those estates are newer residential areas and smaller hamlets such as Pontesesto. For buyers the difference between one neighbourhood and another is sharp, both in price and in how well buildings are kept. In a large block, read the minutes of residents' meetings, check for unpaid service charges and approved works, and visit the area in the evening too.

There are 41,336 residents (2023), up 3.4% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. Rozzano is younger than the metropolitan average, with 21.7% aged over 65 against 23.0%, and foreign residents make up 12.4%. Average declared incomes are much lower than in the province of Milan.

Earthquake risk is low: seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.051 g, while 73 municipalities in the province are in zone 4, the lowest. On the irrigated plain south of Milan, crossed by ditches and canals and with a high water table, cellars and ground floors are the bigger concern: the report checks the official flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Linked to central Milan by tram 15, no railway station.
  • 41,336 residents, up 3.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.051 g.
  • Very different neighbourhoods: read the building's meeting minutes.

Overview

Rozzano is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 41,336 residents, among the most populous in the province (8 of 133).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rozzano 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 0.051 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 3.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rozzano declared an average taxable income of 25,026 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rozzano is in climate zone E, with 2,404 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 104 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rozzano has 23 schools and 12 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 20 healthcare facilities, 32 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 91 public transport stops, served by 4 bus lines, 1 tram line. That is about 2.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 41.7% of the land in Rozzano, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Rozzano 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 11 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Rozzano, and 26 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 Rozzano: 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 Rozzano 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 165 inhabited census areas in Rozzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 79 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.2%
  • good 60.8%
  • very good 38.0%

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 015189. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.