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Rutino: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. 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 dei Mille 1, Rutino.

Rutino, in the Cilento hills behind the coast

Rutino is a village in the Cilento hills, at around 370 metres, in the hinterland of Agropoli. The coast is a short drive away, yet the village feels like an inland community, with a compact core and countryside all around. For services, shops and work, people look mainly to the coastal towns and to the plain towards Salerno.

Buyers here are often weighing up a year-round home at lower prices than on the coast, or a holiday home within easy reach of the sea. Either way, check the condition of walls and roofs, whether older extensions were authorised, and access from the road, which can be narrow in the hills. This is climate zone D, with mild winters.

There were 770 residents in 2023, down 13.4% on the 889 of 2011. The average age is 47.3, against 45.2 in the province of Salerno, and over-65s make up 25.8%, against 22.7%. Foreign residents account for 4.4%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, Rutino is in zone 3, like 43 of the 158 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.085 g: a moderate hazard. In a reinforced concrete building from the 1970s or 1980s, it is still worth asking for the structural design and the structural sign-off.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report links the address to the land parcel. On the hillsides landslides, and along the gullies flooding, are checked on the official maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Cilento hill village in the hinterland of Agropoli.
  • Population down 13.4% compared with 2011.
  • Over-65s at 25.8%, against 22.7% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.085 g.

Overview

Rutino is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 770 residents, ranked 133 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rutino is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 43 of 158 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.085 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 fallen by 13.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rutino declared an average taxable income of 16,058 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rutino is in climate zone D, with 1,467 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 371 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rutino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 8.6% of the land in Rutino, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Rutino. 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 Rutino: 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 Rutino 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 6 inhabited census areas in Rutino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 48 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 86.4%
  • fair 13.6%

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 065112. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.