San Prisco: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Caserta, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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San Prisco, below Monte Tifata between Caserta and Santa Maria
Squeezed between Caserta and Santa Maria Capua Vetere, San Prisco is a compact part of the Caserta built-up area, set against the lower slopes of Monte Tifata. On one side is the hill with its scrub, on the other a plain that is now almost entirely built on: a large share of the land is covered by buildings and roads, and the boundaries with neighbouring towns are hard to spot.
Being close to everything is its strength. The Royal Palace, the station and the offices of Caserta are a few minutes away, and Santa Maria Capua Vetere, with its law courts and Roman amphitheatre, lies just to the west. Housing ranges from low buildings and courtyard houses in the old centre to blocks of flats from the 1970s and 1980s and newer houses towards the hill. Before choosing, try the rush-hour traffic on the roads into Caserta.
This is a young and growing place. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 12,157 residents in 2023, up 2.1% on 2011, with an estimated average age of 42.4 and over-65s at 17.8%, below the provincial 19.3%. Households are large, 2.63 people on average. Foreign residents make up 3.2% and declared incomes are a little above the average for the province of Caserta.
Nearly the whole province is in seismic zone 2, which covers 96 of its 104 municipalities. San Prisco is in zone 2 and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.124 g. If you are buying in a block of flats built before the 1980s, ask the seller and the building manager for the structural design and any surveys, and make sure later additions have planning approval.
The cadastral maps are published and the report finds the plot from the address. On the slopes of Monte Tifata, gradient and landslides need checking; in the lower parts, how rainwater drains away.
Key points
- Between Caserta and Santa Maria Capua Vetere, below Monte Tifata.
- Population up 2.1% since 2011.
- Average age 42.4; households of 2.63 people on average.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.124 g.
Overview
San Prisco is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 12,157 residents, ranked 25 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Prisco is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (96 of 104) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.124 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Prisco, 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 2.1%. The estimated average age is 42 years, in line with the province. 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Prisco declared an average taxable income of 21,153 euros, above the provincial average (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Prisco is in climate zone C, with 928 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 48 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Prisco has 14 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 12 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).
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 27.9% of the land in San Prisco, compared with 10.5% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 San Prisco.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Prisco: 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 San Prisco 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 30 inhabited census areas in San Prisco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.2%
- fair 27.8%
- good 71.0%
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
- 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 061081. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.