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San Teodoro: 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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San Teodoro, above a thousand metres in the Nebrodi

San Teodoro sits above a thousand metres, on the southern side of the Nebrodi mountains in north-eastern Sicily, facing Mount Etna, which dominates the view on clear days. The area is mountainous, with woods, pastures and fields, and the village is far from the big towns: Messina, the provincial capital, is a long, winding drive away, and for services people rely on the larger towns of the area.

The climate surprises those who picture Sicily: climate zone E, cold winters, sometimes with snow. Buying a house here means looking at heating and insulation as you would in a mountain village in northern Italy, and asking what the road is like in winter.

The village is emptying. In 2023 there were 1,248 residents, down 12.2% on the 1,421 of 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.7, against 46.7 in the province, over-65s are 26.8% and foreign residents few, 1.4%. Households have 2.04 people on average, and declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 90 other municipalities in the province of Messina, while 17 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.160 g. For a masonry house, a check of the walls, floors and roof before completion is worthwhile.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality. The report starts from the address, finds the plot and checks the slope and the official landslide maps, which matter in a village built on a mountainside.

Key points

  • Above a thousand metres in the Nebrodi, facing Etna.
  • Cold winters: climate zone E.
  • Population down 12.2%, over-65s at 26.8%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.160 g.

Overview

San Teodoro is a municipality in the province of Messina, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,248 residents, ranked 73 of 108 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Teodoro 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 0.160 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in San Teodoro, 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 12.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Teodoro declared an average taxable income of 16,648 euros, below the provincial average (20,687 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Teodoro is in climate zone E, with 2,593 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 1,150 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Teodoro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 3.3% of the land in San Teodoro, compared with 6.0% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in San Teodoro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Teodoro: 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 Teodoro 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 4 inhabited census areas in San Teodoro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 083090. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.