Santa Maria a Vico: 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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Santa Maria a Vico, on the Via Appia towards the Caudine valley
After leaving Maddaloni, the old Via Appia trunk road runs straight through Santa Maria a Vico and carries on towards Arienzo and the Caudine valley. The town lies on flat land, under a hundred metres above sea level, at the foot of the hills that close off the Caserta plain. Caserta and Maddaloni are close by and Naples is within driving range, which suits people who work in those towns and want to pay less for a home.
The centre grew along the road, with courtyard houses, two or three storey buildings and shops facing the traffic. Around it are newer detached houses and small blocks, sometimes built in stages by the same families. Buyers should look closely at exactly these additions: an extra floor or an extension needs to match the planning permits and the certificate of habitability before you sign.
By today's Italian standards the population is young. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 14,312 residents, up 1.3% on 2011, making it number 19 of the 104 municipalities in the province of Caserta. The estimated average age is 42.3 against 43.1 for the province, over-65s are 17.8% and households have 2.69 members on average. Foreign residents make up 2.9%, and declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
Almost the whole province sits in seismic zone 2 on the scale kept by the Civil Protection Department. Santa Maria a Vico shares it with 95 other municipalities, while 5 are in zone 1. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.165 g, a fairly high value. In older masonry houses what matters is how walls and floors are tied together; in concrete buildings, the design year and whether the structure was formally tested.
Where the hills meet the plain, the report checks official landslide and flood maps for the individual address. The Revenue Agency publishes its cadastral maps here, so an address can be traced to its land parcel and building.
Key points
- On the Via Appia, between Maddaloni and the Caudine valley.
- A young town: average age 42.3, 43.1 in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.165 g.
- Extensions and added floors should be checked against planning permits.
Overview
Santa Maria a Vico is a municipality in the province of Caserta, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 14,312 residents, ranked 19 of 104 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Santa Maria a Vico 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 0.165 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Santa Maria a Vico, 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 1.3%. 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 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Santa Maria a Vico declared an average taxable income of 19,608 euros, in line with the province (20,073 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Santa Maria a Vico is in climate zone C, with 1,208 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 83 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Santa Maria a Vico has 18 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 15 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
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 22.7% of the land in Santa Maria a Vico, compared with 10.5% 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 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Santa Maria a Vico, and one more has 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 Santa Maria a Vico: 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 Santa Maria a Vico 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 45 inhabited census areas in Santa Maria a Vico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.0%
- fair 59.5%
- good 36.6%
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
- 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 061082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.