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Santo Stefano Ticino: 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: Viale della Repubblica 1, Santo Stefano Ticino.

Santo Stefano Ticino, commuter country on the line to Milan

Despite the name, the river Ticino flows a few kilometres further west: Santo Stefano Ticino is a lowland municipality in the Magenta area, between Corbetta, Arluno and Magenta, in the farmland separating Milan from the river. Around the centre, with its parish church and old courtyard houses, the town has grown with detached houses, small blocks of flats and a few industrial areas.

Anyone working in Milan has a clear advantage here. The municipality has a station on the railway between Milan and Novara, served by suburban trains, and the A4 Milan to Turin motorway runs close by. The report works out how far the station is from the address, which in a town this size varies quite a bit from one street to another. Overture Maps, an open map of places, lists 4 supermarkets, 0.80 per 1,000 residents against 0.32 across the metropolitan city.

In 2023 there were 5,011 residents, 210 more than in 2011, up 4.4% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 44.9, compared with 45.6 in the Milan metropolitan area, and 22.9% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 9.2% and households have 2.30 members on average. Average declared incomes are below the metropolitan average, which includes Milan itself and its wealthiest suburbs.

Earthquakes are not a major concern. In the metropolitan city, 60 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 73 in zone 4; Santo Stefano Ticino is in zone 4, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.040 g. For a flat, the condition of the building, the service charges and the energy rating matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here and the report finds the land parcel from the street number. On the plain, near irrigation channels, flood hazard is checked for the individual address.

Key points

  • Station on the Milan to Novara line, A4 motorway nearby.
  • 5,011 residents, up 4.4% since 2011.
  • 4 supermarkets, 0.80 per 1,000 residents.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.040 g.

Overview

Santo Stefano Ticino is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,011 residents, ranked 102 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Santo Stefano Ticino is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (73 of 133) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.040 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 4.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Santo Stefano Ticino declared an average taxable income of 29,849 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Santo Stefano Ticino is in climate zone E, with 2,656 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 152 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Santo Stefano Ticino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 train line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 31.2% of the land in Santo Stefano Ticino, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Santo Stefano Ticino 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Santo Stefano Ticino, and 2 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 Santo Stefano Ticino: 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 Santo Stefano Ticino 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 14 inhabited census areas in Santo Stefano Ticino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 81 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 0.4%
  • good 37.7%
  • very good 61.9%

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 015200. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.