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Staffolo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Ancona, Marche. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Contrada Coste 1, Staffolo.

Staffolo, a Verdicchio village above the Vallesina

Staffolo sits on a ridge in the hills of the province of Ancona, west of Jesi, in the Castelli di Jesi area where Verdicchio wine is made. The old centre is gathered on the hilltop, with walls and narrow streets; around it are vineyards, fields and scattered houses. Jesi is the reference for work, secondary schools and the hospital, while Ancona and the coast are within driving distance.

Buyers usually choose between a house in the old village, often brick-built and in need of work, and a country house or detached home along the roads running down to the valley. On the hills, the slope of the land, access and orientation all matter. The climate zone is E, so winters are colder than on the coast.

According to Istat, the Italian national statistics office, there were 2,112 residents in 2023, down 7.8% on 2011. The average age is 47.5, almost the same as the provincial 47.2, and over-65s make up 27.7%. Foreign residents account for 11.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 47 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2, and in Staffolo the expected ground acceleration is 0.177 g. For a masonry house in the centre, ask whether seismic improvement work has been done and look for cracks in the load-bearing walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the plot and shows the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Hill village in the Castelli di Jesi, Verdicchio country.
  • 2,112 residents in 2023, down 7.8%.
  • Seismic zone 2 like the whole province, acceleration 0.177 g.
  • Masonry village houses: ask about structural work.

Overview

Staffolo is a municipality in the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 2,112 residents, ranked 35 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Staffolo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 47 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Staffolo, 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Staffolo declared an average taxable income of 21,280 euros, below the provincial average (24,794 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Staffolo is in climate zone E, with 2,234 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 441 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Staffolo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 4.6% of the land in Staffolo, compared with 9.1% in the province and 7.0% 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 no contaminated sites in Staffolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Staffolo: 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 Staffolo 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 16 inhabited census areas in Staffolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.2%
  • fair 93.8%

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 042049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.