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Sumirago: what to know before buying a home

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

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Sumirago, wooded hills between Varese and Gallarate

Sumirago is a municipality of wooded hills between Varese and Gallarate, north-west of Milan, split into several hamlets: besides the main village there are Caidate, Menzago, Quinzano and Albusciago, each with its own small core and houses scattered among the trees. The landscape is typical of the glacial hills of the Varese area, with woods, meadows and roads that climb and dip.

It is mainly residential, with incomes above the provincial average and few services of its own. For a big supermarket, secondary schools and hospitals people go to Varese, Gallarate or neighbouring towns. Trains do not stop in the municipality; the handiest stations are in adjacent villages on the Milan to Gallarate and Varese line, the A8 motorway to Milan passes a few kilometres away and Malpensa airport is about twenty minutes by car.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,012 residents in 2023, down 3.9% on 2011. Average age is 47.1, close to the provincial 46.5, and 25.0% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals are few, 3.7%, and households have 2.36 people on average.

Earthquake risk is among the lowest in Italy: all 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection Department classification, and expected ground acceleration here is about 0.038 g. For a hillside house other things matter more, such as which way it faces, damp in homes at the foot of wooded slopes and heating, since winters are cold (climate zone E) at around four hundred metres.

On the steeper slopes and along the small streams between the hills there can be landslips or standing water after heavy rain; the report checks the official maps for the address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published.

Key points

  • Glacial hills between Varese and Gallarate, in several hamlets.
  • 6,012 residents in 2023, incomes above the provincial average.
  • No railway stop in the municipality: stations in nearby villages.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected ground acceleration about 0.038 g.

Overview

Sumirago is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,012 residents, ranked 36 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sumirago is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 136 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.038 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 fallen by 3.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sumirago declared an average taxable income of 29,080 euros, above the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sumirago is in climate zone E, with 2,685 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 392 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sumirago has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Sumirago.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 17.2% of the land in Sumirago, compared with 21.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sumirago 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 no open contaminated sites in Sumirago; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sumirago: 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 Sumirago 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 28 inhabited census areas in Sumirago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 17.2%
  • good 82.8%

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 012124. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.