Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Tivoli: what to know before buying a home

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

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Tivoli

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: Via Nazionale Tiburtina 1, Tivoli.

Tivoli, Villa d'Este, Hadrian's Villa and the plain towards Rome

Two UNESCO World Heritage sites in one municipality: Villa d'Este, with its sixteenth-century gardens and fountains, and Hadrian's Villa, the vast residence of the Roman emperor. Tivoli sits on the slopes of the Monti Tiburtini, where the river Aniene tumbles down towards the Roman countryside; the waterfalls can be seen in the gorge of Villa Gregoriana.

For a buyer, Tivoli is really two places. Up high is the historic town, at around 230 metres, with narrow streets, steep slopes and old houses packed against each other. Down on the plain are Tivoli Terme and Villa Adriana, newer districts near the travertine quarries and the sulphur springs of the Acque Albule, handier for getting to Rome. The Rome-Pescara railway stops at both Tivoli and Bagni di Tivoli, and the A24 motorway passes close by.

Tivoli had 55,061 residents at the end of 2023, up 4.1% since 2011, with an average age of 45.5, slightly below the province. Foreign residents make up 14.0%. Average incomes are lower than in the metropolitan city of Rome as a whole, which the capital lifts.

Tivoli is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection map, like 96 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.158 g. In the upper town, masonry houses are often joined together, so work on one building affects its neighbours. Before buying, ask what work has been done, including on the adjoining properties.

The land registry is published and the report finds the plot from the address. On the steep slopes below the town and near the Aniene, landslide and flood hazard are checked address by address; on the Tivoli Terme plain, the ground itself, made of travertine over underground water, can also matter.

Key points

  • Villa d'Este and Hadrian's Villa, two UNESCO sites in one municipality.
  • Steep upper town, newer districts on the plain towards Rome.
  • 55,061 residents, up 4.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.158 g.

Overview

Tivoli is a municipality in the province of Roma, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 55,061 residents, among the most populous in the province (6 of 121).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tivoli is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2B. Most municipalities in the province (97 of 121) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.158 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tivoli, 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 4.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 14.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tivoli declared an average taxable income of 23,279 euros, below the provincial average (28,682 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tivoli is in climate zone D, with 1,580 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 235 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tivoli has 46 schools and 15 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 32 grocery shops and supermarkets, 47 healthcare facilities, 43 sports facilities and 14 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 16.2% of the land in Tivoli, compared with 13.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Tivoli, and 6 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 Tivoli: 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 Tivoli 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 218 inhabited census areas in Tivoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.9%
  • fair 40.4%
  • good 57.4%
  • very good 0.2%

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 058104. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.