Torre del Greco: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Napoli, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Torre del Greco, coral, Vesuvius and the coast
The sea on one side, Vesuvius on the other. Torre del Greco covers a long strip of the volcano's flank facing the bay, from the shore up to the pinewoods of the national park. It is the town of coral and cameos, worked here for generations, and of a seafaring tradition that has produced shipowners and merchant navy officers.
The first issue for any buyer is the volcano. Torre del Greco lies in the Vesuvius red zone, the area that the Civil Protection Department's plan would evacuate ahead of a possible eruption. Knowing the plan, the evacuation routes and the region twinned to host residents is part of the decision. Higher up, on old lava flows, homes tend to be detached houses and scattered buildings; lower down the centre is dense, with historic palazzi and apartment blocks squeezed between the railway and the sea.
Naples is reached by the Circumvesuviana railway, by trains on the coastal line or by the Naples to Salerno motorway, which has exits in town.
The population is shrinking: 80,069 residents in 2023, 6.8% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 43.9, a little above the province of Naples (43.2), and over-65s make up 22.2%. Foreign residents are very few, at 1.0%.
Beyond the volcano there is ordinary earthquake hazard: seismic zone 2 (zone 1 is the most hazardous), with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.160 g. In an older building, ask what work has been done on the structure and roof and whether the owners' association has already approved any major works. On the steeper slopes and along the gullies coming down from the volcano, landslides and mudflows are checked for the individual address.
Key points
- Coral town between the sea and the slopes of Vesuvius.
- In the Vesuvius red zone: read the emergency plan.
- 80,069 residents, down 6.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.160 g.
Overview
Torre del Greco is a municipality in the province of Napoli, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 80,069 residents, the third most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torre del Greco is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (76 of 92) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.160 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Torre del Greco, 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 6.8%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 1.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torre del Greco declared an average taxable income of 21,227 euros, in line with the province (21,545 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Torre del Greco is in climate zone C, with 1,051 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 43 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torre del Greco has 72 schools and 24 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 45 grocery shops and supermarkets, 44 healthcare facilities, 50 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.
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 30.0% of the land in Torre del Greco, compared with 34.9% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.
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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Torre del Greco, and 3 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 Torre del Greco: 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 Torre del Greco 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 380 inhabited census areas in Torre del Greco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- poor 0.1%
- modest 3.7%
- fair 60.1%
- good 36.2%
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
- 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 063084. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.