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Vanzago: 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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Vanzago, a WWF woodland and trains to Milan

In the north-west of the Milan metropolitan area, between Rho and Parabiago, Vanzago has something unusual for such a built-up district: the Bosco WWF di Vanzago, a nature reserve of woodland, fields and ponds run by the conservation charity WWF and open to visitors at certain times of year, lies within its boundaries. The town itself is compact, with an old centre of Lombard courtyard houses and residential streets around it.

For anyone working in Milan, the station is what counts. It is on the line through Rho and, according to the official timetables, is served by 2 rail lines, so commuting into the city without a car is realistic. It is still worth checking actual frequencies for your own journey, and how far the house is from the tracks, both for convenience and for noise.

At the end of 2023 there were 9,364 residents, up 5.0% on 2011. The average age is 44.5, against 45.6 for the metropolitan area; people over 65 make up 20.7% and foreign residents 5.7%. The average declared income is below the metropolitan figure, which is pushed up by the city of Milan itself.

Earthquakes matter little here. In the metropolitan area 60 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 73 in zone 4, the lowest class in the Civil Protection Department's scale. Vanzago is one of the latter, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.041 g, among the lowest in Italy. Energy rating and heating costs weigh more, given the cold winters (climate zone E), and for detached houses so does the state of the roof, windows and systems.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality: the report finds the land parcel from the address, checks the official flood maps and measures the distance to the station and local services.

Key points

  • The Bosco WWF di Vanzago nature reserve lies inside the town's boundaries.
  • Station served by 2 rail lines towards Rho and Milan.
  • 9,364 residents, up 5.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4: among the lowest earthquake hazard in Italy.

Overview

Vanzago is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 9,364 residents, ranked 63 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vanzago 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 0.041 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 5.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vanzago declared an average taxable income of 30,356 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vanzago 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 161 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vanzago has 3 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 24.9% of the land in Vanzago, 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

Vanzago 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Vanzago, 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 Vanzago: 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 Vanzago 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 25 inhabited census areas in Vanzago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.5%
  • good 83.1%
  • very good 14.5%

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 015229. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.