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Ventimiglia di Sicilia: what to know before buying a home

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

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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 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Ventimiglia di Sicilia.

Ventimiglia di Sicilia, the hills south-east of Palermo

Not to be confused with Ventimiglia in Liguria, Ventimiglia di Sicilia is a hill village inland from Palermo, to the south-east of the city, in a landscape of wheat fields, olive groves and pasture. The centre sits on a slope, with steep streets and tightly packed houses, and has the scale of a farming village. Palermo is the place for work, hospitals and the university, less than an hour's drive away.

There were 1,768 residents in 2023, down 15.0% since 2011, or 312 fewer people. The average age is 46.9, above 44.7 for the province, and over-65s are 25.8%, against the provincial 22.8%. Households have 2.15 members on average and foreign residents make up 3.1%.

Homes for sale are mainly masonry village houses on several floors, some needing work, and country houses with land. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. Winters on the hills are cool (climate zone D), while summers are hot and dry.

In the province of Palermo almost every municipality is in the same seismic zone: Ventimiglia di Sicilia is in zone 2 along with 80 others, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.153 g in the built-up area. For an old masonry house, a surveyor's inspection of walls, floors and roof before making an offer is worthwhile.

The report for an address measures elevation and slope, checks the official landslide and flood maps and finds the plot on the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency.

Key points

  • Inland hills south-east of Palermo.
  • Population down 15.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.153 g.
  • Masonry houses: get a survey before making an offer.

Overview

Ventimiglia di Sicilia is a municipality in the province of Palermo, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,768 residents, ranked 63 of 82 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ventimiglia di Sicilia is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (81 of 82) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ventimiglia di Sicilia, 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 15.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ventimiglia di Sicilia declared an average taxable income of 15,916 euros, below the provincial average (21,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ventimiglia di Sicilia is in climate zone D, with 1,561 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 540 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ventimiglia di Sicilia has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 2.3 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.9).

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 3.5% of the land in Ventimiglia di Sicilia, compared with 5.7% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Ventimiglia di Sicilia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ventimiglia di Sicilia: 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 Ventimiglia di Sicilia 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 11 inhabited census areas in Ventimiglia di Sicilia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.3%
  • good 97.7%

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 082077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.