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Vimodrone: 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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Search for an address in Vimodrone

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 Padana Superiore 1, Vimodrone.

Vimodrone, the M2 line and the Martesana canal next to Milan

Vimodrone borders Milan to the north-east and belongs to the first ring of suburbs, where the city carries on without a break. The Naviglio della Martesana, an old navigation canal with a cycle path running into Milan, crosses it, and so does the Padana Superiore main road. The municipality is small and almost fully built up: more than half of its land is covered by homes, sheds and roads.

The metro is the main reason people choose Vimodrone. Milan's green line, the M2, has a station here on the branch towards Gessate, and public transport data list 7 stops in the municipality served by 4 metro and bus lines. Walking distance to the station varies a lot from street to street, and the report measures it from the exact address. If a flat looks onto the Padana Superiore, visit at rush hour to hear the traffic for yourself.

In 2023 the population was 16,793, up 2.2% on 2011, which is close to standing still, as usually happens where there is little land left to build on. The estimated average age (45.7) matches the province (45.6); over-65s are 23.7% and foreign residents 10.3%. Average declared incomes sit below the metropolitan average, which Milan itself pushes up.

Earthquake hazard is low. In the national classification drawn up by the Civil Protection department, Vimodrone is in seismic zone 3, like 59 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.056 g. In blocks of flats from the 1960s to the 1980s, the state of the façades and building services and the energy rating matter more, and in a climate with real winters they weigh on heating bills.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the land registry maps, so the report can trace an address to its plot. On a plain crossed by canals and irrigation ditches, flood hazard is also checked address by address.

Key points

  • M2 metro station and the Martesana cycle path into Milan.
  • 16,793 residents in 2023, up 2.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.056 g.
  • 7 public transport stops in the municipality.

Overview

Vimodrone is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 16,793 residents, ranked 40 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vimodrone is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 60 of 133 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.056 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 2.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vimodrone declared an average taxable income of 29,650 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vimodrone is in climate zone E, with 2,404 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 128 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vimodrone has 6 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 15 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 7 public transport stops, served by 3 bus lines, 1 metro line. That is about 0.4 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 53.0% of the land in Vimodrone, 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

Vimodrone 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Vimodrone, and 12 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 Vimodrone: 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 Vimodrone 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 94 inhabited census areas in Vimodrone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 83 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.3%
  • good 35.6%
  • very good 59.1%

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 015242. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.