Cascina Merlata - Musocco in March 2026: ten streets in freefall in the price per sqm ranking

All ten streets that have dropped the most positions in the price per sqm ranking over the past year belong to the same neighborhood: Cascina Merlata - Musocco. At the top of the list, Via Pier Paolo Pasolini lost 654 positions in twelve months, sliding from 2,600th to 3,254th out of 4,006 monitored streets. This is not an isolated case but a neighborhood-wide pattern emerging from the annual analysis of Milan's real estate prices.

The slide: three streets down more than 500 positions

Via Pier Paolo Pasolini marks the steepest drop: from 3,597 to 3,489 euro per sqm, a baseline that remains below Milan's citywide median of 4,478 euro. The 108 euro per sqm loss over twelve months was enough to push the street down 654 places in the ranking. The figure reveals how compressed the lower end of the ranking is: even modest changes in absolute value can produce slides of hundreds of positions.

Via Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler follows closely: -649 positions, from 3,574 to 3,472 euro per sqm. Viale Rita Levi-Montalcini rounds out the top three with -515 positions and the steepest absolute decline in the entire group: -142 euro per sqm, from 3,362 to 3,220 euro — a value now sitting in the bottom quartile of Milan's price distribution.

One neighborhood, one signal

What stands out is not any single street but the concentration. All ten streets in this ranking belong to Cascina Merlata - Musocco. Their price per sqm values fall within a narrow band between 3,220 and 3,489 euro — all below Milan's citywide median of 4,478 euro, all below the mean of 5,329 euro. A homogeneous cluster in the lower end of the distribution that has shifted even further down.

Viale Decumano (-502 positions), Via Cristina Belgioioso (-499) and Via Enrico Serretta (-474) confirm the pattern: drops between 75 and 88 euro per sqm, enough to lose between four and five hundred positions. Via Sapri and Via Mahatma Gandhi, with -466 and -423 positions respectively, complete the block of streets that saw prices decline.

Why do some streets rise in price but fall in the ranking?

The ranking measures relative position against 4,006 monitored streets. In a market where the citywide median grew 7% over twelve months, a street that gains less than average slips in the ranking even though its absolute value increased. Growing slower than the rest is, in relative terms, falling behind.

Two apparent exceptions

At the bottom of the list, Via Privata Norcia and Via Privata Gadames show a counterintuitive result: their price per sqm actually rose — +42 euro for the former, +98 euro for the latter. Yet both lost hundreds of ranking positions (-384 and -299). In a year when Milan's citywide median climbed from 4,183 to 4,478 euro — an increase of roughly 7% — slower growth amounts to a retreat. Rising less than the rest means falling in the ranking.

How does a square meter in Cascina Merlata - Musocco compare to Milan's average?

The ten streets analyzed range between 3,220 and 3,489 euro per sqm — an interval that sits well below Milan's citywide median of 4,478 euro and even further from the mean of 5,329 euro. The gap relative to Milan's median value ranges between 22% and 28%.

The neighborhood picture

Cascina Merlata - Musocco remains in the lower tier of Milan's price ranking, with a gap from the citywide median that widened over the past twelve months rather than narrowing. This signals relative compression: the neighborhood did not collapse in absolute terms but stayed flat — or nearly so — while the rest of the city moved ahead. The distance from Milan's average values, already significant a year ago, is now more pronounced. The data, processed through a proprietary multi-source model that cross-references institutional valuations, recent transactions and asking prices from major real estate listing portals, covers a monthly time series going back to January 2020.

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Methodology: ranking change across 4,006 streets between March 2025 and March 2026 (12 months). The ranking measures relative position: a drop indicates deterioration relative to other streets. Prices per sqm are street-level purchase baselines calculated by cross-referencing institutional valuations and listing databases — the price of an individual property may vary by up to +/-30% depending on floor, condition and appurtenances. Data from public and proprietary sources, covering 4,006 streets, 105 metrics and a monthly time series since January 2020.

FAQ

Which Milan streets lost the most positions in the price per sqm ranking?

All ten streets with the steepest ranking decline belong to Cascina Merlata - Musocco. Via Pier Paolo Pasolini leads with -654 positions, followed by Via Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (-649) and Viale Rita Levi-Montalcini (-515). Absolute price drops range between 42 and 142 euro per sqm, but in the lower end of the ranking even modest changes produce slides of hundreds of positions.

How much does property cost in Cascina Merlata - Musocco in 2026?

The ten streets analyzed show prices per sqm between 3,220 and 3,489 euro as of March 2026. These values sit well below Milan's citywide median of 4,478 euro per sqm and even further from the city mean of 5,329 euro. The gap with the rest of the city has widened over the past year.

Why can a street rise in price yet fall in the ranking?

The ranking measures relative position among 4,006 streets. Over the past year Milan's citywide median grew roughly 7%, rising from 4,183 to 4,478 euro per sqm. A street that grows below that threshold falls in the ranking even though its absolute value increased. This is the case for Via Privata Norcia (+42 euro, -384 positions) and Via Privata Gadames (+98 euro, -299 positions).

How is the price per sqm for each Milan street calculated?

The price per sqm is a purchase baseline calculated through a proprietary multi-source model that cross-references institutional valuations, recent transactions and asking prices from real estate listing portals. The actual price of any individual property may vary by up to +/-30% from the baseline depending on floor, property condition and appurtenances.

Is Cascina Merlata - Musocco a declining neighborhood?

The data points to relative compression rather than absolute decline. Prices per sqm have not collapsed — drops range between 42 and 142 euro — but the neighborhood has remained essentially flat while Milan's citywide median grew 7%. The result is a widening gap with the rest of the city, with all ten monitored streets sitting in the lower segment of the price distribution.