Where to live in Almada with a family

Ranking of Almada's 83 areas with CityPulse's “Family” profile. What matters most: public green space, playgrounds on foot, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Almada to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: São João da Caparica (94), Bairro do Primeiro Torrão (78) and Bairro dos Porfírios (77).

Almada areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	São João da Caparica	94 · excellent	Public green space
2	Bairro do Primeiro Torrão	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
3	Bairro dos Porfírios	77 · good	Public green space
4	Cova da Piedade	75 · good	Public green space
5	Quinta do Janeiro	75 · good	Public green space
6	São Pedro da Trafaria	75 · good	Public green space
7	Santo António da Caparica	74 · good	Public green space
8	Vale do Grou	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
9	Quinta da Morgadinha	73 · good	Tree canopy
10	Quinta da Graça	73 · good	Public green space
11	Rato	73 · good	Services on foot
12	Pragal	70 · good	Public green space
13	Chegadinho	70 · good	Public green space
14	Pilotos	69 · good	Playgrounds on foot
15	Quinta do Bico	69 · good	Services on foot
16	Santo António do Laranjeiro	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
17	Bairro Boa Esperança	66 · good	Playgrounds on foot
18	Caranguejais	63 · good	Playgrounds on foot
19	Quinta das Amoreiras	63 · good	Services on foot
20	Quinta dos Eucaliptos	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
21	Laranjeiras	62 · good	Services on foot
22	Vale Cavala	61 · good	Public green space
23	Granja	61 · good	Services on foot
24	Quinta do Americano	60 · good	Public green space
25	Alembrança	60 · good	Playgrounds on foot
26	Margueira	59 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
27	Cerieira	59 · fair	Services on foot
28	Bairro da Bela Vista	56 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
29	Casal de Santo António	55 · fair	Services on foot
30	Cacilhas	53 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
31	Vila Nova	52 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
32	Quinta do Bau-Bau	52 · fair	Public green space
33	Quintinhas	51 · fair	Public green space
34	Pinheirinho	50 · fair	Public green space
35	Bairro de São João	49 · fair	Public green space
36	Quintinha de Fora	49 · fair	Public green space
37	Casalinho da Rosa	49 · fair	Public green space
38	Vale Bem	49 · fair	Public green space
39	Raposeira	48 · fair	Public green space
40	Alto da Ponte	48 · fair	Public green space
41	Alto do Índio	48 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
42	Quinta da Caneira	47 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
43	Quinta de Santa Ana	47 · fair	Public green space
44	Torcatas	46 · fair	Services on foot
45	Quinta da Aleluia	45 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
46	Quinta do Francelino	45 · fair	Tree canopy
47	Fonte Santa	45 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
48	Joinal	45 · fair	Services on foot
49	Palhais	45 · fair	Services on foot
50	Quinta do Gil	44 · fair	Services on foot
51	Serrado	44 · fair	Services on foot
52	Quinta do Talefe	44 · fair	Services on foot
53	Poço Novo	44 · fair	Public green space
54	Quintinha de Dentro	43 · fair	Public green space
55	Foro da Mafalda	43 · fair	Public green space
56	Casquilho	42 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
57	Almada Velha	42 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
58	Carcereira	41 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
59	Quinta das Chaves	40 · fair	Public green space
60	Quinta do Caiado	40 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
61	Quinta do Chiado	40 · fair	Public green space
62	Quinta do Texugo	39 · poor	Public green space
63	Quinta da Primavera	39 · poor	Services on foot
64	Alfazina	38 · poor	Services on foot
65	Triângulo	37 · poor	Public green space
66	Quinta da Regateira	32 · poor	Public green space
67	Bairro do Segundo Torrão	30 · poor	Public green space
68	Vale Rosal	30 · poor	Playgrounds on foot
69	Quinta do Gato Bravo	29 · poor	Public green space
70	Quinta da Barriga	28 · poor	Tree canopy
71	Aroeira	25 · poor	Public green space
72	Boca do Grilo	24 · poor	Public green space
73	Bairro do Campo da Bola	20 · poor	Public green space
74	Quinta da Saudade	19 · poor	Tree canopy
75	Vale Mourelos	19 · poor	Services on foot
76	Herdade da Aroeira	19 · poor	Tree canopy
77	Areias	18 · poor	Public green space
78	Casal	18 · poor	Public green space
79	Marco Cabaço	17 · poor	Services on foot
80	Quinta de São Gabriel	13 · poor	Services on foot
81	Santo António dos Capuchos	13 · poor	Public green space
82	Pêra de Baixo	11 · poor	Services on foot
83	Murfacém	7 · poor	Tree canopy

What it does not consider

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources